Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
NZ’s first hydrogen bus set for Ports of Auckland
Auckland Transport is buying New Zealand’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus which is also being built locally. It will trial hydrogen fuel cell buses in partnership…
Total vehicle imports up in August
The total number of vehicle imports was up slightly in August, although the commercial segment was down. The total number of all vehicles arriving in the…
Video: Northport a ‘huge opportunity’ for vehicle imports, company says
https://vimeo.com/225479650 Marsden Maritime Holdings is floating the idea of a port-side storage facility for vehicle imports at Northport. The company is urging importers, Ports of Auckland…
Maersk warns of US-China trade tensions
Shipping, transport and logistics giant Maersk is reporting solid growth in global container trade but says the US-China trade war is a real risk. The company…
CentrePort growth on track, boosts freight capacity
Wellington’s CentrePort has posted $16.6 million net profit after tax for the financial year. This is up 41% from $11.8m the previous year. Shareholders were paid…
South Port posts record results
Bluff port operator South Port has posted $9.79 million after-tax profit for the year to June 30 but expects earnings to dip next year. This is…
Greener ground work at Lyttleton Port Company
Six robotic mowers and other battery electric devices will allow the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) to bring its grounds maintenance in-house to help cut costs, noise…
Ranger adds zest with XLT Sport
This story first appeared in the August issue of TransportTalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE The 2019 Ford Ranger boasts more technology than…
Port of Tauranga set for more vehicle imports?
Port of Tauranga says it’s interested in focusing on more imported vehicles and it has the space needed. “At the Mount Maunganui wharves, we have storage…
Ruakura port gets OIO approval
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDKKgQ0zV18 Hamilton’s Ruakura Inland Port has been granted Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent to lease 30 hectares of land needed for the project. The new inland…