Archive for October, 2009
IPENZ releases Coldstore good practice design guidelines
Design guidelines outlining improvements to Coldstore design in light of the 2008 Tamahere explosion that killed one firefighter and injured several others have been launched by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).
Import Fundamentals
When it comes to importing and managing an international supply chain, the devil is in the detail. New Zealand-based importers face a barrage of decisions around currency and exchange issues, payment terms, insurance and quality control. Once the goods have arrived in New Zealand, these companies must pick their way through a myriad of options [...]
Securing a universal postal service
New Zealand Post is ensuring its nationwide letter delivery service remains fair for all New Zealanders through proposed changes to its access framework for other postal operators.
New Zealand Post Acting Group Chief Executive Sam Knowles says the proposed adjustments follow a review of how much other postal operators pay to access New Zealand Post’s network.
UPS Offers Shippers “Green” Option to Offset Carbon Dioxide
UPS has become the first small package carrier to offer its customers the ability to offset the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the transport of their packages within the US, according to the company.
Under the its carbon neutral program, UPS will offer US shippers the option of paying a small fee to calculate and offset [...]
World Courier Opens Drug Storage Facilities in Australia and South Africa
World Courier has announced the opening of its purpose-driven investigational drug storage facilities in Melbourne, Australia and Johannesburg, South Africa.
“Together, these two continents undertake over 15 percent of current global clinical trials conducted outside North America, representing an annual estimated market of almost US$3 billion and a study frequency almost double that of China and [...]
Freightbid potential to help improve Transport costs
After two years online Freightbid is in a good position to assist the Road Transport Industry and users of transport and Freight services achieve better efficiency through the website www.freightbid.co.nz .
Transport & Logistics still has a skills shortage
Last year our transport clients had trucks parked up, because they couldn’t find enough drivers. This year the same trucks are parked up for a lack of work. The same is true with many of our warehouse and logistics clients.
Extremely gentle palletising with high precision by a beverage dragon
Elettric 80 Marketing Director Mikael Renström concludes that drinktec 2009 was a great success for the company, which made a great impact on the market through the live demonstration of a fully operative automated end-of-line chain, incorporating Elettric 80’s latest innovations for the beverage industry.
