Clarke Global Logistics has been informed of impending industrial action at DP World Australian terminals by the Maritime Union of Australia division of the CFMMEU (Construction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union), commencing on the following dates: Brisbane: 07/10/2023 to 13/10/2023 Sydney: 07/10/2023 to 13/10/2023 Melbourne: 08/10/2023 to 21/10/2023 Fremantle: 06/10/2023 to 08/10/2023 We expect […]
As a result of ongoing industrial action during a protracted negotiation of the enterprise agreement between maritime unions and Svitzer – a Danish owned operator of tug boats in Australia – Svitzer has announced an indefinite lock-out of all their crews from 12.00 pm this Friday. By doing this, it has been reported that Svitzer […]
At 325 metres long, weighing over 105,000 tonnes and with the capacity to carry over 8,000 containers at a time, the OOCL Seoul is the largest freight ship ever to arrive at Port of Melbourne. Guided by 3 tug boats, it churned up a fair amount of sediment as it turned to position itself beside […]
On the 19th September, the Victorian Government announced that Lonsdale Consortium was the successful purchaser of the 50 year old lease to operate Australia’s largest container and cargo port, the Port of Melbourne. Worth $9.7 billion, the higher than expected lease proceeds will go to the Victorian Transport Fund to support important transport projects such […]
In a wide-ranging speech at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia in Brisbane recently, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman, Rod Sims, commented on the contents of the recent Harper report and then spoke against the anti-competitive impact of recent privatisations. Mr Sims outlined “concerns” about how governments sold “significant” assets without “appropriate” […]
“Congestion is forecast to cost the Victorian economy $6bn annually by 2020 unless we take steps to address it,” Mr Donnellan stated, adding that there is a need to “ensure that responsibility for a whole-of-government approach is assigned to a single agency”. Due to both Patrick and DP World indicating that there is potential to […]
Mr John Mullen, head of Asciano, has declared that if the rent increases announced by the Port of Melbourne Corporation are to go ahead, Asciano will seek to “shrink our port footprint and move all of our non-container terminal activity inland”. He was speaking at the recent Australian Logistics Council Forum in Melbourne. Mr Mullen […]
A series of cargo and throughput-related forecasts have been released by the State and Commonwealth authorities for the period to 2032/33. For Sydney, the volume of full containerised exports is projected to increase to 869,000 teu by 2033. Growth in full containerised exports is forecast at 3.4% a year until 2033, which is lower than […]
DPW has ceased activities from 06:00 on Thursday 11/12 and is expected to recommence at 15:00 on Friday 12/12 In the event that the stoppage continues, container deliveries and empty collections may be affected. Please ensure your paperwork is provided and containers are clear for collection ASAP.
Victoria’s government has confirmed that the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) subsidiary MIRRAT has won the contract to develop and operate Melbourne’s new Webb Dock West automotive terminal. MIRRAT – Melbourne International Ro-Ro Automotive Terminal – is part of the WWL Terminal Holdings group, which operates 14 ro-ro/vehicle facilities worldwide. The decision had effectively been leaked […]
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