Category Archives: Ports

Ongoing issues with very limited timeslots at DP World Melbourne

We wish to inform our clients that there are ongoing delays at DP World Melbourne terminal and that you may be affected by any of the following issues for existing or future shipments: We are continuing to monitor the situation and will keep our clients updated of all developments and information that comes to light. […]

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OUR CLIENTS

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 […]

Harbour tug crew lockout may affect some upcoming shipments

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 […]

COVID-19 case at world’s largest port

Shipments could be disrupted due to reports of a new COVID-19 outbreak at the Meishan wharf at the Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, East China’s Zheijiang Province.  After an employee of the wharf tested positive, operations at the wharf were suspended on Wednesday, with tankers and container ships redirected to neighboring wharfs, resulting in longer […]

Singapore Port Congestion

The situation at the Port of Singapore is worsening with transhipment turnaround times of up to 6 weeks, a massive increase from the normal two-day turnaround.  There is congestion at the port with feeder vessels waiting for mainline vessel connections.  The mainline vessels coming in have been overbooked, severely holding up the containers for transhipment. […]

Escalating industrial action with congestion surcharges at Melbourne port

Industrial action has dramatically escalated at the Port of Melbourne with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) hitting the Victoria International Container Terminal’s (VICT) Webb Dock terminal with a series of stoppages that commenced early last week on Tuesday 16th, then 12 hours from 6 pm Friday 19th, and then a scheduled 3 x 12 […]

Trial of Massive Container Ships Begins as OOCL Seoul welcomed at Port of Melbourne

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 […]

Patrick Terminals: Infrastructure Surcharge and Ancillary Charges, effective 10 July 2017

From 10 July 2017, Patrick will introduce an infrastructure surcharge at the Sydney and Fremantle Terminals and well as increase the existing infrastructure surcharge at Melbourne and Brisbane. The surcharges take into account increasing rental, land tax and council rates that have not been able to be absorbed in the current market conditions and as […]