| | Current Issues. Let's not talk about the weather... High swells, strong winds, horizontal rain and port closures in Sydney and Brisbane over the weekend caused havoc to our shipping schedules. High winds are still dominating the Tasman sea, so we need to remain vigilant. | | Fremantle The APL England came alongside this afternoon and will be changing berths with the Rotterdam Bridge overnight. Both vessel are arriving late, but will have maximum resources deployed to assist with the schedule recovery. The road was quiet today with low slot pick up on WA day. The Truck Turnaround Time was 12 mins, while the average Container Turn Time was 8 mins on dayshift. | | Melbourne Good crane productivity and yard management saw the terminal handle high volume while maintaining individual crane productivity. All vessels coming into Melbourne this week are affected by the weather and are running late on their schedule. Please check the DP World portal for the latest arrival and departure times. The average Truck Turnaround Time on dayshift was 32 mins, while the average Container Turn Time was 18 mins. | | Sydney The weather over the weekend caused the terminal to close for nearly 36 hours. Fortunately the OOCL Shanghai provided a great crane split and is recovering some of her delay by working with 5 cranes now that the weather has subsided. DP World's Port Botany Terminal will be busy this week, with vessels back "on window" from Wednesday onwards.
The average Truck Turnaround Time for dayshift was 28 mins, while the average Container Turn Time was 17 mins.
| | Brisbane | | | | Brisbane didn't have the typical Queensland weather that we all dream of this weekend either. Heavy rain and strong winds delayed arrival and departures and caused the terminal to stand by with sirens blowing more often than not. The weather is slowly improving, with the JPO Tucana sailing 10hrs late tonight. The Xin Quan Zhou will be back on window tonight. Next weekend will still see a "second wave" in Brisbane as late departures out of Sydney are expected to cause some bunching. The average Truck Turnaround Time on dayshift was 41 mins while the average Container Turnaround Time was 23 mins. | | | |