Despite signs of a rapprochement between docker unions and container terminal employers in the port of Sydney, shippers have been warned to expect continuing congestion in container supply chains.
And some carriers are refusing bookings for shipments to the port.
Yesterday, Maersk announced a temporary suspension on Sydney bookings, likely to last until the end of the month.
It said: “To remove uncertainty for our customers’ supply chain and to assist handling of …
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Port operations resumed unhindered at DP World’s Sydney terminal over the weekend, after the Maritime Union of Australia agreed to halt its industrial action.
However, liner body Shipping Australia warned that shippers and freight forwarders could still expect substantial disruption to container supply chains.
It said: “The union has given a written undertaking to the Fair Work Commission that no further notice of industrial action at Port Botany will be given before …
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