Explainer: container logistics, industrial woes, berthing delays and propaganda-busting

Pictured: “Catène de Containers”, a sculpture made from international shipping containers by artist Vincent Ganivet. Photo: DDZPhoto from Pixabay.

Shipping Australia welcomes the news that industrial relations woes may be over (well, for now, at least) at one of our major container terminals.

DPW Australia earlier this week informed the industry that it had finalised its Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, that its terminals are operating normally and without berthing delays.

That is great news,...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/explainer-container-logistics-industrial-woes-berthing-delays-and-myth-busting-propaganda/

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/

Domestic shippers should look to coastal shipping to ease road and rail freight bottlenecks

Coastal shipping could provide relief to the freight congestion caused by onerous and confusing state COVID testing and self-isolation rules.

Some container shipping lines already carry domestic freight between Australian capital cities on regular services at better-than-weekly frequency.

Shippers with regular shipping requirements already find it advantageous to look to the “blue highway” to move their cargoes between Australian States and to avoid the border road-blocks being imposed by...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/domestic-shippers-should-look-to-coastal-shipping-to-ease-road-and-rail-freight-bottlenecks/

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