International Benchmarking of the Australian Waterfront
International Benchmarking Report
International Benchmarking of the Australian Waterfront was released on 28 April 1998. This study is part of a continuing program of research into the performance of economic infrastructure industries, which was commenced by the Bureau of Industry Economics. It is the third Waterfront Benchmarking report in the cycle. The study builds on the two previous waterfront studies by providing new insights into timeliness, reliability and the economic consequences of failure to match levels of performance achieved overseas. It is based on data collected throughout 1997.
The study also provides a broad context for the Productivity Commission's companion study, Work Arrangements in Container Stevedoring, which examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of container stevedoring workplaces. Also see:
CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Copyright, Foreword, Contents, Abbreviations, Overview
1 About this study
1.1 Role of waterfront benchmarking
1.2 Approach
1.3 Report structure
2 The waterfront
2.1 Australia’s international sea trade
2.2 Industry participants
2.3 Ports
2.4 Charges
3 Government and port management practices
3.1 Government involvement
3.2 Port management practices and policies
4 Marine services
4.1 Pilotage
4.2 Towage
4.3 Mooring and unmooring
Attachment 4A — Data
5 Port and maritime infrastructure
5.1 Government charges
5.2 Port authority charges
5.3 Combined port and maritime infrastructure and marine services charges
Attachment 5A — Data
6 Stevedoring — containers
6.1 Container stevedoring and terminal operations
6.2 Waterfront charges for container services
6.3 Container terminal productivity
6.4 Timeliness and reliability of container operations
6.5 Summing up
Attachment 6A — Net cranes rates at Australian ports between December 1989 and June 1997
7 Stevedoring — break-bulk cargo
7.1 Break-bulk operations
7.2 Benchmarking break-bulk stevedoring
7.3 Performance
8 Stevedoring — bulk
8.1 Wheat
8.2 Fertiliser
9 Stevedoring — cruise ships
9.1 Baggage handling
9.2 Stevedoring supplies
10 Port–land interface
10.1 Stevedoring operations
10.2 Land-side operations
10.3 Logistical co-ordination
Attachment 10A — Customs
Attachment 10B — Quarantine inspection
11 Impact of waterfront service performance on importers and exporters
11.1 Impacts of service problems
11.2 Direct costs
11.3 Indirect costs
11.4 Implications
A Participation in the study
B Data collection methodology
C Government involvement
D Port management practices and policies
Glossary
References
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