Former sports journo announced as new infrastructure minister for South Australia
EX-SPORTS journalist Corey Wingard has been announced as the new minister for transport and infrastructure in the government of South Australia. No relation to AFL player Chad...
Logistics company’s bid to replace single-use plastics
SEKO Logistics and sustainable packaging company, The Better Packaging Co, are partnering to help replace single-use plastics in global eCommerce fulfillment supply chains. Buyers...
Border protocols welcomed
THE Australian Logistics Council says the national protocol developed by industry and governments for freight movement across state and territory borders agreed by National...
VICT waterfront workers reject EA proposal
WHARFIES at Victoria International Container Terminal have voted to reject an enterprise agreement proposed by the company. While the numbers have not been publicly released, the...
Date set for John Duigan return
BASS Island says the vessel John Duigan is set to resume service on 7 August, following “a full assessment” by engineers and part manufacturers. The ship that trades between King...
Charter Hall expands Sydney food logistics portfolio
THE Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund has secured online grocery retailer Marley Spoon, providing home delivery of weekly meal kits with fresh produce and recipes as an...
Joint industry call for truckies to lead by example
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Australian Trucking Association and its member associations have called on truck drivers to take a proactive approach to protecting...
OPINION: Transforming retail stores into online micro fulfilment centres is not a simple fix
AT THE height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, we saw physical retail stores, except for those experiencing panic buying, become collateral damage. As people stayed in their...
Carnival Cruise Line extends voluntary suspension
IN consultation with public health officials, government and industry, Carnival Cruise Line has extended a voluntary suspension, putting a further hold on its operations in...
GAC acquires container logistics business
GAC has further strengthened ties with Belgium-based logistics services provider Ahlers with a memorandum of understanding to acquire the container logistics business unit of its...
Logistics companies team up to increase freight volumes to Port of Melbourne
A COLLABORATION aimed at opening up rail freight access to the Port of Melbourne for 300,000 tonnes of freight annually has been announced by logistics companies SCT Group and...
Wedding dress smuggler arrested
AN AIR freight consignment of wedding dresses and invitations. Sounds romantic, however this cargo was apparently much more than it first appeared. Officers from the Australian...
Melbourne container trade hits 2020 high in June
PORT of Melbourne container throughput was one of the largest of the past 12 months, trailing only October and November 2019. According to the latest available trade statistics...
DP World Chile terminal orders reachstackers
KALMAR has concluded an agreement to supply DP World Lirquen terminal in Chile with a total of nine units of Kalmar mobile equipment. The order comprises two Kalmar G generation...
Tigers appoints new managing director for China
GLOBAL logistics player Tigers has appointed Jana Schebera as its new managing director in China, adding a further layer of freight forwarding expertise as the logistics provider...
