Northport, New Zealand facts for kids
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Trade name
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Northport Ltd |
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| Port | |
| Founded | August 2, 2000 |
| Headquarters | 21 Ralph Trimmer Drive,
Marsden Point
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New Zealand
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Key people
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Jon Moore (CEO) Nick Monsen (CFO) Greg Blomfield (Terminal Facilities Manager) Dave Finchett (Commercial Manager) |
| Owner | Marsden Maritime Holdings Ltd (50%) Port of Tauranga Ltd (50%) |
| Northport | |
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| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Marsden Point, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 35°49S, 174°29E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2002; 22 years ago |
| Type of harbor | Port |
Northport is a commercial sea port at Marsden Point, at the entrance to the Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, located next to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery. It is a naturally deep-water port, with a maximum depth of 14.5 metres. It is the northernmost multi-purpose port in New Zealand, and the closest port to the majority of New Zealand's international markets. It is about 100 km north of the Auckland Northern Motorway, and around 75 nautical miles north of the Port of Auckland.
History
A port in Northland was first proposed by The Northland Harbour Board in the 1960s. The plan moved forward after the formation of the Northland Port Corporation in 1988. In 2000 Northland Port Corporation entered into a joint venture with Port of Tauranga Ltd to establish Northport Ltd. Construction of the port started in October 2000 to expand the grounds and build another berth.
Port operations commenced at Marsden Point and Port Whangarei in 2002. Port Whangarei was closed to commercial shipping in 2007.
Operations
The terminal's multi-purpose facility caters for a wide range of cargoes and their associated vessel types, including logs, woodchip, veneer, coal, kiwifruit, cement and fertiliser. In 2015, Northport added a mobile container crane. There is also scope to host cruise ship calls.
Currently operating on 48 hectares with 570 linear metres of berth, there is extensive storage capacity within the port’s existing footprint, which is backed by over 180 hectares of port and commercial zoned land. Northport has the capability to expand to 70 hectares and up to 1,400 linear metres of berth.
In the financial year ending 30 June 2016, there were 259 ship calls and the port handled some 3.4 million revenue tonnes of cargo. The port and ancillary operations support close to 300 employment positions.
Northport’s marine service provider, North Tugz, currently handles some of the largest ships entering New Zealand waters, for the Marsden Point Oil Refinery
Northport Ltd is the port operating company of the port facilities. Northland Port is the direct neighbor of Refining NZ.
