Peak industry body Shipping Australia has given its support to the reform of the logistics chain at Sydney''s Port Botany.

"It is certainly heading in the right direction and not before time," said Shipping Australia (SAL) chief executive Llew Russell.
An initial trial was launched in February when Sydney Ports Corporation began collecting data to provide a baseline on current performance of vehicle booking systems, road carrier performance and vehicle processing times at container terminals and empty container parks.
"The questions of peak charging of road carriers was extensively debated and clearly needs to be carefully thought through and all stakeholders consulted prior to implementation," Russell added.
"The only way this is going to work is for all links in the logistics chain to be strengthened and for all stakeholders to play their part, said SAL''s boss.
"Those who continually blame others in the supply chain for all their problems are likely to face a rude awakening. The time for talk is over and SAL, for its part, is willing to be part of the action that needs to be taken to improve performance," Russell said.
SAL said it was preferable to arrive at the right solution rather then simply seeking a quick solution.
Sydney Ports will provide both daily and weekly port performance reports for container operations at Port Botany using information provided daily by the stevedores and through Sydney Ports contracted staff who are independently collecting data.
The port authority said the operation was being carried out to support greater transparency of industry supply chain performance, and calculate commercial pricing implications around operational performance measures and peak pricing.
It would also use the information collected from the trials as input into other project activities, and to refine the communication approach across the industry.