Peak industry bodies and the Victorian Government have together released the Container Storage Industry Guide, a comprehensive overview of industry insight and feedback detailing the key roles, responsibilities, and relationships of those operating within the freight industry.
The guide was informed by the Container Storage Working Group, which was established in early 2022 and is chaired by Freight Victoria. The group sought to understand pressures on the storage of shipping containers and to identify emerging themes and possible solutions.
Its investigation involved key representatives from across the shipping industry, stevedores, transport operators and peak bodies and contributed to the development of the Industry Guide.
The guide’s findings have already been implemented in a Victorian Government trial of paperless truck entry to empty container parks, launched in partnership with Container Transport Alliance Australia.
Victoria’s Minister for Ports and Freight, Melissa Horne, thanked the working group for its essential role in developing the guide.
“This guide is a direct result of the work undertaken by the Container Storage Working Group and I look forward to the evolution of this guide into a voluntary Code of Practice in the future,” Ms Horne said.
“This is a great example of collaboration between government and industry and we will continue to work together to address disruptions to supply chains while they remain a part of our lives in the short to medium term.’’
Development of the Industry Guide includes detailing key roles, responsibilities, and relationships in the flow of containers that will be published on the Department of Transport website.
The Industry Guide will also alert the sector to signs of stress in the container supply chain and potential actions that can be taken in response.
Further development of the Working Group’s endorsed performance indicators will be progressed and ultimately incorporated into Victoria’s Voluntary Performance Monitoring Framework.
A full copy of the Container Storage Industry Guide is available for download here.
