National Road Carriers Association and the Ports of Auckland are combining forces to promote change in the supply chain to improve delivery times and prevent delays.

Cerebos Australia and New Zealand is part of Cerebos Pacific Limited, and is wholly owned by Japanese global food and beverage group, Suntory Limited. In 1925, Cerebos Limited of England set up an Australian branch to directly market Cerebos salts and Bisto gravy powder in Australia.

Freight cost rises for a wide range of goods is inevitable says the National Road Carriers Association, the country’s leading road transport organisation.

Maersk is planning to launch the first container ship through the Arctic ocean north of Russia.

New Zealand's biggest grocery distributor, Foodstuffs North Island, has a growing network of almost 350 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Fresh Collective and Gilmours stores. This means transporting products efficiently is important to ensure it can meet the demands of its millions of customers.

IBM and Maersk have introduced a blockchain shipping solution that will allow the shipping industry to communicate digitally reports Maggie Baska for SupplyManagement.

DHL Express has introduced a Boeing 767-300F freighter aircraft that has 50% more cargo capacity for its Trans-Tasman lane.

Kia ora media people and others – Just a reminder that next week, 6-8 August, we have a three day, daytime closure of the highway north of Kaikōura, for rock face stabilisation.

For reefers, the secure and sustainable use of energy is a crucial factor. Without energy the engines cannot run and the fruit will rot, so shipping lines need to rigorously check the supply of power to the containers which circulate fruit around the world on ships.

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 4.2% in May 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was slightly down from the 5.2% (revised from 4.1%) growth in annual demand recorded in April 2018.