Freighting CEO Jackson Meyer says Anthony Albanese’s shipping proposal of securing an emergency fleet of ships for Australian waters won’t be feasible with current restrictions. Read more
Tradezone picks new site for NSW entry
Australia’s largest online electrical wholesaler has selected a Goodman Group-owned site for its first distribution facility in New South Wales. Read more
Combilift named timber trade supplier of the year
Holzkurier, the leading Austrian publication for the timber sector, has named Combilift as its Timber Trade Supplier of the Year for 2022. Read more
Australia ramps up local production of AdBlue
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) is bullish about national efforts to head off any AdBlue shortage crisis. Read more
Curfews scrapped for essential freight workers
The Victorian Government has listened to industry pleas and reversed its decision to re-introduce heavy vehicle curfews.
Covid-19 isolation rules changed for supply chain workers
Scott Morrison has relaxed isolation rules to keep close contacts of Covid-19 cases in critical supply chains from having to isolate at home. Read more
Omicron variant prolongs container logistics delays
Cancelled flights impacting air cargo
A covid outbreak has caused China’s ninth-busiest airport for cargo to cancel a large number of flights. Read more
Covid-restricted trucking hits exports from China port
Forwarders are shifting volumes to Shanghai to avoid delays, following the latest covid lockdown at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port. Read more
Industry calls on government to extend aviation funding
The Freight & Trade Alliance has asked Trade Minister Dan Tehan to consider a contingency plan for the aviation sector because of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Read more