aviation & surface transport

The development of a 10 year passenger forecast for Auckland International Airport to help determine NZ Customs’ future infrastructure and human resource needs.

Covec has provided advice to several public sector agencies on the costs and benefits of developing a new cruise ship terminal in Auckland.  During the course of these projects we have examined the economic benefits of the cruise ship industry, analysed detailed ship and passenger movement data and assessed a range of design and location options for a dedicated cruise ship terminal in Auckland.

Expert testimony on the appropriate allocation of North Shore City's share of Northern Busway costs as between existing and future residents.

The development of 10 year passenger forecasts for Gold Coast Airport and Townsville Airport to support a debt refinancing process.

Covec was commissioned by a consortium of investment banks to generate annual passenger forecasts to 2030 to support the purchases of Cairns & Mackay Airports in Northern Queensland.  The forecasts were the main drivers of the valuation models used by the banks.  Our consortium was successful in purchasing the two airports.

Development of a set of spreadsheet-based models to estimate the public (externality) benefits of rail infrastructure investment.

This was a three-year research project delivered in partnership with Lincoln University and Landcare Research.  The main objective of the project was to assess the sensitivity of the inbound tourism market to the price of oil.  The outputs from the project included several published articles and a range of working papers.