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Victorian ports shake-up following independent review

February 26, 2021 by Shipping Australia

A major over-haul of the Victorian ports sector is on the way following the completion of the Independent Review of the Victorian Ports System. Although the review itself does not appear to have been released, an "Initial Government Response" is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: Container terminal operators, Corner Inlet, Government response, Landside encroachment, Landside pricing, Local ports, Navigation, Ports Victoria, Stevedores, Terminal Access Charges, Victorian Ports Review

Australia’s voluntary national approach to stevedore infrastructure charges

December 11, 2020 by Shipping Australia

Shipping Australia notes the agreement between the states and territories to develop voluntary national guidelines for stevedore infrastructure / access charges. Ocean carriers have contracts with shippers of cargo. Ocean carriers also have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: Charges, Container charges, Container shipping, Stevedore Access Charges, Stevedores

Mythbusting: current events, costs, congestion and unsubstantiated allegations

October 22, 2020 by Shipping Australia

Recent industrial action has presented considerable challenges to maintaining the efficiency and low costs of the supply chain. There are a number of adverse consequences including, unfortunately, campaigns of disinformation. Lingering effects of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: Charging, Congestion, Container shipping, Container terminal operators, Container terminals, Costs, Empties, Empty boxes, Empty containers, Free market, Free-market, Fuel, Industrial action, Industrial relations reform, Maritime Union of Australia, MUA, Mythbusting, Port Botany, Pricing, Research, Stevedores, Supply Chain, Sweeper, Sweepers, Sydney, Transparency, Transparent

Extreme container disruption continues in Sydney despite industrial cease fire

October 22, 2020 by Shipping Australia

Ocean shipping and the landside container supply chain in to and out of Sydney both remain extremely disrupted despite the cease fire between the union and stevedores. Industrial action from a few weeks ago is the root cause of the ongoing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: Botany Bay, Congestion, Container shipping, Container terminal operators, Container trades, DP World Australia, Empties, Empty containers, Industrial action, Marine fuel, NSW Ports, Patrick Terminals, Port Botany, protected industrial action, Stevedores

Disruption from waterfront industrial action just gets worse and worse

September 9, 2020 by Shipping Australia

Industrial action on the waterfront is causing increasing disruption to the movement of ships and the movement of vital goods upon which Australian families rely. At least two ship voyages have been greatly delayed at huge cost. A five day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Members Tagged With: Australian Federal Government, Congestion, Container terminal operators, Delays, Empty containers, Exporters, Governments, Importers, industrial relations, Maritime Union of Australia, MUA, protected industrial action, Stevedores

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