Northport keeps dry dock hopes alive

Northport keeps dry dock hopes alive
Gavin Evans
Northport says development of a dry dock at Marsden Point remains a viable option despite the project not making the cut for further government funding as a shovel-ready infrastructure project.The port said the feasibility study it conducted showed the project met all the economic and strategic criteria necessary for funding, as well as providing the potential to create up to 400 skilled and unskilled long-term jobs. “We’re convinced that the concept has merit and we’re committed to progressing the establishment of this f...

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