Restoring highway access to Kaikoura will take months, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says.

Freight companies are turning to sea to deliver goods to the South Island in the wake of the week's earthquake.

CentrePort has suspended operations as it deals with damage to its buildings and liquefaction from last night's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake last night has disrupted operations the port operations of four cities and limited freight and courier services.

Mainfreight managing director Don Braid says he will take on more trucks and ships in the lead-up to what he expects to be record

Mainfreight posted a 27 per cent gain in profit as margins improved in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Europe.

Courier and information management company Freightways has reported an upbeat start to the 2017 financial year.

An Uber-owned self-driving start-up completed its first commercial haul last week.

The largest container ship to enter a New Zealand port, the MV Aotea Maersk, has made it’s maiden visit to Tauranga. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Ports of Auckland and Napier Port have announced a strategic alliance they say will help improve services for freight customers.

A $25 million package of three road access improvements to Napier port has today been announced by the Government as one of the first

Tainui Group Holdings last week announced it was seeking expressions of interest from a range of world class port operators for Ruakura

The biggest container ship to visit New Zealand will visit Port of Tauranga later this year.

Tauranga shareholders will take some convincing that a new port to serve the upper North Island would be a good move.

Study of Auckland's port needs says future sea freight business should be moved to a new "super port" in the Manukau Harbour or the Firth of Thames.

Ports of Auckland boss says the company is working to repair its image here after fallout from failed attempts to extend a wharf.

Fliway expects the loss of a large customer will hurt revenue and earnings next financial year.

Mainfreight reported a 6.3 percent gain in full-year profit as improved trading in New Zealand.

KiwiRail is starting negotiations for a new funding package it hopes will run from 2017 to 2020 and is looking for a small number

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won an air cargo cartel appeal against Air New Zealand.

Kiwi Airlines has announced its plans to raise up to $2 million to purchase a second aircraft.

The port wants to give Waikato exporters better access to international markets.

A shortage of truck drivers is causing disruption to productivity and efficiency of many businesses.

Even with fuel at its cheapest price in almost a decade, the ships that carry goods around the world have been cutting speed.

A 7.5 percent increase in directors' fees came under scrutiny by Freightways shareholders today - a trend evidenced at other annual general meetings this year.

Mainfreight co-founder Neil Graham has died, aged 71 - just days after talking of Rugby World Cup plans.

It is thought to be one of the highest emotional harm payments awarded in this country.

Trucking companies see women as a large untapped labour pool that may ease a growing driver shortfall.