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NZ rail going back to public ownership

News1 Mar 2008

The New Zealand government is negotiating with Toll New Zealand to buy back its rail and ferry assets and return the NZ rail system to full ...

NZ rail in the black

News18 Dec 2005

Australia’s Toll Holdings has hauled New Zealand’s rail service back into profit for the first time since the 2001 financial year. The f...

New Zealand rail network “appalling”

News1 Jun 2005

The true condition of New Zealand’s now state-owned rail network is proving a stumbling block to negotiating track access charges with new...

Another hot year for reefer lessors

News1 Jan 2005

The world’s reefer leasing industry enjoyed another good year during 2004, even if it was less dramatic than 2003. All participants, inclu...

NZ insider trading charges

News1 Oct 2004

After an 18 month investigation, the NZ Securities Commission has filed insider trading proceedings against former Tranz Rail management, in...

NZ charts way forward for rail

News1 Oct 2004

When Australia’s Toll Holdings acquired a majority stake in Tranz Rail (TR) last year, it rebranded the company Toll Rail and agreed in pr...

Ro-ro in the South Pacific

News1 Sep 2004

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines (WWL) serves the Australasian market with weekly ro-ro services linking Australia and New Zealand with Europe, So...

Bell tolling for Tranz Rail?

News1 Nov 2003

At the time of writing much interest still attended the final outcome of Toll’s bid for New Zealand’s Tranz Rail (see WorldCargo News Ju...

FA in Toll’s sights?

News1 Sep 2003

Hot on the heels of Toll Holdings’ bid for New Zealand’s Tranz Rail, which looks increasingly likely to succeed (see WorldCargo News Jun...

Tranz Rail bail out

News1 Jun 2003

Tranz Rail Holdings (TRH) came within a week of insolvency earlier this month before the NZ government stepped in and announced a rescue pac...

Tranz Rail fire sale

News1 Apr 2003

Beleagured New Zealand rail operator Tranz Rail (TR)'s problems continue to mount and lack of working capital is now threatening its ability...

Are Tranz Rail’s days numbered?

News15 Dec 2002

Speculation is mounting that Tranz Rail (TR)'s 4000 km rail network will be renationalised. In the 1990s New Zealand (NZ) was hailed as a mo...

Tranz Rail explains

News1 Aug 2002

New Zealand rail freight operator Tranz Rail is struggling to restore investor confidence after its share price plummeted by almost 50 perce...

Tranz Rail/Maersk getting closer

News1 Jul 2002

Co-operation between Maersk Sealand and Tranz Rail has seen the former drop direct calls at New Zealand's principal South Island container p...

Tasrail sale off

News1 Jun 2002

The physical isolation of the Tasmanian rail business, ATN Tasrail, has been blamed for the failure of its mooted sale....

NZ encourages Tranz Rail

News1 Apr 2002

Encouraging signs are emerging that the New Zealand government sees rail playing an increasing role in the nation's linehaul freight future....