Empty Container Parks

Happy Birthday Quay Shipping!

Quay Shipping, a full member of Shipping Australia, recently celebrated 15 years in business! Congratulations Quay!

The Brisbane-based company, which has offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, acts as agents for Pacific Forum Line and Sinotrans Container Line.

We sat down with the Founder and Managing Director, Darren Dumbleton, to find out more about Quay.

Can you tell us about the business of Quay Shipping?

Quay Shipping Australia is a full service container liner agency company....

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/happy-birthday-quay-shipping/

Examining empty: ECP study to get underway in Victoria

An Empty Container Park study will soon get in underway in Victoria. Government body Freight Victoria has engaged the consultancy NineSquared to carry out the study.

NineSquared carried out the NSW Empty Container Park Study.

Freight Victoria committed at a workshop in December 2020 to plan for the expansion of the Voluntary Performance Monitoring Framework Industry Workshop in parts of the Melbourne Container Supply Chain.

The State-based framework will include a set of performance indicators at...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/examining-empty-ecp-study-to-get-underway-in-victoria/

Explainer: why has the inventory of empty shipping containers built up in 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 measures to preserve safety. Empty container management is also becoming an issue elsewhere around Australia.

What is at the the heart of the problem?

COVID is at heart of the problem. Deprived of holidays, socialising with friends and nights out,...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/explainer-why-has-the-inventory-of-empty-shipping-containers-built-up-in-australia/

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

Graphic: a montage representing the concept of logistics; Credit Gert Altmann from Pixabay

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 positive then it heads downhill

The National Freight Strategy Annual Report notes that international ocean shipping has recovered quickly after experiencing a modest,...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/could-do-a-lot-better-first-annual-freight-chain-strategy-report/

Shipping Australia’s week in review

It’s been another busy week. The Shipping Australia Secretariat has carried out research, consulted with members, and has made submissions to politicians and government officials on a wide variety of matters.

Coronavirus consultations

Coronavirus related matters were, of course, very much on everyone’s agenda this last week. We have written to politicians urging the facilitation of seafarer crew changes and the Secretariat also took part in a national conference on the effects of coronavirus on...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australias-week-in-review/

NSW empty container park study – further work is needed

Pictured: boxes in a stack on a container hardstand. Credit: “Hin und wieder gibts mal was” from Pixabay

Shipping Australia notes the release of the NSW Empty Container Supply Chain Study.

One goal of the NSW Freight and Ports Plan 2018-2023, according to Transport for New South Wales is to improve the flow of empty containers into and out of Port Botany.

It is a worthy goal.

Unfortunately, although we understand that many, or all, of the empty container parks were contacted, only two empty...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/nsw-empty-container-park-study-further-work-is-needed/