Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFVs) have been granted increased access to Victoria’s road network. Terry Mulder (Transport Minister) has stated that HPFVs could travel from Port Melbourne through West Gate to Princes Highway west to Geelong on sectors of the Western, Calder and Hume Freeways and sectors of the Westernport and Princes Highways. [...]
Please find below an abridged version of correspondence received from Zaman Sagar – Managing Director of Concord Express. Dear all concerned, With deep regret I wish to inform you that all garment industries in Bangladesh will be closed for the next two days Saturday, 27th April and Sunday 28th April 2013 in order to ease [...]
DP World Melbourne has been operating on a new Terminal Operating System, Navis Sparcs SN4 for the last four weeks. Delays have been experienced at both West Swanson Terminals: West Swanson Intermodal Terminal (WSIT) WSIT has been experiencing delays arising from the booking and manifesting of containers by carriers. As a result only 50% [...]
On 2nd April 2013, the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) released the downward trending container trade figures for February 2013. Decreases were recorded for 2 out of the 5 measured indicators. The positive indicators demonstrating an increase were, full overseas container imports (4.5%), full overseas container exports (0.5%) and empty overseas container imports (15.3%). [...]
On 5 Feb 2013, the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) released the disappointing container trade figures for December 2012. Decreases were recorded for 4 out of the 5 measured indicators. The only indicator to demonstrate an increase, full overseas container exports, did so by only 0.8% but this is down 0.1% on a year to [...]
Further to the advice of a side loader levy being introduced on 1st Feb 2013 by DP World, we wish to advise that Sydney Ports has alerted us that Patrick stevedores will also be introducing a fee. DP World and Patrick applied to Sydney Ports (SPC) to introduce side loader levies. Additional costs incurred due [...]
We have been advised by DP World Port Botany, of the following: Issue: IMPORTANT INFORMATION – SIDELOADER SURCHARGE Short Description: ATTENTION CARRIERS DP World Port Botany wish to advise all carriers that effective 1st February 2013 the sideloader surcharge of $54 + GST will be introduced and applicable per sideloader for import container lifts. [...]
On 15/01/13, we were advised by the CEO of PoMC that for the period 1 July – 31 Dec 2012, $36.5 million was recovered in PLF representing 95% of the total estimated amount. Trade growth has slowed in the eastern states, resulting in container trade figures lower than for the same time last year. This [...]
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Maersk Line would like to advise all of our Australian customers of the port closures and container detention free time days applicable for this festive season. National port closures are currently scheduled as follows: Christmas Eve 24th December – Work will cease at the end of dayshift 24th Christmas Day 25th December – No work [...]
