August 30, 2009

Car­toon cour­tesy of the Ship­ping Gaz­ette

The Mari­time Uni­on has stepped up its demand for answers as fal­lout con­tin­ues from Fonter­ra’s dump­ing of region­al ports in favour of long dis­tance rail – and the influ­ence that state sub­sidies to KiwiRail may have had on any deal.

KiwiRail has waded into the grow­ing debate over the fate of region­al ports, as the implic­a­tions of Fonter­ra’s with­draw­al from ports in New Ply­mouth and Timaru becomes appar­ent.