285:. Construction of the port at Marsden Point started in October 2000 and the first berth opened in June 2002, with a second berth to open two months later. Port Whangārei closed to commercial shipping in April 2007 when the remaining cargo operations were transferred to Marsden Point. A third berth opened there in October 2007. Northland Port Corporation changed its name to Marsden Maritime Holdings Limited in August 2014.
264:. 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
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Currently operating on 48 hectares with 570 linear metres of birth, 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
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