Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Napier Port trade volumes up and down
Napier Port’s half-year trade volume data shows an increase in container traffic across its wharves against a drop in bulk cargo and log exports. Total container…
Auckland Airport volumes slump
Auckland Airport total passenger volumes were down 42% in March compared to the same period the year prior. March saw a total 1,084,588 passengers through the…
ABB partners on hydrogen ships
Megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels will be developed by ABB and Hydrogène de France (HDF). A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by…
Ports of Auckland sets record for vehicle movements
Ports of Auckland has set a new record for the number of vehicles cleared in one day. There were 1706 vehicles moved from the wharves and…
Air cargo critical to NZ recovery
Cargo space in the belly of planes is providing a vital economic connection for international flights landing and taking off at Auckland Airport. In the next…
Port of Tauranga handles record container exchange
Port of Tauranga has completed its largest ever cargo exchange at its Tauranga Container Terminal for the delivery of vital supplies. The Sally Maersk container ship…
Global air freight down
Global air freight demand dropped 1.4% in February compared to the same period last year, International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures show. Adjusting the comparison for…
Transport to be a big election issue
This story first appeared in the March issue of transporttalk CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE After two and bit years of chaotic mismanagement of…
Supply chain links vital to essential supplies: RTF
Supply chain links must be allowed to work if trucking companies are to survive and meet the demands of the Covid-19 response, Road Transport Forum (RTF)…
Works begins to transport 56-metre turbine blades
Nearly 100 huge wind turbine blades are being transported by truck to a storage facility on the outskirts of Palmerston North to free up storage space…