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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PORT OPERATIONS TASK FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2014
1. Agenda and Minutes 2. Report from Fremantle Ports 3. Presentation - Qube Tydeman Slot Availability 4. Presentation - Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas Port Logistics
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PORT OPERATIONS TASK FORCE
AGENDA AND MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 2014
Date: 4th September 2014 Time: 08:00 - 10:00 Location: Fremantle Ports
Chairperson: John Park Executive Officer: Sophie Gillespie Next Meeting: 2nd October 2014
AGENDA SPEAKER
1 WELCOME/OPENING COMMENTS/APOLOGIES John Park
2 CONFIRMATION OF AUGUST MINUTES John Park
3 PRESENTATION
Logistics developments - Singapore Michael Pal
4 TRADE STATISTICS OVERVIEW Sophie Gillespie
5 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
ALL Container Terminals
WARTA
Transport operator
Freight forwarder
Empty Container Parks
Australian Border Force (Customs)
Main Roads WA
6 ROUS HEAD PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCIES AND LOCKDOWNS Paul Bond
7 CURRENT OPERATIONAL ISSUES
Chain of Responsibility – current position
Patrick revised billing procedure
Availability of ContainerChain notifications
Michael Pal
8 PEAK SEASON UPDATE John Park
9 PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM UPDATE Michael Pal
10 PORT REPORTS Michael Pal
Jennifer Hall
11 GENERAL BUSINESS ALL
12 FUTURE SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Incident Management Plan/MOU
Inner Harbour vessel modelling
Truck survey
Main Roads/FP
Allan Gray
Fiona Callander
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MINUTES Action
1 WELCOME/OPENING COMMENTS/APOLOGIES
Attendance and apologies - see table below
2 CONFIRMATION OF AUGUST MINUTES
No issues with August minutes
3 PRESENTATION - LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE
Michael Pal presented his observations from a recent visit to Singapore -
presentation attached.
The main areas of interest included automation, innovative use of restricted land
areas (e.g. trailer stacking, multi-story warehousing, roof-top empty container
parks)
4 TRADE STATISTICS OVERVIEW
See Fremantle Ports Port Report for detailed statistics.
Total trade is up approximately 8% compared to the same period of the previous
year, with continued strong growth in full exports however a slight decrease in full
imports.
Fremantle Ports Trade & Business Department has been working with shipping
lines to investigate peak season projections. Early estimates are indicating a 5%
increase in trade over the peak season (compared to current levels)
5 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
All attendees to nominate a deputy from their company to ensure appropriate
stakeholder representation each month
Patrick Terminal - Volumes have increased 45% compared to the same period last
year with similar TTT's being recorded. Questions arose around how Patrick were
managing such significant volumes with little impact on servicing times - reported
that improved processes and better management of resources has enable this.
Tagged runs are reportedly going well, however more companies to participate in
tagged runs are being sought/ Pleasing to note a number of mid range operators
utilising the service. It was noted that operators do not need to use tagging to
access the terminal at night as slots are available 24 hours however are limited at
night due to high number of tagged runs. Tagged runs occur 5 nights a week
(Sunday to Thursday) and will continue throughout peak season.
WARTA - Fremantle Carriers Group working with Fremantle Ports to determine
what issues/actions from the TPS can be taken on and progressed by the group.
Also working with Qube to work through reported issues at Tydeman. Qube to
attend the next Carrier Group meeting to explain what is happening from their
side. More operators are becoming members of WARTA since the inception of the
Sophie Gillespie to
email all requesting
deputy contact
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carriers group, interested to be interested and learn about what is happening at
the port.
Qube - Tydeman is holding more stock compared to other parks at the moment,
once trucks are in the queue they are unable to get out which contributes to
congestion. Investigating the utilisation of Tydeman. Strong growth in exports is
leading to a natural balancing of stock levels (export containers being utilised in
WA and not needing to be repositioned).
Fremantle Ports has also had discussions with Qube ECP management. Qube have
noted a number of initiatives to assist vehicles flows at Tydeman.
Qube currently looking at statistics and targeting operators who arrive early which
is currently causing the issues. Focussing on carriers who book greater than 10
notifications a week and arrive early more than 20% of the time. Sending
communications to these carriers. If no improvement is seen will need to take
further action.
Questions around whether on-port (or close) operators could be notified if parks
are quiet - Qube responded that although that may benefit on-port operators it is
difficult to anticipate when other trucks will start showing up. Qube reiterated that
they are more than happy to work with carriers to handle different containers at
Central during the extended hours. It was noted that just because there appears to
be no trucks inside a park does not automatically mean that the park is able to
handle trucks - may be internal issues.
Area C has been handed over to Qube this week with works started. Will not be
operational prior to Christmas.
Customs - Shaun Senior was welcomed as the new representative from Customs.
