OPINION: Shipping lines and logistics operators are expanding their business models
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently concluded that DP World Australia’s takeover of Silk Contract Logistics will not result in a substantial lessening...
Aurizon and MIT do a container freight deal
ADVANTAGES in technology and interstate access are features of an agreement struck between rail company Aurizon and Melbourne Intermodal Container Terminal (MIT). The two...
ACFS looks for shipping line collaboration after St Mary’s deal
ACFS Port logistics is looking for expansion opportunities after securing its future at St Mary’s intermodal in Sydney’s west. ACFS has signed a twenty-year lease with Cadence...
IFCBAA disquiet over DPWA/Silk nod
THE INTERNATIONAL Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of Australia has registered its deep concern that the ACCC’s decision to approve DP World Australia’s takeover of Silk...
FTA, CTAA rue Silk decision
THE FREIGHT & Trade Alliance, which opposed DP World Australia’s acquisition of Silk Logistics, have been quick to condemn today’s ACCC approval of the deal as setting a dangerous...
Sustainability key to Hellmann’s new Melbourne logistics centre
SUSTAINABILITY is a key focus of a new logistics centre at Truganina in Melbourne’s west, opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. The new site, opened on 1 July, allows Hellmann...
ACCC clears DP World’s Silk buy
THE ACCC has concluded that DP World Australia’s takeover of Silk Logistics will not result in a substanbtial lessening of competition. The Commission this morning [4 July]...
Boon for Tasmanian exporters as TFES increased
A TEMPORARY increase in the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme should provide valuable relief to apple isle businesses, logistics figures say, albeit more action is required to...
DHL and MIDA extend strategic partnership
LOGISTICS giant DHL is at the centre of an effort to promote foreign investment in Malaysia. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has just been signed between DHL’s four Malaysian...
Aurizon’s EBITDA crimped, Moorebank debut
AURIZON Group has notified the ASX of a downgrade in expected EBITDA for FY2025, thanks to lower coal volumes and outstanding debts. Underlying EBITDA for FY2025 is now forecast...
DHL seeks growth in Indonesia market
LOGISTICS giant DHL says it is keen to foster trade growth from Indonesia, with electric vehicles being central to its plans. According to the DHL Trade Atlas 2025, Indonesia is...
Maritime industry ripe for cyber attack
THE LOGISTICS and shipping sectors need to team up to protect themselves from what cybersecurity organisation CI-ISAC believes is an increasing risk of cyber-attack. Founder and...
OPINION: Supply chains must be rebuilt around volatility
IT IS halfway into 2025 and like most of us, economists looked forward to the end of 2024 and towards the new year with hope and also trepidation. However much in the last six...
Queensland to pursue coal chain efficiencies
THE QUEENSLAND government says it is determined to close the gap between the state’s port export coal capacity and actual volumes, by studying bottlenecks in supply chains....
Ports welcome NSW freight paper
PORT managers have welcomed the freight paper announced last week by the NSW Freight Reform Advisory panel. The paper prepared by the panel was published last week and endorsed...
