Australia's maritime logistics system

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Submissions received for Australia's Maritime Logistics System inquiry.

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Submissions received before the release of the draft report are listed here.
No.	Name	Pages	Received
1	Columbus Group (PDF - 1.1 MB)	8	17/01/2022
2	Colin Brame (PDF - 89.4 KB)	3	26/01/2022
3	Dr Stuart Ballantyne (PDF - 1.9 MB)	33	01/02/2022
	Attachment 1: Miniports (PDF - 1.6 MB)	28	01/02/2022
4	Grain Trade Australia (GTA) and Australian Grain Exporters Council (AGEC) (PDF - 485.5 KB)	9	11/02/2022
5	Svitzer (PDF - 303.1 KB)	12	21/03/2022
6	Port of Brisbane (PDF - 424.2 KB)	7	10/02/2022
	Attachment A: Establishing the need for the last mile. Making the case for a dedicated freight rail link from Acacia Ridge to the Port of Brisbane (PDF - 5.5 MB)	132	10/02/2022
	Attachment B: AFB * in confidence content omitted	-	10/02/2022
	Attachment C: Senate Hansards (PDF - 843.2 KB)	92	10/02/2022
7	Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) (PDF - 367.3 KB)	6	10/02/2022
8	National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) (PDF - 597.7 KB)	16	10/02/2022
9	Tasmanian Forest Products Association (TFPA) (PDF - 123.2 KB)	2	14/02/2022
10	CEVA Vehicle Logistics (PDF - 402.8 KB)	22	11/02/2022
11	Shipping Australia (PDF - 1.7 MB)	116	14/02/2022
12	Ports WA (PDF - 259.7 KB)	3	11/02/2022
13	Wine Australia (PDF - 126.1 KB)	4	11/02/2022
14	National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) (PDF - 370.2 KB)	16	14/02/2022
15	Australian Maritime College (AMC) (PDF - 371.6 KB)	9	11/02/2022
16	Australian Steel Association (ASA) (PDF - 133.5 KB)	4	11/02/2022
17	South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) (PDF - 290.6 KB)	12	11/02/2022
18	Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) (PDF - 128.2 KB)	2	11/02/2022
19	World Shipping Council (PDF - 140.5 KB)	2	11/02/2022
	Attachment: Liner Shipping - The backbone of world trade (PDF - 1.8 MB)	18	11/02/2022
20	Patrick Terminals (Patrick) * in confidence content omitted	-	09/12/2021
21	Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) (PDF - 678.5 KB)	13	16/02/2022
22	GrainGrowers (PDF - 189.3 KB)	4	16/02/2022
23	Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) (PDF - 540.9 KB)	28	16/02/2022
24	Victorian Transport Association (VTA) (PDF - 223.4 KB)	15	18/02/2022
25	Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) (PDF - 363.5 KB)	10	11/02/2022
26	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (PDF - 401.5 KB)	6	12/02/2022
27	Infrastructure NT (PDF - 387.1 KB)	18	11/02/2022
28	Wilmar Sugar Australia (PDF - 232.6 KB)	7	11/02/2022
29	Accolade Wines (PDF - 265.1 KB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments	9	18/02/2022
30	Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) (PDF - 5.2 MB)	55	14/02/2022
31	Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) (PDF - 2.4 MB)	41	11/02/2022
32	Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) (PDF - 283.1 KB)	8	11/02/2022
33	National Competition Council (PDF - 240.4 KB)	6	11/02/2022
34	International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) (PDF - 393.9 KB)	14	11/02/2022
35	Dr Greig Taylor and Dr Matthew McDonald (PDF - 541.0 KB)	64	11/02/2022
36	Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia (TMA) (PDF - 142.6 KB)	4	11/02/2022
37	Australian Aluminium Council (PDF - 562.1 KB)	3	11/02/2022
38	MetCash Trading (PDF - 215.6 KB)	3	11/02/2022
39	Peter van Duijn (PDF - 389.3 KB)	8	11/02/2022
40	Housing Industry Association (HIA) (PDF - 218.0 KB)	5	11/02/2022
41	Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) (PDF - 240.2 KB)	11	24/02/2022
	Attachment 1: AMIC Shipping Survey Report (PDF - 866.6 KB)	14	24/02/2022
	Attachment 2: AMIC Waterfront Industrial Action Survey Report (PDF - 423.2 KB)	6	24/02/2022
42	Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia Ltd (PDF - 180.0 KB)	6	06/02/2022
43	Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia (CCIWA) (PDF - 113.9 KB)	4	07/02/2022
44	Udaya Thapa * in confidence content omitted	-	18/02/2022
45	Ports Australia (PDF - 208.4 KB)	14	18/02/2022
46	Maritime Industry Australia Limited (MIAL) (PDF - 633.0 KB)	28	18/02/2022
47	Accord Australasia (PDF - 167.0 KB)	3	18/02/2022
48	Cement Industry Federation (PDF - 418.8 KB)	10	21/02/2022
49	DP World (PDF - 9.1 MB)	97	17/03/2022
	Attachment 1: Supplementary Expert Report on charging issues for container stevedoring (PDF - 2.9 MB)	50	17/03/2022
