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Five supply chain trends to watch in 2021

Raghav Sibal, Manhattan Associates’ Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand shares five key trends with MHD that will impact the local supply chain sector in 2021.

Universal Robots sells its 50,000th robot

Collaborative Robot (Cobot) manufacturer Universal Robots (UR) has sold its 50,000th UR cobot, which was purchased by a German manufacturer to enable higher productivity and improved employee safety.

Trans-Tasman bubble gets green light

A quarantine-free two-way travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand will commence early in the New Year. The announcement follows the extension of NZ’s International Airfreight Capacity scheme.

Concerns over Woolworths’ dominance in food distribution

The ACCC has flagged concerns with Woolworths’ proposal to acquire 65 per cent of PFD Food Services.

National approach to stevedore infrastructure charges

The Victorian and New South Wales Governments have welcomed an agreement between the states and territories to develop voluntary national guidelines for stevedore infrastructure and access charges.

FedEx develops 24/7 freight and logistics hub in Western Sydney

FedEx Express has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NSW Government to collaborate on the design and development of a new freight and logistics hub at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

How the Australian warehousing & logistics industry took on COVID

A new COVID-19 and the Australian Industrial Workplace study has found that 1 in 5 in the Australian warehousing and logistics sector believe it will take two years or more to return to a pre-COVID level of normality.

MEGATRANS2021 to run 8-10 September 2021

Australia’s leading industry freight and logistics trade exhibition and conference, MEGATRANS, will shift from April to September in 2021.

Coles signs ground-breaking charter on standards in road transport

Coles and the Transport Workers Union have signed a charter on standards in road transport and the gig economy focusing on safety, driver education and mental health.