The end is nigh for shipping and freight operations at the Port of Onehunga.



This weekend, both Milburn Carrier II and Westport will make their final calls to their northernmost destination, bringing down the curtain on roughly 180 years of shipping activity on the Manukau Harbour.



The biggest ship to ever visit the port in its history is scheduled to make her 943rd and final call to Onehunga on Friday, arriving at 8.15am.



Milburn Carrier II will then depart at 7.30am on Saturday morning, making way for 'La Grande Dame' of the New Zealand shipping scene, which is due to berth at 9am for the 1101st and final time.



But the most frequent visitor to the port in its history won't be leaving immediately.



Instead, Westport will lay up at Onehunga until a decision is made on her future, opening the door for this iconic vessel to begin a new life as Auckland's first floating restaurant, as part of mooted plans for the port to become the Wynyard Quarter of the west.



The port will continue to serve as an important base for the fishing industry, while LPG carriers will continue to make the occasional visit to the LPG Marine Terminal, located in the waters south of the airport.



One other ship made her final call into Onehunga last week, with Anatoki unloading her cargo of gravel from Greymouth before casting off from Onehunga Wharf for the final time at 9.45am on June 8.



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