Port Melbourne Containers books in with OneStop
PORT Melbourne Containers has become the latest company to hit the digital improvement trail, signing with OneStop for two integrated supply chain packages. In a joint statement...
Ofload appoints former WiseTech executive
DIGITAL freight provider Ofload has announced the appointment of Harmen Fredrikze as its new chief financial officer. According to a statement published online, Harmen Fredrikze...
Time to improve regional supply chains, GrainCorp says
COMMODITY exporter GrainCorp has highlighted regional supply chains as crucial in efforts to raise national productivity. GrainCorp has submitted a three-pronged plan to the...
Software to ease Westlink congestion
SOFTWARE company OneStop’s modal and vehicle booking system will be integrated into Melbourne’s Westlink Container Park. The strategic partnership which goes into effect on Monday...
Patrick Terminals executive joins ICHCA board
PATRICK Terminals chief operating officer, Steve Cox, has joined the board of the International Cargo Handling and Coordination Association of Australia. Mr Cox leads the...
Supply chain critical to drive trade from Australia’s north, ministers say
RESOURCES ministers from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory have outlined an exciting future for agriculture, mineral and farming exports during a conference...
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...
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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...
