CORRECT: Northport upbeat on regional fund, helps lift Marsden Maritime 1H profit 5.4%

CORRECT: Northport upbeat on regional fund, helps lift Marsden Maritime 1H profit 5.4%
Rebecca Howard
(Removes ambiguity over Northport consultation in 5th paragraph) By Rebecca Howard Feb. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Marsden Point-based Northport has welcomed the government's plans to invest in roading and infrastructure projects in Northland and to investigate the viability of a rail link to Northport as it looks to support economic growth across the upper North Island. Among today's raft of announcements in the Provincial Growth Fund launch today, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones committed $17 million for Northland upgradi...