Shipping lines MSC and CMA have extended their container services linking Northland with Australia, Asia and Europe via the Panama Canal.

Genera, a leading provider of fumigation solutions and the company responsible for fumigating log exports from Northport, has introduced an advanced activated carbon recapture system for methyl bromide fumigation at the port.

An innovative Kiwi company using a revolutionary, ‘Lego-like’ technique to carve months off building projects is bringing pre-fabricated pods to the Upper North Island from Vietnam, through Northport.

Northport had no calls booked for Auckland-bound container cargo at the time of Storm Gabrielle so the damage to road and rail infrastructure between Auckland and Whangarei has not resulted in cancelled calls or any drop in planned or forecast container throughput.

Stevedoring firm C3 and forestry processing specialist Pedersen Group have installed a debarker at Northport to process logs exported from Northland.

The companies have been working to create end-to-end solutions under one umbrella for their customers since 2018.

Storm Gabrielle swept into town over the weekend of 11 and 12 February, quickly making herself felt all over Northland.