	Attachment 2: Import/Export Supply Chain Cost Analysis (PDF - 1.3 MB)	37	17/03/2022
	Attachment 3: Economic effect of industrial action at stevedoring terminals (PDF - 5.9 MB)	49	17/03/2022
50	Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) (PDF - 378.4 KB)	15	18/02/2022
51	Viterra (PDF - 1.1 MB)	9	18/02/2022
52	Road Freight NSW and Australian Trucking Association (ATA) (PDF - 171.0 KB)	4	21/02/2022
	Attachment A: Empty Yard Fees (PDF - 416.5 KB)	5	21/02/2022
	Attachment B: Port Infrastructure Fees and VBS Fees (PDF - 428.6 KB)	6	21/02/2022
	Attachment C: Industrial Lands Policy Review – Greater Sydney Commission (PDF - 194.4 KB)	8	21/02/2022
53	South Australian Freight Council’s (SAFC) (PDF - 257.8 KB)	6	10/02/2022
54	International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) (PDF - 309.2 KB)	14	21/02/2022
55	Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) (PDF - 864.9 KB)	18	22/02/2022
56	Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 90.7 KB)	12	21/02/2022
	Attachment: Simplified Trade System Stakeholder Consultation Paper Submission (PDF - 1.7 MB)	10	21/02/2022
57	Australian Logistics Council (ALC) (PDF - 454.0 KB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments	13	22/02/2022
58	NSW Government (PDF - 579.8 KB)	18	24/02/2022
59	Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) (PDF - 2.6 MB)	166	22/02/2022
60	Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 485.5 KB)	38	22/02/2022
61	Australasian Railway Association (ARA) (PDF - 196.0 KB)	17	04/03/2022
62	Port of Newcastle (PDF - 856.5 KB)	35	08/02/2022
63	Hutchison Ports Australia * in confidence content omitted	-	08/03/2022
64	Qube (PDF - 666.5 KB)	14	01/03/2022
65	Port of Melbourne (PDF - 4.6 MB)	43	28/02/2022
66	NSW Ports (PDF - 1.3 MB)	21	25/02/2022
67	Duplicate of Submission 70	-
68	Viva Energy Australia * in confidence content omitted	-	23/05/2022
69	Freight on Rail Group (FORG) (PDF - 362.5 KB)	12	28/03/2022
70	Victorian Department of Transport (PDF - 139.0 KB)	6	05/04/2022
71	Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) supplementary submission (PDF - 195.1 KB)	3	19/04/2022
72	Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) supplementary submission (PDF - 153.4 KB)	3	26/04/2022
	Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) supplementary submission (Word - 46.0 KB)
73	Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 417.6 KB)	30	22/04/2022
74	Freight and Trade alliance (FTA) - Supplementary submission: Container Detention (PDF - 157.3 KB)	4	06/05/2022
75	Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) - Supplementary submission: Congestion (PDF - 178.0 KB)	2	19/05/2022
76	Donald Yates - Supplementary submission: Fixing Port Jam Headaches (PDF - 1.4 MB)	13	23/05/2022
77	Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) - Supplementary submission: Shipping Competition (PDF - 182.2 KB)	2	01/07/2022
78	Victoria International Container Terminal - Supplementary submission (PDF - 214.8 KB)	4	05/07/2022
79	DP World -Supplementary submission (PDF - 362.1 KB)	3	05/07/2022

Submissions received after the release of the draft report are listed here.
No.	Name	Pages	Received
DR80	NSW Productivity Commission (PDF - 101.0 KB)	2	29/09/2022
DR81	Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) (PDF - 192.8 KB)	2	30/09/2022
DR82	Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA (CCIWA) (PDF - 95.6 KB)	2	06/10/2022
DR83	Secon Freight Logistics (PDF - 319.9 KB)	2	12/10/2022
DR84	Regional Development Australia - Northern Inland NSW (PDF - 165.0 KB)	2	13/09/2022
DR85	Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW) (PDF - 126.5 KB)	2	12/10/2022
	Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW) (Word - 105.6 KB)
	Attachment: NSW Ports Connectivity Policy Position Paper (PDF - 135.1 KB)	7	12/10/2022
DR86	Ports Australia (PDF - 168.3 KB)	4	13/10/2022
DR87	Dr Greig Taylor and Dr Matthew McDonald (PDF - 78.6 KB)	4	13/10/2022
	Dr Greig Taylor and Dr Matthew McDonald (Word - 20.0 KB)
DR88	Narrabri Industrial Network (NIN) (PDF - 152.2 KB)	2	13/10/2022
DR89	Walgett Shire Council (PDF - 293.7 KB)	2	13/10/2022
DR90	Moree Plains Shire Council (PDF - 248.2 KB)	3	14/10/2022
DR91	Grain Trade Australia (GTA) and Australian Grain Exporters Council (AGEC) (PDF - 251.1 KB)	4	14/10/2022
DR92	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (PDF - 291.1 KB)	5	14/10/2022
