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Kiwi Stories

Freight stories

Future of freight transport dead in the water

Rail freight between New Zealand's islands faces fresh strain after the Government scrapped the Interisland Project IREX, alarming exporters and ports.

By Staff Writer • 23 min read • Tue, 19th Dec 2023

Supply Chain

$60m inland port welcomes first freight trains

The new Hamilton facility could cut cargo costs by up to 30% and shift Upper North Island freight off roads and onto rail.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2023

Enterprise Resource Planning

ACT’s toll road policy explained

Drivers could face tolls on more roads under ACT’s plan, which would let private investors fund, build and maintain new routes faster.

By Staff Writer • 15 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2023

Robotics

Logistics sector 18,000 workers short by 2028

New research warns freight delays and higher consumer prices loom as New Zealand’s logistics worker gap is projected to quadruple by 2028.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Jun 2023

Supply Chain

KiwiRail buys ferry for $8.6m in leadup to Christmas

Additional Cook Strait freight capacity is secured for the pre-Christmas rush after KiwiRail exercised an option to buy Valentine for GBP £8.6 million.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 11th Sep 2022

Supply Chain

What Budget 2022 means for rail

Budget 2022 will fund ageing locomotives and tracks, but critics say it largely brings New Zealand rail up to where it should already be.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd May 2022

Supply Chain

Is the Ministry of Transport’s supply chain strategy flawed?

Experts say the consultation paper could raise costs for businesses and consumers unless it better addresses trade-offs, investment and global freight risks.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2022

Supply Chain

Port of Tauranga project highlights need for fast-tracked consents

Supply chain bottlenecks could worsen as the port that handles 42% of New Zealand's container traffic faces a year of consent delays.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2022

Supply Chain

SOS goes out to truck drivers

Supply-chain pressures are rising as New Zealand urges lorry drivers back to work amid Omicron-related staff shortages.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2022

Disaster Recovery

Celebrating civil construction excellence

Projects that kept ferries running, roads safer and power supply secure were among the winners at Civil Contractors New Zealand’s awards in Wellington.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Sun, 1st Aug 2021

Global Stories

Freight stories

Partner Programmes

Synergy Logistics partners with Techdinamics to boost warehouse tech efficiency

Synergy Logistics partners with Techdinamics to provide fully integrated rate shopping and freight management solutions, improving order processing speed and accuracy while cutting operational costs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Digital systems running India's DFC cannot afford to fail

A key challenge for the DFC was the need to integrate modern technology and systems to ensure seamless and efficient operations.

By Lin Hoe Foong • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2023

Supply Chain

TradeWindow closes deal to acquire Auckland company Rfider

TradeWindow has announced that its agreement to acquire the business and assets of Rfider Limited, an Auckland-based software company.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2022

Customer Relationship Management

Aussies vote on the toughest jobs in online shopping

Shoppers have revealed how much, or how little, they know about what goes into the online shopping process in a new survey by CouriersPlease.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Apr 2022

Internet of Things

IoT spending to reach $437 billion by 2025, IDC finds

Asia Pacific IoT spending to grow by 9.6% in 2021, reaching $437bn by 2025, driven by location tracking and 5G deployment.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Jan 2022

Supply Chain

Technology is key to building resilience and addressing the supply chain challenges of 2022

2022 will bring continued supply chain challenges as the global health crisis persists. Rising costs and labour shortages are causing uncertainty worldwide.

By Cas Brentjens • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Dec 2021