It was a cold wet morning today (Thursday 12 June) but that didn't diminish the warmth of our welcome to MV Brio Faith, the MOVe Oceans vessel that will operate the brand-new trans-Tasman service linking Northport with Brisbane and Port Alma in Queensland, and Tasmania’s Bell Bay.
Northport is the only North Island port on the route, with subsequent calls at Nelson, Dunedin and Bluff.
For full details see the news release on our website. Suffice to say that we think the introduction of this service is welcome news for Northland exporters in the forestry, dairy, horticulture and manufacturing sectors, among others. It provides a reliable new gateway to Australian markets and underscores the value of building logistics resilience through regional ports.
Channel Infrastructure dredging project kicks off on Monday 8 June
Our neighbour, Channel Infrastructure, is doing some work to keep the harbour open to the large ships that discharge fuel at its jetty.
Solar surge at Ruakākā: Northport welcomes wave of Meridian equipment
Back in May last year we told the story of how Northport was handling the arrival of 80 battery storage units for the 100-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) at Meridian Energy’s Ruakākā Energy Park.
