News / Carriers 'more aggressive' over 'unfair' container detention in Australia

Shipping lines calling at Australia are becoming “more aggressive” over container detention, adding to supply chain costs from landside congestion and rising port fees.

According to the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA), there has been little improvement to the country’s container logistics congestion this year.

The CTAA said: “For the past few years, and again currently, the landside sector is facing chronic gate-in and overall capacity constraints at some empty-container parks (ECPs) in some ports, notably Melbourne and Sydney, and Brisbane has ...