NZ rail in the black

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Australia’s Toll Holdings has hauled New Zealand’s rail service back into profit for the first time since the 2001 financial year. The f...

Another hot year for reefer lessors

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The world’s reefer leasing industry enjoyed another good year during 2004, even if it was less dramatic than 2003. All participants, inclu...

NZ charts way forward for rail

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When Australia’s Toll Holdings acquired a majority stake in Tranz Rail (TR) last year, it rebranded the company Toll Rail and agreed in pr...

NZ insider trading charges

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After an 18 month investigation, the NZ Securities Commission has filed insider trading proceedings against former Tranz Rail management, in...

Ro-ro in the South Pacific

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines (WWL) serves the Australasian market with weekly ro-ro services linking Australia and New Zealand with Europe, So...

Bell tolling for Tranz Rail?

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At the time of writing much interest still attended the final outcome of Toll’s bid for New Zealand’s Tranz Rail (see WorldCargo News Ju...

FA in Toll’s sights?

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Hot on the heels of Toll Holdings’ bid for New Zealand’s Tranz Rail, which looks increasingly likely to succeed (see WorldCargo News Jun...

Tranz Rail bail out

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Tranz Rail Holdings (TRH) came within a week of insolvency earlier this month before the NZ government stepped in and announced a rescue pac...

Tranz Rail fire sale

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Beleagured New Zealand rail operator Tranz Rail (TR)'s problems continue to mount and lack of working capital is now threatening its ability...

Are Tranz Rail’s days numbered?

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Speculation is mounting that Tranz Rail (TR)'s 4000 km rail network will be renationalised. In the 1990s New Zealand (NZ) was hailed as a mo...

Tranz Rail explains

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New Zealand rail freight operator Tranz Rail is struggling to restore investor confidence after its share price plummeted by almost 50 perce...

Tranz Rail/Maersk getting closer

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Co-operation between Maersk Sealand and Tranz Rail has seen the former drop direct calls at New Zealand's principal South Island container p...

Tasrail sale off

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The physical isolation of the Tasmanian rail business, ATN Tasrail, has been blamed for the failure of its mooted sale....

NZ encourages Tranz Rail

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Encouraging signs are emerging that the New Zealand government sees rail playing an increasing role in the nation's linehaul freight future....

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