Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Transport infrastructure gets $708m from COVID fund
Transport infrastructure will receive $708 million from the Government’s $3 billion COVID Response and Recovery Fund. This includes work on ports, roads, cycleways and walkways across…
NRC report damning of Auckland port move proposal
Moving Auckland’s port operations to Whangarei is impractical, prohibitively expensive, would increase greenhouse gas emissions and add to traffic congestion, according to a report…
Specialist job board targets dealerships
A new job board specifically designed to meet the needs of the Australian and New Zealand dealership industry is being launched. Dealerships Jobs will introduce a…
South Port reports higher than expected trade
South Port is reporting a strong uplift in log and container volumes, imported fertiliser, stock food and cold storage operations since COVID-19 restrictions. As a result…
TIL Logistics reports post-lockdown earnings guidance
TIL Logistics is providing an earnings guidance of between $25 million to $27m for its FY20 result and says its businesses are recovering since the lifting…
Transport survey looks ahead post COVID-19
Sustainable transport options could see increased attention following the worst of the COVID-19 crisis according to a new survey by Intelligent Transportation Systems New Zealand (ITSNZ)…
Auckland light rail canning a ‘gutsy move’, RTF says
The Road Transport Forum (RTF) is celebrating the Government’s decision to scrap the Auckland light rail project. It's now asking the Government to reconsider funding for…
E-buses for Auckland Airport link
A full fleet of electric buses operated by Go Bus will provide an Auckland Airport service early in the first half of 2021. The nine…
Ports of Auckland installs vertical garden on car-handling building
Ports of Auckland has installed the world’s largest soil-based vertical garden on its new car-handling building on the city waterfront. Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony…
Port Nelson restructures logistics operations
Port Nelson has restructured its logistics and warehousing into one operation and says there are “challenging times ahead” with the on-going impact of COVID-19. All warehousing…