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Stevedore Patrick has been told to improve truck turnaround times or face government regulation |
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| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Stevedore Patrick has been told to improve truck turnaround times or face government regulation, following lengthy delays at Port Botany.
Truck drivers were forced to wait up to five hours to pick up containers from Patricks, resulting in long queues along local public roads.
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NSW ports minister Joe Tripodi says the truck queues at Port Botany underline the need for the reforms announced last year which are now in the process of being implemented.
Amendments to NSW Ports legislation were introduced in November last year following a comprehensive review of Port Botany by the state regulator IPART.
The reforms which will improve port efficiency and performance include:
• Off-Peak Incentive pricing system for truck allocation at ports;
• Performance standards for rail and truck turn-around;
• Real time information systems; and
• A rail logistics team to improve rail efficiency.
Tripodi warns that if stevedores are unable to achieve an acceptable performance in the short term, the government will move immediately to implement the second phase of the reform agenda, which includes regulation.
“Those regulations will include penalties for stevedores who fail to service trucks and trains within a set time.”Source: © Forkliftaction.com – materials handling newsletter – 25-01-2009 
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