Revised Customs structure from 1st July 2015 - becoming Australian Border Force.
Will be no change to operations of CEF (Container Examination Facility) however
all policy will come through the new department. Uniform change will also come
into force when new department is formed.
The focus of the CEF is to maintain continuity of operations while the changes
occur. Meetings have been occurring with main transport partners as part of an
improved communication and proactive approach. CEF has targets for next 12
months which will not increase during peak season.
Freight forwarder - Reported that volumes are beginning to increase as peak
season approaches. Volumes were up in August and bookings for the next few
months are increasing - looking at a 20-30% increase over peak season. It was
noted that this may be due to the trend in importers not holding stock and
ordering just in time.
Issues have arisen with berthing delays (30 hours) occurring in Singapore before
arriving in Fremantle, which is causing delays down the chain. Reportedly set to
continue for the next month.
No issues have been occurring in relation to border controls, if delays occurring
(due to customs not operating on the weekends) shipping lines have been
extremely understanding in granting extensions.
John Park to
discuss Singapore
delays with
shipping lines
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Transport - Everything operating well with volumes steady.
Rail - Trains have not been running for the last 3 weeks due to damage to the
bridge. Confirmed that trains will start running again on 5th September. All
containers were able to be transported by road however commencement of train
services will help to reduce truck movements at North Quay.
6 ROUS HEAD PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCIES AND LOCKDOWNS
Update to be given at next meeting
7 CURRENT OPERATIONAL ISSUES
Chain of Responsibility - Further delay to implementation of CoR due to delays in
finalising the regulations. Work to set up the required systems is also required
before implementation can occur. See more detail in the Fremantle Ports Port
Report.
Patrick revised billing procedure - It was explained that the previous system in
which no shows were contested (through 1-stop) would now be through a
dedicated email address ([email protected]). There will be no change to the
no show policy and will be considered by Patrick as per normal the process.
There were some concerns about the notification given prior to the introduction of
the changes (2 working days) and the consultation. Patrick explained that there
were plans for this to be notified to the Port Operations Task Force a number of
months ago. There are questions whether this is the appropriate forum to obtain
industry wide consultation, as opposed to providing advanced notice of intentions
with an acceptable period for operators to respond through avenues such as 1-
stop.
Availability of ContainerChain notifications - issues with notification availability at
Tydeman. Notifications booked out on the day but only a few booked for the next
day, notable difference with planning ahead in parks compared to terminals. A
focus for peak season will be around planning ahead with booking notifications at
parks. Transport operators are very much use to organising their operations to
plan a day ahead with the container terminals. It is accepted that empty
containers, relying, on the import side, more on the vagaries associated with
importers making the containers available on time, are more difficult to plan in
advance, but the graphic presented at the meeting showed that there are ample
slots available if transport operators can plan their operations in advance.
Will benefit the chain if each element has a better understanding of the others.
E.g. transport understanding Qube processes and what is driving them. Patricks
has been a good example with improved communication, however need to ensure
that this communication and notice to industry continues.
8 PEAK SEASON UPDATE
Article to be placed in WA Transport Magazine, main focus this year being on early
discussions and planning and extending hours of operation throughout the chain.
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Custom Broker and Freight Forwarder session to be held at FP on 10th September
which will include briefing on peak season and the materials developed by the
Importer Working Group.
Other actions can be found in the Fremantle Port report.
9 PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM UPDATE
ContainerChain started up in Singapore with sharing of information becoming
more simply. Technology advances such as automatic processing of trucks,
radiation checks, weighing of containers, auto gates into parks etc will all link into
a PCS. With ContainerChain making these advances in other countries, it is a good
opportunity to facilitate discussion between them, 1-Stop, Customs and other key
parties and IT service providers in the chain.
PCS Study - a brochure highlighting the benefits of a PCS locally has been drafted
and will be finalised in the coming weeks.
It is vital to have the commitment of regulatory agencies such as customs. Have
obtained names of who to speak to in Canberra, and will progress this to get
support which will have major influence on other supply chain participants in using
such a system. Support from regulatory agencies may mean that it becomes a
national focus. It was discussed that WA will be a good place to start as
ContainerChain & 1-Stop provide coverage of all the ECPs and all the terminals,
unlike the Eastern States which have new operators which are not using 1-Stop.
10 PORT REPORTS
See attached
Tydeman Road & Napier Road - unidentified cables owned by PTA has caused
delays due to approvals required. Upgrades will require some road closures (7pm
on Sat in about approx. 4 weeks time until 5am on the Monday). Right turn in and
right turn out of Tydeman road will not be possible for part of this time (7pm Sat -
6am Sun and 3pm Sun - 5am Mon). Bulk run activity will not be possible on the
Saturday and Sunday night. Sunday R&D will continue (and Sat) and will be
unaffected due to contraflow being in place to allow normal operations during
Patrick’s Sunday R&D.
