Source: https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/virus-the-gfc-for-transport-truckies-say-20200305-p5473g
Great work Neil Chambers (CTAA) and John Park (FTA) - national coverage via the Australian Financial Review as a reminder that the travel and education sectors are not the only one hurting from this crisis - the government is justifiably looking at support measures and stimulus - hopefully our sector of commerce will see some relief.
But Freight and Trade Alliance head of business operations John Park said Australian companies were still dealing with a slowdown in imports.
"This would not normally be the case this long after the end of the normal Chinese New Year," he said. Operating hours at some sea freight terminals were being reduced due to the lower volumes of containers and some businesses had arranged for staff to take accrued annual leave, Mr Park said.