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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

Post-draft submissions (66)

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
C1 Comments made to Australia's Maritime Logistics System inquiry (PDF - 91 Kb) - 6/6/2022
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