Propaganda dissection: this is how shipper claims about Terminal Access Charges are flawed

Pictured: cash, money, dollars. Photo credit: 3D Animation Production Company via Pixabay.

Shipper arguments that shipping lines should pay for trucks to come into a container terminal are fundamentally flawed. Find out how, and why…

What is a customer?

The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of a “customer” is “one that buys a commodity or service”. To “buy” means to acquire possession of, or the rights to use, goods or services in return for the payment of money.

What is a terminal access...

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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,...

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