OUR HISTORY

2020

ISO finalised the acquisition of NFA Holdings Limited, a specialist log marshalling company operating out of three ports in the South Island of New Zealand. This acquisition expands ISO’s port and logistics services throughout the South Island under the strong NFA brand that has been operating successfully for the past 8 years.

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2015
As of 1 January 2015, ISO Limited was acquired by Qube Ports & Bulk, a leading logistics provider throughout Australia, and now, through ISO, New Zealand. This new ownership brings a stronger position to the group and enables ISO to have access to a higher level of resources to further improve on safety and product care

Gained AS/NZ 4801 certification of ISO Health and Safety Management System

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2014
Commenced export log operations at two further ports in Australia (Burnie and Newcastle (SaaS contract for Forestry NSW))

Commenced marshalling of export logs from Louisiana, USA (Baton Rouge and New Orleans)

Commenced log yard services, weighbridge management and provision, railhead receival and load out operations, and export log marshalling operations in Mt Maunganui, Murupara and Kaingaroa for Timberlands and Pacific Forest Products, and extended then current stevedoring contract

Commenced export log marshalling for Matariki Forest Trading Limited through Tauranga, and extended all then current stevedoring contracts in all prior held port locations as well as extended the then current MFT marshalling contract in Napier. Port locations are: Marsden Point, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington and Timaru

ISO also extended its LMS technology reach with Dynes Transport Limited winning work in Port Chalmers and Bluff using our LMS as a SaaS

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2013
Commenced marshalling operations at two ports in Australia (Adelaide and Portland) for Forestry South Australia, OneFortyOne Pty Limited and Pentarch Forest Products Pty Limited

Commenced provision of contract log yard services at Pan Pac Forest Products Limited, Napier

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2012
Commenced export log marshalling in Kona, Hawaii for Pacific Forest Products Limited

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2010
Commenced export log container packing operations at Metroport, now relocated to Wiri, South Auckland

Rolled into full production our proprietary Log Marshalling System (LMS)

Commenced providing LMS Software as a Service (SaaS) for Dynes Transport

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2009
ISO Transport secured special permits for exemption of load binding on public roads

ISO Technology rolls into production IMSv2

Commenced container packing and breakbulk handling in Mount Maunganui for Sequal Lumber

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2008
Name changed from International Stevedoring Operations Limited to ISO Limited to better reflect its move away from offering mainly stevedoring services to a business providing a full range of cargo logistics services

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2006
Commenced warehousing operations at Mount Maunganui

Gained ISO 9001 certification of ISO Quality Management System

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2005
Awarded marshalling and warehousing contract with CHH Pulp & Paper for Pulp operations ex-rail to stack to stow

Commenced Goodman Fielder grain import contract at Mount Maunganui (JV with J Swap Contractors)

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2003
Commenced Bulk (Coal) discharge operations

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2002
Commenced stevedoring operations in Marsden Point (Whangarei)

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2001
Commenced stevedoring operations in Picton

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2000
SHIPsys™ final production systems implemented

Commenced operations in the South Island ports of Nelson, Timaru, Port Chalmers and Bluff

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1998
Commenced contract for loading all CHH Finished Product C&F vessels

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1997
Began first full year in Tauranga handling kiwifruit for Zespri International Ltd which subsequently became a contract for Tauranga Kiwifruit Logistics Ltd

Commenced stevedoring operations in Whangarei

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1996
Commenced stevedoring operations in Napier

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1995
Commenced stevedoring operations in Tauranga, Gisborne and Wellington

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