Freight stories
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Asia Pacific IoT spending to grow by 9.6% in 2021, reaching $437bn by 2025, driven by location tracking and 5G deployment.
2022 will bring continued supply chain challenges as the global health crisis persists. Rising costs and labour shortages are causing uncertainty worldwide.
Canva, based in Sydney, has won the Data Driver of the Year award at Snowflake's annual Data Drivers Awards for the Asia Pacific.
TradeWindow acquires Cyberfreight and plans to expand its presence in Australia with the integration of the freight logistics software business.
Location technologies are driving post-COVID growth in transport and logistics, with Asia-Pacific telematics revenue forecast to reach USD $14 billion by 2025.
BluJay Solutions has entered into a partnership agreement with Uber Freight in a bid to further both companies' commitment to help build global supply chains.
Award recipients have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievement and superior performance amidst the changing business landscape.
Experts say the consultation paper could raise costs for businesses and consumers unless it better addresses trade-offs, investment and global freight risks.
Supply chain bottlenecks could worsen as the port that handles 42% of New Zealand's container traffic faces a year of consent delays.
Supply-chain pressures are rising as New Zealand urges lorry drivers back to work amid Omicron-related staff shortages.
Projects that kept ferries running, roads safer and power supply secure were among the winners at Civil Contractors New Zealand’s awards in Wellington.
Better visibility into inventories and provenance could help firms cut downtime, reduce errors and recover faster as demand rebounds.
Funding will still fall short of fixing decades of underinvestment, with experts warning roads and rail need more to meet safety and climate goals.
Cheaper freight and fewer truck trips are expected as the terminal links directly to the Port of Melbourne and cuts Monash Freeway congestion.
The site could draw USD $2 billion to USD $4 billion in logistics investment and ease freight congestion around Palmerston North.
Better freight services and more reliable trains are set to follow, as the funding also covers new ferries and ageing locomotives.
Freight in Northland will move by rail for the first time, after a NZD $109.7 million boost to reopen lines and build a terminal.
Auckland could gain valuable waterfront land and Northland secure a major jobs boost if the freight port is shifted, but the bill is likely to run to billions.
Reopening of the Main North Line helped lift KiwiRail's half-year revenue 12% to GBP £328.8 million and surplus to GBP £16.3 million.
