Wellsford wary as 1,200 containers head south from NorthPort

The fallout from crippling delays at the Ports of Auckland will be most visible on the road between Auckland and Whangārei over the coming days. From Friday, 800 additional trucks will be travelling up and down the State Highway 1 route. It is because nearly 1,200 containers of consumer goods need unloading from the cargo ship Constantinos P, which was diverted to NorthPort to avoid the delays at the Ports of Auckland. Up to 12 trucks are expected to leave Northport every hour from 6am until midnight for the next seven days. Many empty trucks will then make the return journey for another load.