Who owns South Port?
South Port is owned by South Port New Zealand Limited (New Zealand, NZX: SPN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About South Port NZ, South Port New Zealand Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- South Port New Zealand Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Bluff
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Bluff
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- NZX: SPN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About South Port
South Port is the commercial port at Bluff Harbour on the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island, which its own site says has operated since 1877. It offers marine services, container and bulk cargo handling and warehousing for aluminium, timber, dairy, meat, fertiliser and petroleum cargoes.
Ownership timeline of South Port
- Current owner South Port [1] reported
Where South Port sits in South Port
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: South Port
South Port is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bluff, New Zealand. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NZX: SPN.
South Port New Zealand runs the port at Bluff, New Zealand's southernmost commercial deepwater port. Its about page says the company was formed in 1988 from the assets of the Southland Harbour Board, listed on NZX in 1994, and has Environment Southland as its 66 per cent majority shareholder. The same page says it handles over 3.4 million tonnes of cargo in a normal year and runs an intermodal freight centre in Invercargill.
🇳🇿 South Port and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in New Zealand. 19 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; South Port is not one of them.
- Air Chathams — Air Chathams 🇳🇿
- Air New Zealand — Air New Zealand 🇳🇿
- Barrier Air — Barrier Air 🇳🇿
- Fliway — NZ Post 🇳🇿
- Heritage Expeditions — Heritage Expeditions 🇳🇿
- Mainfreight — Mainfreight 🇳🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of South Port?
The parent company of South Port is South Port New Zealand Limited, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is South Port New Zealand?
Yes. South Port originated in New Zealand and its owner, South Port New Zealand Limited, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is South Port still owned by South Port New Zealand Limited?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, South Port is still owned by South Port New Zealand Limited. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About South Port NZ — South Port New Zealand Limited, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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