BDBDFreight and logisticsBrownlee uses quake powers to fast-track Lyttelton Port rebuild19 Jun 02:25 AM
Freight and logisticsChina blocks European shipping pactChina blocked the formation of a global alliance by the world's three biggest shipping lines sending AP Moeller-Maersk shares tumbling.18 Jun 03:19 AM
Freight and logisticsLandlords fight rules for rail linkNoise, vibration, trouble sleeping, turning a popular part of Auckland's waterfront and the busy Albert St into a construction site for years and pedestrian and vehicle disruption.16 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsTransport cash fares to increaseCasual fares are to rise on Auckland buses and trains by up to 17.6 per cent as the city's public transport agency tries to steer more passengers to its $100 million cashless electronic smart card.13 Jun 04:10 AM
Freight and logisticsPrice war likely to speed up car switchElectric cars are on the brink of a price war, as more new models become available and secondhand Japanese imports sell for as little as $25,000.12 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsUber is worth nearly as much as Hertz, Avis combinedUber, the on-demand ride service has raised a $1.2 billion venture capital round that values it at $17 billion. That makes it more than rental-car giants Hertz Global Holdings or Avis Budget Group.10 Jun 04:30 AM
Freight and logisticsMayor's parking fee rise push alarms city business groupAuckland Mayor Len Brown supports a $1 hourly fee rise for central city parking, which he wants his council's transport arm to line up against a region-wide parking strategy.03 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsDigging deep for rail link projectAuckland Transport is about to begin buying more than 200 subterranean central Auckland properties for the proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.02 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsCould Uber mean the end of poorly paid cabbies?A major shift is underway on America's roadways. Driving strangers once paid terribly but can now bag an UberX driver more than $90K a year.28 May 01:45 AM
Freight and logisticsCity's $35m property spending spreeProperties worth $35 million have been bought to secure the route for Auckland's proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.25 May 09:30 PM
Freight and logisticsDeep harbour access key: marine firmsSuperyacht firms say their multi-millionaire customers will sail off to Australian shipyards for lucrative refit and service contracts if Auckland does not develop more deep-water facilities.12 May 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsOverheads defeat airport cabbiesTwo taxi companies that bid for sought-after contracts to work from Auckland airport have had the agreements terminated because they were unable to meet payments.08 May 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsConfessions of an ex-cabbieMark Hendry quit the taxi business because he lost so much money it eventually cost him his home.07 May 05:00 PM
AirlinesFare go: Airport boss calls for flat feeAuckland Airport says it wants a fixed taxi fare price for a trip into the city to stop exorbitant fares - but it can't take any action until contracts expire in 2016.06 May 06:16 PM
Freight and logistics$198 airport taxi: Taken for a rideAn Auckland cab company is being investigated for its massive fares - including a $200 trip from Auckland Airport to the North Shore.05 May 05:44 PM
Freight and logisticsFalse drop in ferry numbers put down to historical errorAlarming declines in patronage on Auckland ferries have been blamed on a double-counting blooper stretching back to 2011.01 May 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsInter(Sky)City? Maybe not anymoreSkyCity Entertainment Group wants Auckland's InterCity Coachlines station out of its casino headquarters.30 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionCity's new ship-shape lookShipping containers are being put to new uses in Auckland, as builders make inroads on two prominent city sites.28 Apr 05:00 PM
Freight and logistics$190m plan targets superyacht ownersA new partnership between tourism agencies and the marine industry aims to double spending by wealthy superyacht owners and their crew to $190 million a year.20 Apr 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsTrucking firms look abroad for driversTrucking companies say they are being forced to import drivers from overseas because of a desperate shortage of Kiwis.10 Apr 04:15 PM
Freight and logisticsFreight cartel member fined $3.1mSwiss air freight company Kuehne + Nagel International has been penalised $3.1m.08 Apr 04:15 PM
Airlines'Hardcore' freight cartel cops $3.1m fineA Swiss air freight company has been penalised $3.1 million by a NZ judge for being part of a "classic hard-core cartel" that used gardening codewords to try disguise itself.08 Apr 05:09 AM
Airlines'Hardcore' cartel faces $3.1m penaltyThe Commerce Commission and Swiss air freight company Kuehne + Nagel have agreed it should be penalised $3.1m for "hardcore cartel conduct" deliberately hidden using gardening codewords and ran for five years, the High03 Apr 10:10 PM
ConstructionBoring Alice meets Uplifting DennisThe construction of the motorway interchange at the northern end of Auckland's new Waterview connection has moved a step closer to completion.09 Mar 04:30 PM
Freight and logisticsCity business lobby prefers freight routeAuckland's main business lobby says a freight corridor through the industrial belt from Onehunga to East Tamaki is far more urgent.25 Feb 04:30 PM
