Timaru Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Timaru Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
New Zealand Australia and New Zealand UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00 About Timaru Port
Timaru Port (NZTIU) is a port in New Zealand. It lies at 44.4000° S, 171.2500° E, and local time there is UTC+12:00 or UTC+13:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 1 carrier tracked on ShipsGo passed through Timaru. From here they sailed to 9 ports, most often to Civitavecchia. All of the containers loaded here changed vessels at least once on the way.
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Timaru Port Code and Location
- Port code
- NZTIU
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 44.4000° S
- Longitude
- 171.2500° E
Shipping Routes and Transit Times from Timaru
The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Timaru and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Civitavecchia | 74 days | 94.7% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Timaru Port
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Timaru and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Timaru Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Timaru goes to
- Southern Europe 38.7%
- Western Europe 29.0%
- Western Asia 16.1%
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Ports Near Timaru
Nearby ports
- Lyttelton 147 km
- Port Chalmers 164 km
- Bluff Harbor 334 km
- Port Nelson 386 km
Other ports in New Zealand
Timaru Port FAQ
Timaru Port in New Zealand is listed under the port code NZTIU on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 1 carrier tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Timaru. The largest were Maersk.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 74 days on average from Timaru to Civitavecchia. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
Timaru uses Pacific/Auckland time, UTC+12:00 or UTC+13:00, depending on daylight saving time.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Timaru that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.