Former CEO of Ports of Auckland Fined $110,000 for Worker’s Death

The former chief executive at New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland (POAL) has been slapped with a fine of $110,000 (NZ$190,000) for the death of a stevedore in 2020. It is the first time that a company’s top leader has been convicted and sentenced for breaching safety duties in New Zealand. 

The sentencing stems from an August 2020 incident in which stevedore Pala’amo (Amo) Kalati was crushed by a container at the port. The containership Constantinos P…