Temporary Booking Restriction to Sydney
Dear Customers,
Stockwell International has received notice that because of ongoing congestion and industrial action at Sydney port that has caused disruption to the network schedule and significant delays, shipping line Maersk has temporarily stopped acceptance of all new bookings from Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India Sub-Continent to Sydney effective immediately.
It is expected booking acceptance for Sydney will re-open from 1st October.
For any questions please contact your sales representative on [email protected] or 1300 786 468.
New Line Haul Service
Dear Customers,
Stockwell International is pleased to announce the introduction of our new Line Haul Service.
With containers now omitting Sydney’s Botany Port due to congestion and empty depots being at capacity, shipping lines are redirecting vessels to either BRISBANE or MELBOURNE ports.
STOCKWELLS new domestic line haul service is currently helping customers get cargo back to Sydney at a reasonable rate compared to leaving it with some of the shipping lines. We can take cargo back to our depot and move loose back to Sydney as containers are still required to be dehired in Melbourne or Brisbane due to empty parks not taking on the empties.
Our agile line haul team will adapt and work with you to development a plan that will assess your operations and and optimisation of your delivery, giving you a tailored solution.
Our transport solutions are extremely flexible, we can deliver containers direct off the wharf to your premises while also giving you the option of having your container unpacked and delivered from our CFS facilities in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
For any questions please contact your sales representative on [email protected] or 1300 786 468.
De-Hire Situation Sydney
Stockwell International has been advised that due to the various factors including congestion and industrial protected action in Sydney, many container depots are no longer accepting import de-hires.
Please note the below equipment and current de-hire status by location:
- MCS – Only accepting: 20GP
- ACFS – Not accepting
- DPWL – Only accepting: 20GP
- Cargolink – Not accepting
40GP/HC and all reefer units are currently not being accepted for de-hire.
For containers that need to come back to Stockwell’s CFS that are unable to be de-hired due to the empty container parks not accepting them, Stockwells will have a fee that includes cartage, container lifts and storage at Stockwell’s Depot:
- AUD $150.00 per 20′ fuel levy and plus GST
- AUD $200.00 per 40′ fuel levy and plus GST
We will provide further updates as information becomes available or for any queries please contact your customer service representative or send your enquiry to [email protected]
Delays on Return of Empty Units – Container Detention Charges
Stockwell International has been advised that shipping lines have acknowledged the current challenges in returning units on a timely basis to the nominated container parks within Sydney.
Hamburg Sud:
- suspend detention charges on any container where the last day of free time falls
between Wednesday Sept 16th and Wednesday Sept 23rd - undertake a weekly review in response to the overall status at the depots and
consider further one week extensions as required
Maersk:
- Maersk will provide an additional 7 days free time on any container where the existing free time deal expires between Thursday Sept 17th and Wednesday Sept 23rd
- will undertake a weekly review in response to the overall status at the depots and consider further one week extensions as required
For any queries please contact your customer service representative or send your enquiry to [email protected]
