In August 2007, coastal shipping firm Pacifica Shipping called for the section of the line between Onehunga Wharf and the end of the line at the Port of Onehunga to be reopened, to allow for export freight from the South Island to be unloaded at the wharf and transferred by rail to the Ports of Auckland on the Waitematā Harbour.
In August 2007, Pacifica Shipping sought to reopen a section of the line between Onehunga Wharf and the Port of Onehunga's end. This would facilitate export freight from the South Island being unloaded at the wharf and then transferred by rail to the Ports of Auckland on the Waitematā Harbour.