Maritime New Zealand has appointed Captain Jon Peters as harbormaster for the Port of Taharoa, replacing Maritime NZ staff member Capt. Richard Lough, who held the role on a temporary basis.
Capt. Peters brings to the role more than 25 years’ maritime experience, including working as a cargo superintendent, ship agency manager, ship surveyor and cargo terminal manager. Most recently, he was General Manager of a multi-cargo ship terminal in West Africa, handling around 230 ships a year.
Peters holds an Australian Master Mariners (FG) license and his seagoing experience includes time on oil tankers, container and general cargo ships, reefers and dry bulk carriers. He has also worked as Ship Agency Operations Manager and Marine Surveyor in Hong Kong, as well as Cargo Superintendent/West Africa for Conti-lines N.V. Antwerp Belgium.
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