General
Compliance monitoring of container status
The New Zealand Customs Service continues to monitor importations where an entry is received showing the container status as Full Container Load (FCL) and further entries, for that same container, are also received.
Information about this monitoring programme was provided in Customs Release, Issue 25, of 29 January 2010. Click here to see article
For import [...]
Urgent Couriers winners at the inaugural Sustainable 60 Awards
Urgent Couriers, The New Zealand Merino Company and IAG were among the winners at the inaugural Sustainable 60 Awards in Auckland on Wednesday night.
The awards, the brainchild of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Fairfax Media, aim to raise awareness of sustainability, and redefine sustainability as being more than just ‘going green’.
The awards attracted more than 110 individual entries [...]
Helping New Zealand business do better internationally
The Prime Minister has made it clear that 2010 is the year in which he wants to make a difference, particularly in respect to economic growth.
With a mandate to support New Zealand businesses internationally, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is positioned to help deliver on that commitment.
When we appeared before this Select Committee in [...]
Make a difference and become relevant
By: Nigel Lewis (www.logisticsnewzealand.co.nz and GlobalLogisticsMedia.com Founder)
This year I have decided to undertake a Post Grad Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management through Massey University. This is the first step in gaining my Masters so I’m excited and somewhat nervous.
As an entrepreneur, I believe it is essential to remain relevant in [...]
International Customs Day 2010
International Customs Day this year has a special focus on recognising partnerships between Customs and business. This year also marks the 170th year of Customs protecting New Zealand’s border.
Interesting, lively, and educational activities and displays will be in Wellington and Auckland over the coming week.
Tuesday 26 January — Wellington
In Wellington, join us at Civic Square [...]
New Auckland Transport and Logistics Sector Group
Transport and Logistics businesses in the Auckland region are invited to take part in the establishment of an umbrella group that will operate across all facets of the industry over the entire Auckland region.
This includes companies working in transport, warehousing, 3pl and 4pl, logistics, customs clearance, freight forwarding, consolidation and [...]
Retail in 2015 – the commoditization of everything
With 97% of internet users now researching online (http://tinyurl.com/ygkdoc6 ) and most deciding what they want before even hitting the stores, there are two deciding purchase factors at play;
Convenience vs. Price.
Cutting Costs on the Road Becomes a No Brainer
Route optimisation reduces vehicle on-road costs for fleets as small as one vehicle, with a new SaaS service. Route²GO calculates the best order of visits for company vehicles, saving time and running costs for businesses of all sizes. Companies no longer have to rely on local knowledge and can calculate how much work they can [...]
Welcome to the new Customs air cargo inspection facility
New air cargo inspection facility
On Monday 14 November the New Zealand Customs Service Auckland based Cab 2000 x-ray was moved from the location it started in nearly five years ago (the airport freight centre) to the new air cargo inspection facility across the road on the corner of Tom Pearce Drive and George Bolt Memorial Drive.
UPS Provides Advice to Small Business
Even the most wildly successful entrepreneurs do not have 100% wins. They sometimes win — but they also fail. It’s just that the world remembers the wins which soon overshadow the failures.
If you’re like most rest of us, you too have had some business experience that did not go as well as you planned. [...]
