Waterline 61—December 2017
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers via five container ports. It covers both the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the June quarter 2017.
- Waterline No 61
- Container Terminal Throughput
- Container Terminal Productivity
- VBS TAS Operations
- Port Interface Cost Index
- Time Series Tables
Waterline 60—August 2017
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers via five container ports. It covers both the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the December quarter 2016. Indicators for Empty Container Parks are reported for the first time.
- Waterline No 60
- Container Terminal Throughput
- Container Terminal Productivity
- VBS TAS Operations
- Port Interface Cost Index
- Time Series Tables
Waterline 59—May 2017
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers via five container ports. It covers both the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals. This issue covers port terminal activity up to the June quarter 2016.
- Waterline No 59
- Container Terminal Throughput
- Container Terminal Productivity
- VBS TAS Operations
- Port Interface Cost Index
- Time Series Tables
Waterline 58—November 2016
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers through Australia's five major container ports. It covers container exchange with specialised container ships and transport of containers on the landside of the ports.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the December quarter 2015.
- Waterline No 58
- Container Terminal Throughput
- Container Terminal Productivity
- VBS/TAS Operations
- Port Interface Cost Index
- Time Series Tables
Waterline 57—December 2015
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers through Australia's five major container ports. It covers container exchange with specialised container ships and transport of containers on the land-side of the ports.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the June quarter 2015. It introduces three new indicators–two examine truck movements outside formal booking systems, for containers and TEUs; the third quantifies backloaded operations, whereby trucks carry containers on both inbound and outbound legs of their trip.
- Waterline No 57
Waterline 56—May 2015
Waterline provides the latest data on (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity (both wharf-side and land-side), and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers. It covers both the unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from terminals. Highlights from this edition include:
- Throughput at Australian ports increased 3 per cent over the period July-December 2014, relative to the previous year, with a total throughput of 3.7 million TEUs. This compares to non-farm GDP growth over the same period of 2.7 per cent: port throughput continues to increase faster than non-farm GDP. Fremantle experienced the strongest increase of 11.3 per cent; the other ports showed more modest growth, except Adelaide, which recorded a 2.6 per cent decline.
- Wharf-side productivity showed a modest improvement in average labour productivity (up 0.9 per cent); however reduced crane rates (down 3.3 per cent) showed lower capital productivity, and translated to longer median ship turnaround rates at Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Fremantle exhibited the strongest performance (with elapsed labour rate, crane rate and ship rate improvements of 39.4, 32.8 and 10.9 per cent respectively), with the sharpest declines in Brisbane (elapsed labour rate and ship rate down by 12.3 and 14.5 per cent respectively).
- Land-side efficiency continued its decline in all ports except Adelaide: average truck and container turnaround times increased by 5.7 and 4.7 per cent, respectively.
- The Port Interface Cost Index (PICI) increased by $10-$14/TEU over the reporting period, with the larger increases for smaller vessel sizes. Port Interface Cost for medium- and large-size vessels is now approaching parity. While historically, port handling costs have been declining as the general price level across the economy (the GDP deflator) has been increasing, this trend has reversed since 2010, and port interface costs are now rising.
- Waterline No 56
Waterline 55—January 2015
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers via five container ports. It covers both the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals. In Waterline 55, rail throughput data provided by port authorities is incorporated in calculating the throughput and productivity indicators. This issue covers port terminal activity up to the June quarter 2014.
- Waterline No 55
- Port Performance–non-financial
- Wharfside Productivity
Waterline 54—August 2014
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers. It covers both the unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals. In Waterline 54, rail throughput data provided by port authorities is incorporated in calculating the throughput and productivity indicators. This issue covers port terminal activity up to the December quarter 2013.
- Waterline No 54
Waterline 53—January 2014
Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers. It covers both the unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals. In Waterline 53, the format of the report has been revised and several new productivity measures have been introduced following consultation with industry. This issue covers port terminal activity up to the June quarter 2013.
- Waterline No 53
Waterline 52—April 2013
This Waterline provides the latest data available on stevedoring productivity and landside performance at Australia's major container ports.
- Waterline No 52
- Landside Performance Indicators
- Stevedoring Productivity
- Port Interface Cost Index
- Ship Visits
- Port Performance–non-financials
- Stevedoring Ship Arrival Reliability