DR93	Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) (PDF - 191.0 KB)	5	13/10/2022
DR94	The Stable (PDF - 1.8 MB)	23	13/10/2022
DR95	Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) (PDF - 397.9 KB)	13	14/10/2022
DR96	Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) * in confidence content omitted	-	13/10/2022
DR97	Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) (PDF - 246.4 KB)	2	14/10/2022
DR98	Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 251.6 KB)	9	14/10/2022
DR99	International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) (PDF - 478.2 KB)	16	14/10/2022
DR100	World Shipping Council (PDF - 843.9 KB)	10	14/10/2022
DR101	Fletcher International Exports (PDF - 357.4 KB)	1	14/10/2022
DR102	Narromine Shire Council (PDF - 119.1 KB)	2	14/10/2022
DR103	Peter van Duijn (PDF - 326.2 KB)	3	14/10/2022
DR104	Jason Sprott (PDF - 134.8 KB)	3	15/10/2022
DR105	National Farmers' Federation (NFF) (PDF - 155.3 KB)	4	14/10/2022
DR106	National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) (PDF - 353.3 KB)	23	13/10/2022
DR107	Accord Australasia (PDF - 130.3 KB)	2	14/10/2022
DR108	Port of Newcastle (PDF - 411.2 KB)	21	14/10/2022
DR109	TasPorts (PDF - 275.7 KB)	6	14/10/2022
DR110	Business SA (Chamber of Commerce and Industry SA) (PDF - 222.3 KB)	4	14/10/2022
	Business SA (Chamber of Commerce and Industry SA) (Word - 332.8 KB)
DR111	Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) (PDF - 451.4 KB)	10	14/10/2022
DR112	Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 1.4 MB)	11	18/10/2022
DR113	Tasmanian Government (PDF - 268.7 KB)	17	13/10/2022
DR114	Shipping Australia (PDF - 432.4 KB)	36	14/10/2022
DR115	Narrabri and District Chamber of Commerce (NDCC) (PDF - 133.8 KB)	2	18/10/2022
	Narrabri and District Chamber of Commerce (NDCC) (Word - 46.7 KB)
DR116	Kmart Group Australia * in confidence content omitted	-	18/10/2022
DR117	Tamworth Business Chamber * in confidence content omitted	-	14/10/2022
DR118	Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (PDF - 63.3 KB)	2	18/10/2022
DR119	NSW Farmers' Association (PDF - 215.6 KB)	3	21/10/2022
DR120	National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) (PDF - 498.0 KB)	12	21/10/2022
	National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) (Word - 1.3 MB)
DR121	GrainGrowers (PDF - 676.6 KB)	5	21/10/2022
DR122	Business Hunter (PDF - 239.6 KB)	4	21/10/2022
DR123	Port of Melbourne (PoM) (PDF - 1011.3 KB)	14	21/10/2022
DR124	Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) (PDF - 287.0 KB)	7	21/10/2022
DR125	Gunnedah Chamber of Commerce (PDF - 131.0 KB)	2	24/10/2022
DR126	International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) (PDF - 91.4 KB)	2	14/10/2022
	Attachment 1: FIATA Maritime position paper 2022 (PDF - 190.0 KB)	3	14/10/2022
	Attachment 2: FIATA Maritime Taskforce Survey Parts 1 and 2 * in confidence content omitted	-	14/10/2022
DR127	Svitzer (PDF - 98.7 KB)	4	24/10/2022
	Attachment 1: Svitzer confidential submission	-	24/10/2022
DR128	Gunnedah Shire Council (PDF - 188.0 KB)	2	28/10/2022
	Gunnedah Shire Council (Word - 220.5 KB)
DR129	International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) (PDF - 482.2 KB)	18	28/10/2022
DR130	Road Freight NSW (PDF - 471.5 KB)	4	28/10/2022
DR131	Patrick Terminals (PDF - 322.4 KB)* in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments	8	24/10/2022
DR132	Shipping Australia – Supplementary Submission (PDF - 234.7 KB)	5	02/11/2022
DR133	Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 352.1 KB)	25	31/10/2022
DR134	Narrabri Shire Council (PDF - 145.7 KB)	2	01/11/2022
DR135	Qube (PDF - 254.3 KB)	5	03/11/2022
DR136	Victorian Transport Association (VTA) (PDF - 179.1 KB)	6	07/11/2022
DR137	Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) (PDF - 309.5 KB)	6	03/11/2022
DR138	Victorian Government (PDF - 175.6 KB)	3	28/10/2022
	Attachment: Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy 2022 (PDF - 9.7 MB)	76	07/11/2022
DR139	Shipping Australia – Supplementary Submission (2) (PDF - 196.8 KB)	3	07/11/2022
DR140	DP World (PDF - 503.1 KB)	36	02/11/2022
DR141	NSW Ports (PDF - 533.1 KB)	17	09/11/2022
DR142	NSW Government (PDF - 389.1 KB)	20	09/11/2022
DR143	Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) (PDF - 2.3 MB)	84	01/11/2022
DR144	Premium Grain Traders * in confidence content omitted	-	16/11/2022
DR145	Patrick Terminals – Supplementary Submission (PDF - 193.4 KB)	4	14/11/2022

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