Accuray and DHL agree on cancer treatment support
ACCURAY Incorporated and DHL Supply Chain have announced a global service parts logistics partnership. The deal is expected to strengthen Accuray’s aftermarket supply chain and...
Shipping delays tipped to impact Christmas shopping
GIFTS bought online and shipped from overseas now are unlikely to make it into the country before Christmas warns Jackson Meyer, CEO of international freight forwarder Verus...
Businesses planning for supply chain changes, says BluJay
GLOBAL pandemic is proving a catalyst for change with businesses making changes to supply chain model, research commissioned by BluJay Solutions shows. A report, Creating...
UK freight forwarders cite “unreasonable” surcharges
THE British International Freight Association has joined FIATA (The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) in calling for governments to support the key...
DP World Australia announces access charge deferment
STEVEDORE DPWA has cited the impact of COVID-19 on customers for its decision to defer a decision on raising terminal access charges until next year. According to DPWA, the...
Working together to open up horticultural markets
THE Australian government has welcomed talks with its regional partners on improving biosecurity market access for horticultural exports. Minister for agriculture David...
Victoria shuts SA border
THE Victorian government has announced a hard border will be in place with South Australia from midnight Thursday for 48 hours ahead of the implementation of a permit system. This...
Robots to drive growth in DHL/Decathlon Australia partnership
DHL Supply Chain, a contract logistics solutions specialist, and Decathlon Group, a major sporting goods retailer, have announced an expanded partnership. This partnership is...
SA lockdown prompts call to ensure rights of truckies
A LOCKDOWN in South Australia aimed at halting the spread of a coronavirus cluster has prompted calls for truck drivers entering Victoria to have all necessary protections. South...
Australia should have intervened on behalf of seafarers says ITF
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around the berthing of the...
AAL transports heavy lift components from China to WA
GLOBAL project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping recently delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia....
First CAX visitor welcomed by stevedores
HUTCHISON Ports Sydney recently welcomed a ship from the new China-Australia (CAX) service, with the arrival of the vessel GSL Africa. As reported in Daily Cargo News recently,...
Calls for heavy vehicle national operator standard
A NATIONAL operator standard should be considered for heavy vehicles operators as part of a review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law. The call is part of a submission by the...
Supply chain sector set to benefit from NSW budget, says industry group
A DECISION by the New South Wales treasurer Dominic Perrottet to consider permanently relaxing operating hours for freight operators has been welcomed by the Australian Logistics...
Grain trains start a rolling
LOGISTICS company Qube’s first grain train for the 2020 harvest has left from QubeAgri at Coonamble bound for Quattro Ports grain terminal at Port Kembla. Coonamable is on the...
