News

March 2010

Cubic News

ANL Services Added To Cubic's Schedule We are pleased to advise clients that ANL's weekly service has now been added to our range of service options.  Clients with containerised freight moving between Nelson, Auckland, Tauranga and... Read more »

New Opportunities Beckon for Cubic Cubic Transport’s network of freight connections is set to grow following the announcement Port of Tauranga is to acquire Auckland-based Tapper Transport Limited and associated companies with effect from... Read more »

Natalie Joins Cubic We are very pleased to advise that Natalie Jones has started working at Cubic in a customer service role.  Natalie has an extensive background in a variety of shipping related roles at companies... Read more »

Industry News

Strait Shipping Sells Freight Vessel - Kent Strait Shipping has sold its freight-only vessel the Kent to overseas interests. This means the company will no longer offer its Wellington to Lyttelton RORO service.Strait Shipping managing... Read more »

Port of Tauranga Acquires Tapper Transport The following is a media release from Port of Tauranga:Port of Tauranga today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Auckland based Tapper Transport Limited and associated companies with... Read more »

Consultation Over Southern Ports Merger A merger between Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and Port Otago appears an increasing certainty with favourable comments now leading to action as the Otago Regional Council (ORC) last week voted to... Read more »

Opportunities for Research Projects Under NZTA Request for Proposals (RFPs) have now been issued on five transitional research topics under the 2010-2012 research programme developed by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). The RFPs entail: ·... Read more »

Industry Loses Simon Tapper One of the transport industry’s visionaries, Simon Tapper, passed away on Wednesday. He had been fighting illness for several months before his condition rapidly deteriorated in recent weeks. Simon was... Read more »

Bo Samuelsson Moves to Vanuatu Many readers will know of Bo Samuelsson who worked with Cubic on the container supply study we completed for the NZ Transport Agency - http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/domestic-sea-freight-development-fund/domestic-container-supply-study/index.html .  Bo... Read more »

Infrastructure Plan Prioritises Roading A $10.7 billion investment in state highway projects over the next 10 years is the main focus of the Government’s first National Infrastructure Plan. Other main targets of the plan, which has a 20-year... Read more »

Port of Tauranga Announces Robust Half Year Result The timings of the Port of Tauranga’s six-month result gives an interesting comparison to the Ports of Auckland’s, coming as it does only a couple of weeks apart. The Port of Tauranga has produced an... Read more »

Fonterra Considers Inland Port Fonterra’s belief that rail will play a strategic part in New Zealand’s future internal distribution network has been reinforced by the news it is considering opening up its new North Taieri warehousing... Read more »