Logistics stories
Warehouses are set to drive an 8% annual rise in the global pre-engineered building market through 2022 as e-commerce booms.
A New Zealand freight firm has been fined NZD $506,300 after a worker was crushed by falling pallets during forklift unloading in Auckland.
Customers could cut forklift downtime to minutes as hydrogen fuel-cell models promise cleaner operations and quicker refuelling at Australian sites.
Fleet operators have just over two weeks to showcase work that cuts crashes involving at-work drivers before the June 15 deadline.
Trucks are still likely to dominate freight because perishable goods and last-mile deliveries favour faster, door-to-door road transport.
Truck drivers are urging other road users to avoid blind spots and sudden braking as New Zealand marks Road Safety Week.
Investor confidence has recovered to September 2017 levels, even as online retail growth and flexible offices reshape New Zealand property demand.
Drivers in Northland still face a busy SH1 corridor, as councils and hauliers warn the planned works fall short of rising traffic needs.
Higher fuel taxes could raise freight costs, with road carriers warning households will pay more unless extra revenue funds roads.
Demand for construction professionals is likely to keep outstripping supply this year, as New Zealand presses ahead with its housing push.
A 39% jump in half-year operating surplus shows freight and passenger demand held up, even as earthquake and weather disruptions hit services.
Road freight operators warn the replacement route must avoid repeats of months-long disruption and cope with heavy trucks on steep grades.
Heavy rain has forced a temporary closure of the rail link between Blenheim and Christchurch after 31 slips damaged track and road access.
Public feedback opens on four cheaper routes after the Manawatū Gorge closure left the region without a safe state highway link.
Resilient freight links and export partnerships helped the rail operator secure the top honour after disruption tested New Zealand’s supply chain.
Truck operators face higher costs as Napier port passes on surging insurance premiums after earthquake damage lifted its own bills.
Auckland’s road freight industry says decongesting key routes now would cut delays, save millions and help all motorists move faster.
Congestion is already lifting freight costs and threatening Auckland’s supply chains as population growth outpaces road upgrades.
Limited industrial land in Napier is being turned into 20 lots for lease or sale, with demand lifted by regional growth and shortages.
Investors can buy into four North Island warehouses leased back to Provida, with the scheme targeting a projected 8 per cent annual return.
