Company is hoping to regularly export between 500,000 and 600,000 tons annually. Large cruise ships also berth at the Shakespeare wharf because of the deeper water in the bay and 44 are expected during the 2016/17 summer season. The three Interislander ferries do approximately 4,000 crossings of Cook Strait per annum carrying upwards of 800,000 passengers, 220,000 passenger vehicles plus 3-4 million tons of freight, 2/3 of which is carried by trucks and 1/3 carried by rail. Bluebridge also run a ferry service across Cook Strait and its two vessels do approximately 2,600 sailings per annum. Their vessels can carry 400 and 526 passengers each however they mostly focus on road freight, particularly stock trucks. Kiwirail run a daily passenger express train from Christchurch to Picton return called the Coastal Pacific. This service runs between September and April and does 416 services during this time. Freight on the rail network is working at its full capacity with approximately 20 freight trains travelling between Christchurch and Blenheim daily. Some of these are carrying significant amounts of dangerous goods. The main trunk line is particularly vulnerable to slips and washouts on the east coast and follows the State Highway 1 corridor for the majority of its length. Main Trunk Railway Line near Ward after 2013 6.5M Seddon Earthquake The District is highly dependent on its roading network. The Marlborough transport network comprises 1,527km of local Council roads (886km sealed and 641 unsealed) with 360 bridges and 259km of State Highways being 1, 6 and 63. Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough Councils in partnership with the NZ Transport Agency have collaborated to develop a joint Regional Land Transport Plan that aims to provide our community with an efficient, safe and resilient road network. The RLTP’s aspirations align with the national outcomes that are outlined in the Government’s Policy Statement on land transport. There are approximately 900 trucks per day travelling on State Highway 1 through Spring Creek in Marlborough. All logs delivered to Shakespeare Bay are also transported by trucks. Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 21