Wider shipment visibility in ports could be the answer to congestion
Shipment details provided to two of the world’s three largest economies could be the answer ...
By Sam Whelan
Exasperated container depot operators in Australia have called on shipping lines to offer “more realistic” free storage.
Based near Sydney’s Port Botany, Price & Speed demands carriers respond to the “industry-wide” problem of insufficient free time, given the current market conditions of surging volumes and congestion.
Owner Kevin Malouf said: “The world is rapidly changing, and when multiple ships arrive at port, cargo volumes being processed at our depot are exasperated.”
He explained that Price & Speed had been running double-shifts, seven days ...
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Steven Reeve
March 29, 2022 at 1:02 amI’ll have whatever Jim Wilson is on!
That comment shows he represents an organisation that is so out of touch with the rest of Australia