Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Christchurch Airport to boost air freight capacity
Christchurch Airport is set to double its freight handling capacity through a multi-million dollar project with Fulton Hogan. The development is part of the airport’s 2040…
KiwiRail’s new locomotives arrive
The first of KiwiRail's new locomotives have arrived in the country as part of a $1.7b investment into new rolling stock. Transport Minister Simeon Brown shared…
Penske Australia appointed strategic partner of Toll Group
Logistics supplier Toll Group has appointed Penske Australia as a strategic original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner, contracted to provide over 180 Western Star and MAN trucks…
Move sells Atlas Wind for $1.8m
Move Logistics Group has signed an agreement for the sale of its trans-Tasman vessel, the Atlas Wind, to a confidential buyer for US$1.1 million (NZ$1.8m). The…
KiwiRail offers voluntary redundancy
KiwiRail has notified all its staff that voluntary redundancy will be open from Monday. In an all-staff email, KiwiRail chief people and communications officer Andrew Norton…
Mainfreight equips Australian trucks with 600 cameras
Mainfreight Australia is powering up its driver safety efforts with the installation of nearly 600 in-cab cameras from AutoSense across its rigid, local fleet vehicles.
Kiwis want publicly owned rail ferries, poll shows
A new poll has revealed strong public support for rail-enabled, publicly owned ferries to operate across Cook Strait. The poll, commissioned by the Maritime Union of…
Justin Tighe-Umbers: Roading network taking its toll
Another major step forward towards economic recovery was taken last week with the Official Cash Rate reducing another 50 basis points. This follows last week’s positive…
Automotive sector demands more from apprenticeship scheme
MTA chief executive Lee Marshall. The Motor Trade Association (MTA) is welcoming the automotive industry’s inclusion in the Government’s Apprenticeship Boost scheme extension but says more…
New faces, top awards for freight sector
Road freight body Transporting New Zealand is welcoming new faces to its board following its annual general meeting in Napier.