Auckland eyes Tauranga’s boxes…
NewsPorts of Auckland Ltd (POAL) managing director Jens Madsen surprised attendees at the company’s annual results briefing by suggesting that...
Auckland upgrade
NewsPorts of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has completed the first stage of its Axis Fergusson reclamation and terminal extension, providing capacity for ...
Auckland implements VBS
NewsAfter enduring considerable public and industry criticism earlier this year when centralised hubbing of Maersk services collided with peak s...
Kiwi merger plans not all black and white
NewsThere is renewed speculation of a tie-up between the New Zealand South Island ports of Lyttelton and Port Otago....
Auckranga off, for now
NewsAs anticipated in last month’s issue of WorldCargo News (p13), the proposed merger between the ports of Auckland and Tauranga is off after...
APMT eyeing Ports of Auckland?…
NewsNot long after Ports of Auckland pulled out of merger talks with rival Port of Tauranga (see p9), it is being reported in New Zealand that t...
Shaky Isles merger shaky
NewsWith the March 31 deadline rapidly approaching, the proposed merger between New Zealand’s leading ports Auckland and Tauranga is looking i...
Stadium stalls Kiwi merger plan
NewsA bizarre plan that at one stage looked like resulting in one of Auckland’s container terminals being requisitioned as the site of a new N...
Kiwi ports in merger talks
NewsA surprise announcement by the New Zealand ports of Auckland and Tauranga that they are in detailed merger negotiations has sparked speculat...
New positioning technology
NewsA New Zealand company has developed a radio frequency (RF) carrier phase position tracking system, called Partial Pulse Positioning (P3), th...
Auckland projects take shape
NewsA trio of major infrastructure projects is underway in Auckland to ensure that New Zealand’s leading port can cater for future growth....
Tauranga set to top Auckland?
NewsThere is speculation in New Zealand that the Port of Tauranga could top Auckland and become the country’s leading container port within th...
Keeping tyre costs on track
NewsIncorrect tyre pressure affects traction, braking, wear and damage resistance. Most terminals rely on manual checks but this is time-consumi...
NZ charts way forward for rail
NewsWhen Australia’s Toll Holdings acquired a majority stake in Tranz Rail (TR) last year, it rebranded the company Toll Rail and agreed in pr...
Ro-ro in the South Pacific
NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen Lines (WWL) serves the Australasian market with weekly ro-ro services linking Australia and New Zealand with Europe, So...