Qube today announces the appointment of Jackie McArthur to its Board of Directors. Jackie has more than 20 years’ experience at executive and board level roles.
FedEx Logistics renames Australian acquisition
FedEx Logistics has announced the renaming of Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd, a freight forwarding and 3PL company it acquired in October 2018, as FedEx Logistics Australia.
Singaporean trust acquires new logistics property in Sydney $24 million
Ascendas-Reit, a Singaporean real estate investment trust, has acquired a new logistics property in Western Sydney for $23.5 million. The property is in Yennora and covers 26,632 sqm. It is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2021.
Coles introduces further grocery restrictions after confirmed COVID-19 cases lead to distribution issues
Coles has introduced additional product limits across its Victorian and Tasmanian stores as its only Victorian chilled distribution centre is forced to operate with reduced staff due to at least six confirmed COVID-19 cases at the facility.
DHL launches new service for Australia and New Zealand
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new service for Australian and New Zealand businesses importing goods from Europe. In response to the increase in air freight rates, DHL’s new solution offers a cost-effective multimodal service combining air freight and ocean freight.
C.H. Robinson helps ensure Victoria remains well stocked with PPE
C.H. Robinson and their critical shipping partner, ANL, continue to work behind the scenes to ensure that
Victorians have a sufficient supply of personal protection equipment (PPE) should a second wave of COVID-19
affect the state.
Mailroom to global warehouse automation boom
Alex Stevens, Vice President of OPEX® Corporation, shares how his family’s business went from transforming daily mail to supporting the world’s largest eCommerce companies with transforming their warehouses.
Capture OnTheGo, a highly customisable data capturing solution
Capture OnTheGo is a mobile solution that allows remote workers to capture real-time data in the field. Improve the speed of your communications, automatically trigger processes and reduce scanning, manual paper processing, errors and lost documents.
NZ Post begins construction of new ‘super depot’ and invests $170 million to increase capacity
The investment programme begins with construction of a new ‘super depot’ for parcels, in Grenada, Wellington. The programme also includes a new processing centre in Wiri, Auckland, due to open in 2023, and an upgrade to the Southern Operations Centre in Christchurch in 2022.
GEODIS expands e-commerce offering
In response to the rapid increase in e-commerce activity, GEODIS is offering a new level of end-to-end logistics support for e-commerce. To help its customers offer the same buying experience online as they do in-store, GEODIS relies on its network of e-commerce warehouses and transportation service at locations worldwide, and on its new digital platform for the processing of orders in real time.