Australia Post is keen to expand its domestic and international logistics operations and sees China as a potential partner for further growth. Important to get straight that Australia Post is not some sleepy government sub-organisation. It is very lively and pro-active and does a lot more than deliver the post. As in deliver grocery orders every week and acting as a small load courier.

It already has a partnership with China Post called Sai Cheng Logistics which it hopes will be the conduit to its long- term aim of becoming a more significant player in Asia-Pacific logistics.

Australia Post so far has alliances in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States and Britain.

Australia Post has US$91.6 million available for investment and it will concentrate on improving warehousing and electrical systems in support of logistics operations.

With great and understandable logice Australia Post’s managing director Graeme John said: ‘Our growth in parcels and logistics is partly driven by online trading.’ And this will become vastly more important in the coming year.
Source: CargoNews

Australia Post is keen to expand its domestic and international logistics operations and sees China as a potential partner for further growth.

Australia Post has a partnership with China Post called Sai Cheng Logistics which it hopes will be the conduit to its long- term aim of becoming a more significant player in Asia-Pacific logistics.

Australia Post already has alliances in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States and Britain.

Australia Post has US$91.6 million available for investment it will concentrate on improving warehousing and electrical systems in support of logistics operations.

Australia Post’s managing director Graeme John said: ‘Our growth in parcels and logistics is partly driven by online trading.’

Anyone who has experience with Australia Post will testify to the fact that it is entrepreneurial, efficient and always looking for ways to expand. So it is likely that it will expand into China.
Source: CargoNews

Australian iron ore to China. Territory Resources, an Australian resources group, has sent its maiden shipment of 65,000 tonnes of high grade iron ore from the Port of Darwin to China.

Territory Resources chairman Michael Kiernan said, ‘This will be the first of many shipments for Territory, with four cargoes planned until year’s end and initial annual production being 1.5 million tonnes.’

He said the great advantage is access to quality infrastructure of the Adelaide to Darwin rail line and the world class ship loading facility at Darwin.

He said, ‘This is a great credit to the Northern Territory Government, which has invested some $25 million to build the ship loading facility, and which will undoubtedly pave the way for the opening of further development throughout the Northern Territory.

‘It is our view the Darwin Port will become a growth port for Australia, being the closest mainland port to China.’
Source: WA Business News