Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Port company calls for urgency on shovel-ready projects
Marsden Maritime is urging the Government to make speedy announcements on shovel-ready infrastructure and rail projects. It says action is needed to enable training and to…
Transport training programme receives $600k in funding
The South Canterbury Transport and Logistics Panel is receiving $600,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund for its commercial road transport training programme. It’s part of a…
Warkworth motorway toll a separate charge
A toll proposed for the new Puhoi to Warkworth motorway would be separate and additional to the one charged currently for the section of the Northern…
KiwiRail CEO calls Budget ‘once-in-a generation investment’
KiwiRail says the Government’s $1.2 billion rail investment in this year’s Budget will help attract more customers and get more freight on rail. It builds on…
More air freight to help local businesses
Air New Zealand is now flying its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft between Christchurch and Auckland three times a week due to increased freight demand. The first flight…
Toll confirms data theft from cyber attack
Transport and logistics giant Toll Group has confirmed some of its employee and customer data has been stolen following a cyber security attack. It comes only…
Ford delivers new Transit Custom models
Ford is introducing two new Transit Custom models to the market featuring sportier looks, added performance plus extra size. The models include the Transit Custom Sport…
Supercapacitors better than batteries – report
New materials comprising melon rinds, fish scales, graphene and more could soon allow supercapacitors to compete with lithium-ion batteries. So says a new IDTechEx report Supercapacitor…
Govt offers $330m scheme to boost air freight
The Government is boosting international air freight capacity with 56 weekly cargo flights from New Zealand with more to come. The International Air Freight Capacity scheme…
Freightways wins trans-Tasman freight contract
Freightways has been awarded a contract to provide international freight to New Zealand exporters looking to get their goods into Australia. The company was named as…