Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
CEO departure sees Fulton Hogan split leadership role
Fulton Hogan is realigning its senior leadership team into two streams following the departure of former chief executive officer Robert Jones who left the company in…
Log exports three times higher than timber
The total value of logs exported from New Zealand in the 1Q/17 was almost three times as high as the value of exported timber, reports the…
Aussie transport operator heading down electric avenue
A fleet of nine electric trucks, manufactured in Melbourne, Australia is officially hitting the road. Australasian operator Kings Transport took delivery of nine completely electric SEA…
KiwiRail quake response win’s excellence award
KiwiRail's response to the Kaikoura earthquake saw it take home an Australasian rail industry award in Sydney yesterday evening. There were more than 80 nominations across…
West Coast transport projects receiving $18.5 million
The Government is launching an $18.5 million package of projects for the West Coast to help improve the region’s transport network. It is part of the…
Adverse weather delaying freight deliveries
Fastway Couriers says adverse weather conditions across the country is resulting in delivery delays for North and South Island customers. On its website, Fastway says that…
Used vehicle imports popular in the regions
The major cities aren’t the only places where used imports are popular. Some of the locations where year-to-date growth figures are sitting at around or above…
ANZ Outlook reports economy sailing on
The ANZ New Zealand Economic Outlook report for July 2017 says the economic momentum is picking up from a lull over late-2016 to early-2017. This pick-up…
Mainfreight founder gives bureaucrats a serve
Mainfreight founder and chair Bruce Plested is firing back at government bureaucracy after the company was stood down by MBIE from hiring migrant labour for six…
NRC celebrates couples 50-year membership
Members of the National Road Carriers for more than 50 years, Auckland couple Mel and Dorothy Davies were recently honoured by the organisation during its annual…