Northport to Auckland Christmas convoy thins out with most containers picked up 18 Dec, 2020 04:39 AM 4 minutes to read The Christmas imports ship Constantinos P was the biggest ever to tie up at Northport. Photo / Supplied The Christmas imports ship Constantinos P was the biggest ever to tie up at Northport. Photo / Supplied The bulk of Christmas containers at Northport have now been dispatched by truck south, with 242 boxes still to be shifted from the Northland gateway's wharves. Of these, 30 containers are on hold by Customs and/or the Ministry for Primary Industries, port spokesman Peter Heath said. As at today Friday, 904 containers had been dispatched on to trucks.