Australia’s freight associations have called for a ‘FMC-style’ federal regulator to oversee foreign-owned shipping lines and their “overseas masters”. The Freight & Trade Alliance (F&TA) and Australian Peak Shippers Association say serious disruption to international supply chains is jeopardising access to markets for importers and exporters. F&TA director Paul Zalai said: “Market forces...
Transport operators in Australia have warned of a coming “bloodbath” over spiralling fees levied by the country’s stevedores. In addition to rapidly escalating terminal access fees, previously known as infrastructure surcharges, a newly created “long-vehicle fee” by Patrick Terminals has been slammed as “a tax on productivity”. Introduced at Patrick’s Sydney and Brisbane...
