[6] Port Whangārei closed to commercial shipping in April 2007 when the remaining cargo operations were transferred to Marsden Point.
[5] The terminal's multipurpose facility caters for a wide range of cargoes and their associated vessel types, including logs, woodchip, veneer, coal, kiwifruit, cement and fertiliser.
In a typical financial year ending June, there are around 271 ship calls and the port handled some 3.4 million revenue tonnes of cargo.
[citation needed] Northport's marine service provider, North Tugz, currently handles some of the largest ships entering New Zealand waters, for the Marsden Point Oil Refinery.
In February 2021, Northport expanded its navigation and crane simulator, with planning options available to other port operators and the New Zealand marine service sector generally.