SOURCE: Container chaos as COVID, industrial action, weather cause 'perfect storm' for import and export delays - ABC News
EXTRACT:
Paul Zalai, from the Australian Peak Shippers Association, said 2020 brought "the perfect storm of disruptive activities", including adverse weather down the east coast.
It is expected to get worse — a 36-hour stoppage of Maritime Workers Union members over wages and conditions is expected at the automated Victorian International Container Terminal in Melbourne on Sunday.
"If that continues, that is going to have a devastating impact on the international supply chain, which is fragile at the best of times, let alone recovering from the events of 2020," Mr Zalai said.