Speed cameras at NQ have been installed for safety. They are to make operators
aware that their trucks may be speeding but will not be used as enforcement. The
carriers who have been notified of a possible issue have responded positively.
11 GENERAL BUSINESS
It was raised that importers/freight forwarders need to be aware that if a
container has a hold on it and they don't make their transport operator aware of it
they will get a charge for no shows. Patrick explained that the e-net website
displays all holds etc.
This is particularly important for stack runs which are book before the vessel
arrives and for slots after 8pm as other slots are available during this time which
John Park to put
out communication
to freight
forwarders re
container holds
and pre advice to
transport
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makes it unlikely that slots returned into the system will be picked up by others. If
a hold is put on after bookings are made transport operators are not charged but if
the hold is on the container beforehand they will be.
ATTENDEES
Adam Williams Superscoop Transport
Bob Hancock Container Cargo Specialists
Darren Byrne Qube Logistics
Darrin Smith Intermodal Link Services
Elizabeth Schultink Cristal Pigment Australia
Geoff Hack EES Shipping
Haydn Hampel WA Road Transport Association
James Sumpton Patrick Terminals
John Elson Department of Agriculture
John Kelderman Chamber of Commerce & Industry of WA
John Park Customs Brokers & Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA)
John Ward AWH
Lyn Gill Fremantle Ports
Michael Pal Fremantle Ports
Michelle Awhitu Rosslyn Hill Mining
Scott North Freight Mart International
Shaun Senior Customs
Sophie Gillespie Fremantle Ports
Steve Perkusich Transport Workers Union WA
APOLOGIES
Daniel DiStasio Cristal Pigment
Daniel Lanza Toll Intermodal
Doug Brindal Fremantle Ports
Duncan Walker DP World Graeme Wilson Indian Ocean Shipping Agencies (IOSA) Jennifer Hall Fremantle Ports
Mark Brownell Freight and Logistics Council
Ray U'Chong Jayde Transport
WA Port Operations Task Force: Report from Fremantle Ports Meeting Date: 4th September 2014
1. Key Points of Note Trade was up in August compared to the previous year with significant export growth
Continuing strong results for rail market share
Truck Productivity Study - implementation plan under development
Peak Season Planning continues
Napier/Tydeman Road works delayed
Versacold building demolished
Bulk Run Impact Review kick off meeting successful
2. Trade Statistics (Updated) Results for July 2014 show container trade being 20.9% higher than the same period of the PY
(52,074 TEU) - a strong start to the 2014/15 financial year. Loaded exports were over 30% higher
than the same period of the PY. Loaded imports were significantly up by almost 15% on the
same period of the PY.
Estimates for August 2014 indicate that total trade is up 8.2% for the same period of the PY
(60,710 TEU). Loaded exports again continue strong growth with an increase of 27.7% compared
to the same period of the PY. Loaded imports are slightly lower (1.7%) than the same period of
the PY, as are empty exports.
July 2014 TEU Variance to 2013 YTD Variance to FY13/14
Total 62,941 +20.9% +20.9%
Loaded Imports 30,805 +14.9% +14.9%
Loaded Exports 18,325 +33.2% +33.2%
Empty Exports 11,131 +12.8% +12.8%
August 2014 TEU Variance to 2013 YTD Variance to FY13/14
Total 65,710 +8.2% +14.1%
Loaded Imports 30,483 -1.7% +6.0%
Loaded Exports 20,215 +27.7% +30.2%
Empty Exports 12,595 -2.8% +3.9%
Graphs comparing the 2014 calendar year against previous years are shown below:
3. Rail Market Share Rail share for the 2013/14 FY was 14.2%, 0.5% higher than the FY 12/13 result of 13.7%.
Rail recorded continued strong volumes for July 2014, sitting at 15% share of total trade,
marginally down from 15.8% in June. Looking at TEU volume however, rail recorded the second
highest result in history, achieving 9,421 TEU. August statistics are not yet available.
4. Truck Productivity Study (TPS)
The Truck Productivity Study steering group have met to discuss the implementation plan for
the TPS Strategy and actions, and a proposal is currently under development. Establishment
of specific working groups may be required and the Task Force and WARTA’s Port Carriers
Working Group will be involved in the development of this work program.
The Steering Group discussed the value in developing regular industry forums to discuss
progress of the actions and encourage the ongoing positive involvement of industry in this
type of work. Forums on a bi-annual or more frequent basis are being considered.
