Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Land transport funding marked by ‘political interference’, RTF says
The Government’s draft 10-year transport plan is a “politicisation” of the National Land Transport Fund, Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley says. Shirley says he…
End in sight for enhanced ship inspection
Importers bringing vehicles in from Japan are set for a reprieve. Enhanced inspection processes for all ships coming in from Japan, put in place following the…
Big changes to land transport funding
Rapid rail and road safety initiatives have been prioritised by the Government at the expense of state highway upgrades. It's proposed the changes could be paid…
Mainfreight sign deal for new Bay of Plenty hub
A new Mount Maunganui-based logistics facility is part of a multi-million dollar deal with Mainfreight. Resource consent has been granted to develop 11.5 hectares of land…
NZ log exports at record levels
New Zealand exported more than one million cubic metres of softwood logs in January. The Global Trade Information Services data published in AgriHQ's monthly forestry market…
Stink bugs cause vehicle imports to drop
New Stats NZ figures show overall imports rose to a new high in February 2018, despite a fall in the value of car imports. The overall…
Delay over release of POAL report questioned
Questions are being raised about why it took so long to release a report that investigated moving car imports away from Auckland. The report commissioned by…
Managing technology to meet current and future transport needs
Customers determine how technology is used. That was a central theme at the ITS NZ T-Tech conference in Auckland on March 19 and 20. And it…
Roadmap to harness $1.5 billion transport tech sector
A new Future Technology Leadership Group will help New Zealand harness some of the $1.5 billion annually estimated value to the economy from Intelligent Transport Systems…
Industrial action set for midnight at Lyttleton Port
Lyttleton Port Company (LPC) workers are set to strike from midnight tonight. All shipping to and from Lyttelton Port from March 21 to March 25 have…