Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
National announces $31b transport package
The National Party is promising to deliver the biggest infrastructure programme in New Zealand’s history if elected in September. This includes $31 billion for four-lane highways…
Bishop moves up the ranks, keeps transport and infrastructure
Hutt South MP Chris Bishop has moved to number seven in the National Party ranks and picked up shadow leader of the house while keeping opposition…
Freightliner Cascadia joins Linfox fleet
Linfox has taken delivery of a Freightliner Cascadia 116 for its B-double fuel tanker operations at its Australian headquarters in Essendon Fields. It’s one of the…
Stevedoring company fined $240,000 for near-miss
Tauranga-based stevedoring company C3 Limited has been fined $240,000 by the Auckland District Court for an accident involving a 15 tonne excavator falling from a ship’s…
Log carrier returned to port following engine failure
A log carrier bound for China has been safely towed in for repair following engine failure leaving the Port of Tauranga. The Singaporean-registered vessel, Funing, came…
Napier Port third-quarter volumes show COVID hit
Napier Port is reporting a third-quarter drop in container and bulk cargo across its wharves as a result of COVID-19 disruptions. Total container volumes were…
Chris Carr: We won’t accept a tax on South Island vehicle shipments
Fresh on the heels of the Government’s increase in road user charges, we have another organisation attempting to charge trucks for road use. But this story…
West Coast road and rail secured in $13m stabilisation work
The Government is allocating $13 million for geotechnical work to improve rail and road transport in and out of Greymouth. It comes after a major slip…
Nick Leggett: Time to take a breath on port decisions
I fail to see why there is the perceived need to rush into moving Ports of Auckland, or the rush to pick a favourite to replace…
Ports of Auckland decision put on hold – for now
The Government has released a new report on the relocation of Ports of Auckland’s freight operations and has ruled out making a decision on the issue…