CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS IN BULK PORTS
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS IN BULK PORTS
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散货港口的运力限制
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2008
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S. Everett
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S. Everett
The resources boom has led to rapid growth in demand for Australian coal and iron ore. Export infrastructure, however, has not kept pace with the increased demand. As a result serious congestion is occurring in major bulk ports in Australia. Ship queues up to seventy at anyone time for a period of up to 21 days off the port of Hay Point is incurring high demurrage costs. Similar experiences are occurring in the port of Newcastle. This has led to a dilemma in respect of infrastructure expansion and provision with serious implications for ongoing efficiency in global supply chains. Who has the responsibility for upgrade and expansion in the new world order of privatisation. In the past this was the responsibility of governments or of the privately owned terminal operators when operations were vertically and horizontally integrated into production processes and exports. Congestion issues are also emerging in the iron ore areas of the Pilbara where regulation policy is determining that privately owned rail infrastructure be declared open for third party access. This has serious implications for the efficiency of the company"s production process and global supply chains. This paper will unravel some of the difficulties associated with infrastructure expansion and provision of export facilities. Who has the responsibility to take action? What action can be enforced to ensure that solutions are put in place. Can government enforce that owners of privatised facilities undertake expansion on a timely basis when this is not a lease? The paper will discuss some regulatory constraints and impact on export supply chains.