As production comes back up to speed after the initial impact of COVID-19, companies are scrambling for a means of monitoring the inbound flow of product, to figure out how it can be received, stored and shipped Many businesses have been forced to review their current supply chain processes and to evaluate how they might build in resilience ahead of any future disruption. Continue →

Investment in direct rail freight between the Port of Melbourne and Dandenong South will make rail freight cheaper for businesses and take trucks off suburban roads Salta Properties and the Victorian Government have signed an agreement to jointly fund the Dandenong South Intermodal Terminal. Continue →

The finding that moving Auckland’s freight port to Northland would yield significant benefits opens the door for an Infrastructure Commission assessment of how such a move could proceed, who would pay, and how the process could be best executed, says Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Paul Blair The report from the Upper North Island Supply Chain Working Group indicates that moving the port’s freight operations north would have substantial benefits for the Northland region as well as freeing up valuable land in the Auckland CBD. Continue →