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Trucking charges at Australian container ports are surging and consumers may foot the bill – ABC News
Trucking companies say port fees are up as much as five-fold over the past four years, and the competition watchdog warns that consumers will ultimately pay the…
Arthur Tzaneros and his father set up their trucking firm back in 2005, but he has never seen stevedore charges so high.
Key points:
- Trucking firms accuse port operators of price gouging
- Patrick Terminals container fee jumps by 363 per cent since 2017 in NSW
- ACCC says stevedoring revenue is at the highest in 10 years
Based at one of Australia’s biggest container ports, Port Botany in Sydney, ACFS Port Logistics has become the biggest privately-owned container logistics firm in Australia.
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