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Port Of Melbourne Landside Disruptions Continue

Major container landside logistics disruptions continue in the Port of Melbourne this week due to port protests, road construction delays and container terminal IT systems outages. The negative landside performance…

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FTA 77G Depot Forums

CTAA Alliance companies and contacts are invited to attend the FTA Section 77G Depot Forums being held in May & June 2024 in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne & Brisbane. Senior officers…

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Patrick Melbourne PortRail And CargoLink – MSIC And Access Card Mandate

Patrick has advised that from 4th March 2024 a valid Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) and OneStop access swipe card will be required by all truck drivers to access the…

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DP World Brisbane Industrial Dispute – Landside Delays

Container landside logistics through DP World’s Brisbane Terminal continues to be severely interrupted by the latest industrial disruption between DP World and the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) impacting on the…

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Container Transporters Urge Appreciation Of Continued Port Delays

Container transport operators across Australia are urging their customers to fully appreciate operational realities as container logistics chains in every capital city container port in Australia try to recover from…

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Matchbox / CTAA Brisbane Insights Briefing & Networking

Join Matchbox Exchange and CTAA in Brisbane for a free insights briefing on Matchbox’s innovative digital platform that creates value & reduces costs for the container transport & freight logistics industry – 21 February 2024.

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DP World Industrial Dispute – National Agreement Reached

DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have reached in-principle agreement on the clauses for a new four-year Enterprise Agreement (EA).  “Part A” deals with the national issues, while…

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DP World Industrial Action – Update #24

The MUA has notified DP World of additional Protected Industrial Action (PIA) at each of its terminals through to 3 February 2024. Read More

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Protesters block VICT at Webb Dock – Update #2

On the evening of Monday, 22 Jan, a large police contingent clashed with protesters who have been blocking access to Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at Webb Dock for four…

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Protest blocks VICT

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at Webb Dock in the Port of Melbourne has remained closed since Friday evening, 19 January 2024, as protesters block the Terminal entry gates. This…

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