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Productivity Concerns * Australia - Over NSW congestion proposal
The Iemma Government’s proposal to ban truck container movements during peak periods risks hindering trucking operators and port productivity
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia -supply chain review -August 05, 2008: -- ... Premier Morris Iemma is flagging the option of restricting container movements on motorways by offering trucking operators a price incentive to arrive at Port Botany during off-peak times... The move is designed to reduce Sydney’s traffic congestion woes, but the Australian Trucking Association’s NSW (ATA NSW) branch says more details are needed to ensure operators are not adversely affected... Mike Moylan, who is the container section chairman of the group, wants an explanation as to when the Government expects containers to be moved, fearing the decision may stretch operators and the port beyond capacity... The ATA NSW also says the Government is close to reaching a decision on the outcome of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's (IPART) recommendation for a two-tier slot booking system at Port Botany... IPART’s report calls for stevedores to introduce firm slots and interruptible slots. Under the firm slots measure, trucking operators will vie for a guaranteed entry time and exit while the latter method will continue the first come first served system... The ATA NSW is opposed to an auction system at the port, arguing it will be too complex to introduce and will do little to increase productivity... (Picture: Port Botany's aerial view) 
Labels: ports' congestions
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