CTAA - NSW Empty Container Working Group Update

Source: CTAA

NSW Empty Container Working Group Update CTAA has long advocated for all parties in the container logistics chain to address inefficiencies in empty container management processes across Australia to improve productivity & reduce supply chain costs. In NSW, we have worked closely with Transport for NSW, NSW Ports, industry participants and other freight bodies to: Contribute to the NSW Empty Container Management Supply Chain Study (May 2020) which identified that the inefficiencies in the NSW empty container supply chain result in an estimated additional cost of $49 million per year, with the potential to rise to over $100 million if not addressed; and   Participate in the newly formed NSW Empty Container Working Group, chaired by Transport for NSW (TfNSW), and established to facilitate industry implementing measures to address the recommendations in the Study. TfNSW has now issued an update on the progress being made by the NSW Empty Container Working Group, which has met six times since July 2020.  The update can be accessed: HERE The Working Group has focused on sharing information on issues, developing performance measures and identifying opportunities for immediate improvements to the supply chain. Data sharing and reporting protocols have been established, with early action targeted towards increasing the provision of electronic information in empty container park booking systems and monitoring empty container redirections to reduce administrative burden for transport operators. In response to the recent severe congestion in Port Botany, including empty container park capacity constraints, the Working Group is separately looking at short term initiatives that may take pressure off the system, such as increasing empty container stacking heights at existing facilities, options for additional storage capacity and encouraging regional NSW exporters to take empty container stock earlier than normal. Performance Indicators: The Working Group has made good progress in developing and agreeing on a set of performance indicators that can be analysed to identify possible measures to improve the empty container management practices. Information regarding these draft performance indicators can be downloaded: HERE Application in Other Ports: CTAA is of the view that the empty container performance indicators being developed in NSW have equal application potential in the other capital city container port supply chains in Australia. CTAA's advocacy on this currently extends to: Victoria: Discussions with the Minister for Ports & Freight, Melissa Horne, her advisers and Freight Victoria (Victorian Department of Transport) for inclusion in the Voluntary Port of Melbourne Performance Model (VPPM);   Queensland: Discussion with CTAA alliance companies and others regarding the voluntary implementation of these indicators to measure empty container management performance in the Port of Brisbane. Following the QLD election on 31 October, CTAA will approach the new QLD Government and Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd about collaborative efforts to adopt these measures.

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