Northport should be developed to take on much or all of Auckland’s existing and projected future freight business as significant growth is projected for New Zealand’s freight needs, a report has recommended.
Released by the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy Working Group, the report identifies that the Port of Auckland’s CBD freight operation is no longer economically or environmentally viable and is constrained by landslide infrastructure failure.
Figures published from the Ministry of Transport in 2017 predicted that New Zealand’s freight needs will grow by 55% in 2042 from 237m tonnes in 2012/13 to 366m tonnes in 2042/43.
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