Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Drop in vehicle and crude oil imports leads to annual trade surplus
A near $1 billion drop in August imports, including vehicles and crude oil, led to a $1.3b annual goods trade surplus for the period – the…
New X-Way’s got the goods for P&S Hornell Transport
Auckland-based P&S Hornell Transport has added a new Euro6 X-Way 6x4 prime mover to its fleet after investing in its first Iveco truck a decade ago…
CentrePort posts $14.7m net profit
Wellington’s CentrePort has finalised $667.2 million in Kaikoura Earthquake insurance claims and recorded $14.7m net profit after tax (NPAT) for its FY20 financial year. This…
EVs a missed opportunity in govt transport policy, Infrastructure NZ says
Infrastructure New Zealand says the final Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2021 sets record levels of spending but it has missed a beat when…
Video: Huge car-carrying sailing ship planned
A massive sailing cargo vessel called Oceanbird capable of carrying up to 7000 vehicles is expected to be launched in 2024. It will produce 90%…
Govt finalises $48b land transport policy for next decade
More spending for state highway maintenance and rail has been allocated in the final $48 billion Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2021. The upper…
Guilty pleas for log-carrier stranding in Tauranga
The master and chief engineer of the log-carrier MV Funing have been sentenced and fined after admitting charges relating to the grounding of the ship at the…
Council launches investigation into Ports of Auckland following worker’s death
Auckland Council is launching an independent investigation into health and safety practices at Ports of Auckland following the recent death of a worker involving a shipping…
KiwiRail receives $4m in apprenticeship funding
Rail apprenticeships are among schemes benefiting from a further $14 million government investment into trades training. The funding aims to support up to 350 people into…
Nick Leggett: Rail not the great hope for safer roads
It was interesting to see the Government’s response to our recent request to spend some of the “shovel ready” COVID-19 cash on urgent road repairs for…