March 2020 articles

Our rising stars

The CILT NZ 2019 Awards recognised a number of outstanding Kiwis working in the transport and logistics sector, including two young women who have been recognised for their progress to date and ambition for the future.

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Ken Gilligan awarded Life Membership certificate

Ken Gilligan, MNZM, was presented with his CILT NZ Life Membership certifi-cate on 24 January on the shores of Napier Port. The certificate was presented by David Kriel, general manager commercial at Napier Port, on behalf of CILT NZ national president Keith Robinson.

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Draft New Zealand Rail Plan released

In December 2019, the draft New Zealand Rail Plan (‘the plan’) was released by the Government. It outlines the Government’s long-term vision and priorities for the future of the national rail network. This vision includes a national rail network that provides modern transit systems in our largest cities, and enables increased volumes of freight to be moved off the roads and onto rail.

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RoVE, CoVEs and WDCs – the reform of vocational education

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins introduced the Education (Vocational Edu-cation and Training Reform) Amendment Bill on 26 August 2019 to create a unified and cohesive vocational education and training system and help New Zealanders prepare for the future of work. A major change is the move of industry training organisations (ITOs), which support apprenticeships and other on-the-job training, to the New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology and other providers like wananga and private training establishments (PTEs).

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Napier Port – building for the future

New Zealand is a maritime nation, and its economy and wellbeing is dependent on its ports for the efficient handling and distribution of import and export cargo. In this, the first of a series of articles on our nation’s air and sea ports, we look at Napier Port on the North Island’s east coast.

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ContainerCo’s electric heavy vehicle hits the road

In December last year ContainerCo (NZL) began operating New Zealand’s largest electric heavy vehicle (eHV), which can carry three 20 ft containers and is 22 m long. This was done with support from the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA). It took about a year to design and deploy, and currently moves containers between port and rail facilities and ContainerCo depots in Auckland.

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Opinion: Pathway from fossil fuels to sustainable resilient solutions in New Zealand (Part II)

While the previous article (Dec 19) focused on light motor vehicles (LMVs) and looked at the trends and opportunities, this article focuses on heavy motor vehicles. There is a big outcry for battery-operated trucks or hydrogen fuel cell powertrains and less for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or the idea of encouraging the industry to quickly adopt the latest diesel technology to reduce emissions. The first half of this article provides an overview of the broader socio-economic aspects of tackling change, whereas the second part focuses more on the technical details.

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RCG delivers infrastructure to far-flung corners of NZ

Five-hundred new mobile cell towers around rural New Zealand are in the works with the second phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI2) which is now well underway. The five-year programme will increase the country’s mobile land coverage by 25% and is set for completion in 2023. When the build programme is finished, 33,000 more rural Kiwi households and businesses will be able to access mobile services offered by New Zealand’s three mobile network operators – Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees – for the very first time.

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