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6 days ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
Vanderlande has been selected by Kmart to automate its new logistics facility at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Sydney. To meet the complex needs and demands of one of Australia’s most iconic retail brands, the state-of-the-art warehouse will feature Vanderlande’s FASTPICK goods-to-person order fulfilment system. The Kmart Group serves millions of customers per week in over 450 Kmart and Target stores across Australia and New Zealand, as well as through its online platforms and mobile apps.
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6 days ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
Retailers across Asia Pacific are being urged to rethink their digital strategies, with DHL eCommerce’s latest E-Commerce Trends Report 2025 revealing the top reasons shoppers are abandoning their online carts – and what they want from the shopping experience of the future.
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6 days ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
As warehouses get denser and supply chains grow more complex, agility in storage systems becomes essential. Enter Cruiser 360 – Addverb’s 4-way pallet shuttle engineered to navigate tight spaces, unlock cross-aisles, and transform how pallets move across multi-level racking systems. Unlike traditional shuttles that operate in just two directions, Cruiser 360 glides forward, backward, left, and right—making full use of every cubic inch of warehouse space.
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6 days ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
Brennan’s AI forums highlight the need for data readiness, micro innovation, and value alignment to scale AI in logistics. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate strategy discussions across the logistics and supply chain sector. Yet despite the excitement, and an ever-expanding set of both theoretical and actual use cases, many organisations are still grappling with how to extract business value from AI.
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1 week ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
As warehouses lag in automation, AGVs are emerging as crucial tools to boost efficiency, safety, and scalability. The world is hurtling toward full-scale automation, yet warehouses remain stuck in the past. While manufacturing floors and supply chains embrace the digital revolution, many warehouses are still clinging to manual processes. This could be because the methods are safe and known.
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1 week ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has issued a timely warning to operators and drivers to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy this winter, following concerning findings from its latest National Roadworthiness Survey. NHVR Chief Operations Officer Paul Salvati highlighted the dangers facing road users as heavy vehicle traffic increases during the snow season—particularly along key alpine routes in New South Wales.
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1 week ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
The property, infrastructure and logistics sectors came together yesterday in Sydney at the Property Council of Australia’s Navigating the Future of Freight Infrastructure Breakfast to chart the next wave of investment across New South Wales’ freight network.
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1 week ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
The Albanese Government has taken the next step toward expanding the Australian Defence Force’s long-range strike capabilities – while also boosting local industry participation in global defence supply chains. A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Australia and the United States to jointly progress the production, sustainment, and further development of the Precision Strike Missile.
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1 week ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
BHP’s Copper SA business has signed a $1.5 billion deal with Australian freight operator Aurizon to deliver a decade-long integrated logistics solution for its South Australian operations. The four contracts will see copper concentrate and cathode from BHP’s Olympic Dam, Carrapateena, and Prominent Hill mines transported by rail from Pimba to Port Adelaide, with Symons Clark Logistics – a South Australian transport provider – subcontracted to handle road transport between the mines and Pimba.
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1 week ago | 
mhdsupplychain.com.au | Phillip Hazell
The NSW Government is investing $115.5 million in the 2025–26 NSW Budget to establish the Newcastle Logistics Precinct – a new hub designed to support the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure across the state. The Precinct will be built next to the Port of Newcastle at the former BHP Steelworks Intertrade Site. It will provide portside storage for equipment such as wind turbines and transformers required for renewable energy projects.
