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Port-Wide Weed Spraying Scheduled for Week 6-10 January

03/01/2025

Northport Ltd. advises of an upcoming weed spraying project scheduled to begin early next week, weather permitting. The project will encompass most areas of the port and will be carried out by an external contractor.

Important Information:

Spraying will only commence in designated operational areas after approval is granted.
The project schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions.

For inquiries or concerns, please contact:

Ben Sweeny Port Civil Engineer Northport Ltd. Mobile: 021361075 Email: ben.sweeny@northport.co.nz

Upcoming Infrastructure Improvements at Northport

03/01/2025

Date: Starting on 6th January 2025

Location: Area between Sheds 1 and 2, and outside Shed 3

Northport will be installing an oil separator to improve stormwater quality by treating runoff from the front of Sheds 1 and 2.

This installation will not permit these areas to be used as wash bays or eliminate the need to report and clean up oil spills.

Duration of Work: Approximately 10 days

Contractor: Hansens

In addition to the oil separator installation, Northport will be removing the concrete pad outside Shed 3 and reinstating it with a base course. Please note that the asphalting of this area will be delayed.

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Scheduled back-up generator testing at Northport
01/01/2025

Northport will conduct routine testing of the Substation 1 backup generator system this Friday 3 January,2025 as part of its ongoing preventative maintenance programme.

The testing schedule will affect the following facilities:

Administration building

Sheds 1, 2 and 3

Porta-coms A, B and C

A brief power interruption will occur at 07:30 when the system switches to backup power. The backup generator will operate for approximately 5 hours, followed by a short outage at 12:30 when returning to mains power.

For questions or concerns, please contact:
Anthony Brljevich
Electrical/Maintenance
Phone: 02108774810