Freight & Logistics
Ports, rail, shipping, air freight and the logistics companies moving New Zealand’s goods.
Cost pressures on road transport keep on rising
Cost pressures continue to bite for the road freight industry, with repairs and maintenance, depreciation and interest, insurance, and wages all rising over the March quarter…
Govt unveils $22b transport plan
The final Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024 (GPS 2024) has been released, outlining a $22 billion transport plan which includes ringfencing road maintenance funding…
Nexus Logistics wins big at European awards
New Zealand company Nexus Logistics has won a top safety accolade at a prestigious safety awards held in the Netherlands. The container logistics and transport specialist…
Cook Strait ferry grounding a ‘shocking conclusion’ to warnings, says union
Images of the stricken Cook Strait ferry Aratere aground in the Marlborough Sounds are a "shocking conclusion" to years of warnings about the ageing ferry fleet, says the Maritime Union.
Port of Auckland profit drive to hit businesses and consumers, says Transporting NZ
Road freight body Transporting New Zealand is warning that sustained Port of Auckland (POAL) price hikes will hurt businesses and consumers across the country, unless accompanied…
Justin Tighe-Umbers: Damning report on NZ health & safety indicts us all
This week a report crossed my desk that was very hard reading. The Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum has produced a report that is essential reading…
Watch: Dave Letele tightens the belt on obesity in the transport sector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZllIATWwup8 If you can only do one thing to look after your health, stop drinking fizzy drinks. That’s the advice of Dave “The Brown Buttabean” Letele, a former…
Northland rail upgrade on hold for Marsden Point link plans
The project to reopen the rail line north of Whangārei will remain on hold while design work on a new rail link to Marsden Point is…
Transport leaders among NBR List 2024
The National Business Review has published its 2024 list of New Zealand's wealthiest families and individuals, including those with interests in the transport sector. Among notable…
Move Logistics to sell trans-Tasman vessel Atlas Wind
Move Logistics Group says it will sell its trans-Tasman vessel, the Atlas Wind, and enter into a time charter model instead. In a guidance update, the…