MEGATRANS2021 has been accepted as an approved event under the Australian Government’s Business Events Grant program. Sponsors and exhibitors are able to apply to Austrade for a one-off grant to cover up to 50 per cent of your event-related expenses in participating in MEGATRANS2021.
Online retailer VidaXL has committed to a significant land and build package in Frasers Property Industrial’s newest industrial estate, representing one of Melbourne’s largest industrial transactions in 2020.
DHL Global Forwarding has announced two appointments to its Asia Pacific management board. Niki Frank, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding India, will expand his portfolio to include the entire sub-region of South Asia and Yvonne Lee, Head of Strategic Projects, DHL Global Forwarding ASEAN and South Asia, and Head of Business Processes and Organisation, DHL Global Forwarding Thailand, will assume the role of Managing Director, DHL Global Forwarding Philippines.
As governments and businesses around the world face one of the most significant challenges in history – an unprecedented rapid mass development, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines – a new report issued by Deloitte points to universal adoption of global standards across the healthcare supply chain worldwide to enable fast, efficient, and safe distribution.
ABBE Corrugated will undertake a significant investment for the launch of its latest e-commerce packaging technology that will be unveiled at its Automation Packaging Machinery Open House and Demo Centre, in Melbourne.
According to CLIVE Data Services, the air cargo industry ended 2020 on a positive note with weekly volumes growing for the first time in more than a year.
A major publicly listed, multi-national transport/3PL user is now in occupation in the premier industrial property hub in Western Sydney.
Cotton On Group has announced a further expansion of its 35,000 sqm Geelong distribution facility to take the the overall space to 45,000 sqm, in partnership with LinFox.
Australia Post has recorded its biggest month ever with more than 52 million parcels delivered during December, uplifting over 7400 tonnes of airfreight, up 76 per cent when compared to the same month last year.
Kuehne+Nagel has announced it has agreed an international supply chain arrangement to provide distribution and storage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The deal includes distribution to markets in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa, and parts of the Americas.