Ashburton's rail freight hub off West Street. Photo: SuppliedA new Mid Canterbury company has taken over KiwiRail’s container site in Ashburton, the first step in a big plan to relocate it to Fairton. Fairfield Freight Hub, owned by the Wareing Group, took over container operations on March 1 and aims to grow rail freight volumes from about 500 container movements a year to 6000 in the short term. Mid Canterbury moved significant container volumes around New Zealand and for export, he said. “We’ve been working closely with KiwiRail and the Ashburton District Council to streamline freight volumes in and out of Mid Canterbury,” he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2021 02:48 UTC