All “COVID-19” topics

In September 2024, industry peak body the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ) and global strategy consultancy L.E.K. Consulting released a report that takes a deep dive into how the Covid pandemic changed the way we travel around our cities and towns in Australia and New Zealand.

Shipping costs are on the decline, offering respite to importers and exporters in a landscape marked by persistent and far-reaching inflation. It’s some of the first good news since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, when officials threw everything at the crisis.

Getting COVID-19 vaccines to remote Pacific communities with limited infrastructure at ultra-low cold chain standards required close collaboration between a number of Government agencies, commercial providers, and the Pacific Island nations being supported.

Cruise ships are returning to New Zealand, but the lack of infrastructure and widespread staff shortages throughout surrounding industry sectors continues to be a source of stress in the tourism sector.

Distributing life-saving vaccines globally is neither easy nor a straightforward process. Learn how DHL has managed moving COVID vaccines from the production plants to the end patients over the last two years.

Foodstuffs South Island’s response to the Omicron outbreak has been only one of a number of strategies able to help with business continuity planning. Once they are out of this COVID-19 hole, their optimisation initiatives will remain.

Port of Rotterdam Vice President Commercial Emile Hoogsteden outlines the impact of the Suez Canal blockage and the current situation and action plan.

James Paul looks at the solutions the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment proposes to redesign the tourism industry.

This article examines implications for the provision of infrastructure arising from the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 and the National Policy Statement on Urban Development.

Drones are proving to be versatile and effective tools in the coronavirus epidemic. Yet with drone regulation still in its infancy, their potential is not fully exploited.

How did New Zealand’s transport modes fare during the lockdown period, and how are they recovering post Covid-19? How did they adapt to the requirements for social distancing and contactless payments? What innovations did they introduce and what role did technology play? CILT NZ spoke to a number of organisations and operators across the modes – air, sea, road and rail – to find out.

Covid-19 and the associated national lockdowns have hit the cruise industry hard. Operations were suspended from mid-March with ships laid up, crew gradually repatriated, and tickets refunded. Cruise executives now have the time to contemplate their future investment and business strategies whilst Covid-19 ‘lockdowns’ continue across the world.