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Explainer: why has the inventory of empty shipping containers built up in Australia?

January 15, 2021 by Shipping Australia

Unfortunately, right now, empty container parks and empty container holding spaces in New South Wales have become chock-a-block with empty boxes. Even port precincts have become extra-busy and port operator NSW Ports has quite rightly imposed control … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2020 newsflash, Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: COVID, Empty Container Logistics, Empty container management, Empty Container Parks, Empty containers, Landside logistics, Landside transport, Landside transport operators, Late container hire, Pandemic, Trucking companies

Inability to move boxes is the major reason for global container shortage

December 23, 2020 by Shipping Australia

Maritime analysts at internationally respected consultancy, Drewry, have shown that the global shortage of container equipment is caused by difficulties in empty container repositioning. The global ocean-borne container equipment fleet is expected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Covid-19, Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: Container shipping, Containers, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Empty container management, Empty containers

Could do a lot better: first annual freight chain strategy report

November 27, 2020 by Shipping Australia

Earlier this month, the Infrastructure and Transport Ministers released the first annual progress report for the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy. From an ocean-shipping perspective, it's a bit of a disappointing read. Initial remarks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: Annual Report, Aviation, coastal shipping, Empty container management, Empty Container Parks, Empty containers, National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy, Pricing, Shipping

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

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