June 2024 articles

Abley Technical Director Andrew Couch responds to concerns made by Ian Wallis in the previous issue, citing all public transport modes face the same challenges concerning patrons transferring between services. Dr Couch believes cable cars are not being assessed on a consistent basis with other transport options in New Zealand.

This article explores the impact of globalisation from a railway signalling perspective, through a New Zealand lens.

Located at the Ashburton Business Estate, just north of Ashburton and adjacent to State Highway 1, the Fairfield Freight Hub has received glowing praise from importers and exporters throughout the motu – providing an alternative and reliable mode of transport via rail.

In an eye-catching investment into New Zealand’s infrastructure, global logistics giant A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art integrated cold chain facility at the Ruakura Superhub in Hamilton last month.

People within the transport industry are ideally placed to help identify suspect shipments and activities that may help disrupt drug importations and other criminal activity.

Customs is seeing a significant increase in legitimate imports being targeted by overseas criminal groups who conceal illicit drugs within the container or container contents, which are later recovered by New Zealand-based criminals. Often this involves break-ins at supply chain businesses to collect the drugs.

In early 2022, some residents approached the University of Canterbury concerned about their future transport options. As part of a community-engaged course, a group of students surveyed residents about their transportation requirements. They concluded that as people’s health declined, residents would increasingly use some form of shared or public transport. However, further work was needed to understand more about these options.

A key piece of the network that will deliver more accurate and reliable GNSS positioning across New Zealand and Australia is fast taking shape near Invercargill. At least six high-tech jobs will be created in Southland to operate the Awarua centre, due for completion by mid-2024.

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Green hydrogen company Hiringa Energy (Hiringa) has launched Australasia’s first zero-emissions green hydrogen refuelling network, set to help move New Zealand towards its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.

We are witnessing a societal shift from a world governed by strict schedules and centralised control to one characterised by flexibility, decentralisation, and personalisation. This transformation is driven by technological advances that have reshaped the way we organise time and space, work, interact, and consume.