COVID outbreak threatens to delay ocean, air shipments in Australia

A white and red Qantas plane at airport at night. Qantas has closed a warehouse because of a COVID scare.

New measures to contain a surge of COVID-19 cases in Victoria, Australia, have resulted in the continued closure of Qantas Airways’ two freight terminals at Melbourne airport and concerns of logistics bottlenecks for the port and delivery businesses.

Qantas Freight’s Melbourne cargo warehouses will remain closed until at least midnight Thursday, the company said on its website. The airline’s cargo arm hasn’t provided a reason for the temporary shutdown that began two days ago, but indications...

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