News / Australia’s crisis-hit shipping industry now providing a 'third-world' service

Australia’s shipping industry is in “disarray”,  according to angry forwarders and transport operators.

They claim Sydney’s Port Botany is providing a “third-world” service, while importers are being “held to ransom” by shipping line surcharges.

The crisis in Australian docks escalated this week with more industrial action planned for Brisbane, crammed storage areas for empty containers closing and work stoppages in Sydney have combined with bad weather, both local and typhoons in Asia, leading to lengthy delays and rising costs for importers.

Paul Zalai, director of the Freight ...