The Government will spend up to $550 million upgrading Northland’s rail system, including a long-awaited rail link to Northport at Marsden Pt.
Northport – the region’s deepwater port – was granted consent without the need for a rail link to the port, but there’s been a push in recent years to get a rail link to help transport goods, particularly if it starts taking containers full-time. \
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Northport last week began the process to be recognised as a container ship port. It confirmed its intention to apply for resource consent to expand its eastern end while continuing to develop proposals for a shipyard and dry dock on its western side.
