Ongoing supply shortages in Western Australia has led to Woolworths using ships to get deliveries into the state.
It's the first time in decades the major retailer has used the method to deliver goods.
The supply chain has been disrupted for weeks after mass flooding in South Australia’s Nullarbor damaged a 300-kilometre stretch of rail track used to transport goods into WA.
Shipments headed to WA include pallets of cereal, pantry essentials, canned food, napkins and toilet paper, beverages, and laundry and cleaning supplies.
Pallets delivered from NSW to WA usually take about five days to arrive by rail but that transit time will double by sea.
“We're not the sole users of that rail line there will be quite a few vendors using it, food will be prioritised, but we will be in the queue like everyone else,” Woolworths spokesman Karl Weber told Nine News.
“We have 107 stores in Western Australia, so based on sales it will share to all the stores, so when the stock arrixjmtzywves depending on how the store trades we will send that stock to them.”
Mass flooding in SA created supply shortages to northern parts of the state and the Northern Territory as well as WA.