An industry brochure summarising the outcomes of the recent Industry Forum held on the
17th July at the Esplanade Hotel was distributed, and is available along with the full TPS
report on the Fremantle Ports website:
http://www.fremantleports.com.au/Operations/Landside/Pages/Container-Movement-
Study.aspx
5. Projects & Studies
i. Importer Working Group
The September 2014 edition of the Importer Newsletter has recently been distributed and is
also available on the Fremantle Ports website. Items included Peak Season Planning
activities, the CBFCA state conference, Chain of Responsibility implications for importers, an
importer case study on the importance of managing communication and planning activities,
and an invitation to an Customs Broker and Freight Forwarder Information Session being
held on the 10th September at the Fremantle Ports offices.
The Information Session will include the latest information on recent port developments,
Importer Working Group activities, challenges facing the import container supply chain,
importer engagement and education, the TPS, peak season planning and Chain of
Responsibility. Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders are encouraged to attend to get an
understanding of the type of work the Port is doing with importers. To register for the
session, contact [email protected].
ii. Peak Season Working Group
An engaged group determined a number of actions to prepare for the peak:
The recent press release has been distributed through a number of channels and
taken up in at least one media outlet;
Work will continue on developing “opinion pieces” to distribute particularly to on-
line publishers for distribution. It being felt that these are more likely to get take up
and draw a reaction;
Consideration of strategically placed paid info-ads in key journals to spark
awareness;
Contacting transport operators to identify, from their perspective, customers who
are physically able to allow after hours access to sites but who have not done so;
Promote “tagged”/stack runs; among other items.
iii. Port Community Systems (PCS)
The draft of the PCS communication document is being finalised by the Chamber of
Commerce and will be available shortly.
iv. Tydeman / Napier Road Intersection (Teardrop)
Unidentified cables, requiring movement, have resulted in further delays to the completion
of the traffic light works.
The next step, following completion of the works, will be to finalise the criteria to assess the
successful proponents.
v. Speed Assessments
The camera has been installed. Vehicles are being photographed. The Port is commencing
its “advisory” role (indications of possible infractions) in a staged manner. It is intended to
move the camera to a North Quay location in the near future, following cessation of the
works at Tydeman Road.
6. Compliance and Enforcement (Chain of Responsibility) The introduction of C&E has been postponed to likely Q2 2015. The reasons given have been
the significant amount of work still required on finalising the required regulations and finalising
how these related to likely required infringements for non-compliance.
Each draft of the regulations faces a series of questions, which requiring answering and
resolution prior to the next draft. The regulations are currently up to the third draft. The
finalisation of this draft of the regulations is expected shortly. It is expected to be one of the
final drafts.
It then takes time for the various authorities to adapt their systems (IT, etc.) to administrate the
new regulations. They also want to provide industry with some time to adjust to the new
requirements once the regulations are finalised.
7. Empty Container Parks: ECP stocks and capacity utilisation
Container Parks’ stocks, as recorded on the 15th of each month, are shown in the table below.
Overall stocks are at 72.5%, down from 81% in July 2014.
Logistics Branch Fremantle Ports September 2014
Qube Tydeman 9.30 am Wednesday
Slots nearly full till 12:00
Only four slots planned ahead for next day
Areas of Interest – August 2014
Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas Port Logistics
Tanjung Pelepas
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Maersk left Singapore, as PSA would not agree to their terms
Nearly 9 million (virtually all transshipment) now done in Malaysia
across causway
5 kilometres of quaylength
Warehousing and ECPs in the sky
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Warehouses the equivalent of 13 stories high, containing six floors of
warehouses
Trucks drive in using ramp system
ECP located on roof = 15 high for a total of 15000 TEU storage
Gantry cranes located on beams to access containers and load trucks
Warehousing and ECPs in the sky
05/09/2014
Warehouses the equivalent of 13 stories high, containing up to six floors of
warehouses
Trucks drive in using ramp system
Empty Trailer Storage
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No issues with trailer storage
Trailers stored in racks – ten trailers stored in the space taken normally by one
Modified forklift attaches to trailers and turns them when required
Total time taken to remove/place trailer = 2 minutes
Singapore Terminal Developments
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Pasir Panjang Terminals 3&4 = $3.5billion investment
15 new berths – total of 6000 metres of quay – take PSA up to 50M TEU
Goal is for full automation = likely AGV and ASCs/Unmanned Rail Mounted
Gantries on reclaimed area
Terminal Automation Possibilities
Terex Gottwald Port Equipment
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and
Auto Stacking Cranes (ASC)
(Terex Gottwald Advanced Port Technology Presentation 2014.mp4)
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Terminal Automation Possibilities
Terex Gottwald Port Equipment
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and
Auto Stacking Cranes (ASC)
(Terex Gottwald Advanced Port Technology Presentation 2014.mp4)
05/09/2014 9
Back Home!
The new 40m, multi-platform, fully-automated weighbridge is being installed
Completion expected approx end of the month