Unlocking port congestion at Port Botany

“It is in everyone’s interest that we have an efficient and transparent landside operation at the port. While I have decided to regulate to reduce congestion at the port and ensure efficiency in the supply chain, co-operation from all users of Port Botany remains critical to the reform package,” McLeay said.

Under the new Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS), truck carriers will receive penalty payments if stevedores fail to meet regulated standards for the quick turn around of vehicles.

The PBLIS strategy will implement a series of mandatory regulations and penalty payments directly between the stevedores and road operators. These will include a payment of Aus$25 for every 15 minute delay; Aus$100 if a slot is cancelled within 2 hours of slot, or Aus$50 outside this period.