COMMENT: Congestion and other charges choking trade at Port Botany
IT SEEMS counterintuitive but even as Australia struggles out of recession and pandemic, a number of lines have determined that the state of services through Port Botany require...
OPINION: Disruption from waterfront industrial action just getting worse
INDUSTRIAL action on the waterfront is causing increasing disruption to the movement of ships and the movement of vital goods upon which Australian families rely. At least two...
OPINION: Wharfies continue to deliver productivity improvements
SHIPPING Australia’s absurd, evidence-free claims about waterfront bargaining are just their latest hysterical and destructive attempt to exploit COVID anxiety in the community...
OPINION: The impacts of COVID-19 on express freight
FedEx Express Australasia vice president, Peter Langley, speaks with Daily Cargo News about the challenges of logistics during global pandemic The challenges the logistics...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Waterfront in a vicious circle
I WRITE in relation to the ongoing debate regarding the variously labelled waterfront charges levied on road transport operators and hence on the whole supply chain. There was a...
COMMENT: Commonwealth moves to rein in agreements
THE AUSTRALIAN Commonwealth Constitution has an interesting history including its development through a series of Constitutional Conventions between representative of state...
OPINION: The shady world of international shipping exposed
AN ENVIRONMENTAL disaster has been unfolding on the idyllic Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, caused by apparent negligence on board the MV Wakashio. The empty bulk carrier ran...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Transport companies have no control over choice of stevedore
HAVING read the article by Shipping Australia and understand that certain charges may apply for Terminal/Wharf Access, what is controversial in article is: Comparison with road...
OPINION: Terminal access charges – who should pay?
INTERNATIONAL containerised freight transport is a highly competitive business that has been undergoing a decades-long technology and process-driven evolution. International ocean...
OPINION: Strategies to keep cash flow up when you need equipment
SOME of the biggest capital outlays we face in the cargo and logistics industry is updating or getting new equipment. With hygiene and biosecurity becoming a high priority due to...
COMMENTARY: Stevedore industrial relations landscape - what of the future?
IN RECENT days, several CTAA Alliance companies have asked when the current protected industrial actions at DP World terminals across Australia might end, and what is the possible...
COMMENT: Ruby Princess class action analysed
A CLASS action was recently commenced in the Federal Court of Australia on 23 July 2020 against Carnival Plc and Princess Cruise Lines Ltd, arising out of the outbreak of...
OPINION: Transforming retail stores into online micro fulfilment centres is not a simple fix
AT THE height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, we saw physical retail stores, except for those experiencing panic buying, become collateral damage. As people stayed in their...
OPINION: Does big ship size really matter?
WHAT does a 10,600-TEU container ship look like? The recent visit of m/v CMA CGM Ural was received with much fanfare by port bosses as the largest container ship ever to call at...
COMMENT: What to invest in now, to give your business a competitive edge
WHILE investing in your business during a pandemic may not sound very appealing amid cash flow issues, and late payments strains – channelling resources into getting ahead now...
