Study group favours Auckland port shift to Northland

Study group favours Auckland port shift to Northland
Gavin Evans
Relocating freight operations from Ports of Auckland to Northport over time would improve the efficiency of the upper North Island’s freight system, while also maintaining competition, an independent review panel says. Shifting Auckland’s port operations – other than cruise ships – to Northland will foster innovation and cost-efficiencies in the region’s freight system and maximise the use of the land around Northport, according to the second report of the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy working group. Making the change will redu...

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