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22 Sep 2017 / Fremantle, Australia

New Infrastructure Surcharge

Effective 30 October 2017, DP World Australia (DPWA) will be introducing an Infrastructure Surcharge at our Fremantle Terminal as part of the basis for which access to the Terminal is granted for landside operators.

Property costs at Fremantle Terminal have risen considerably in the last five years. DPWA has incurred material increases in the costs of occupancy of more than 25%, covering the cost of council rates, land tax and rent. Additionally, Terminal infrastructure maintenance continues to add a high cost to the business. DPWA avoided passing these costs onto the supply chain over this period, attempting to offset them through efficiency improvements. Despite DPWA’s continued efforts, these material step changes in costs cannot be offset.

DPWA has also invested in upkeep of critical infrastructure to keep pace with industry expectations, and handle greater peaks and troughs in cargo arrival patterns. This investment also includes increases in costs of Terminal upkeep driven by use of the site by landside operators.

The surcharge will be $8.22 per container and will apply to all full containers received or delivered to/from landside operators at Fremantle Terminal. Full containers received or delivered via road will be charged to the road carrier through the 1-Stop Vehicle Booking System. Full containers received or delivered to rail will be charged to the rail operator as a separate item on the invoices produced.

Ongoing access to Fremantle Terminal will be conditional on payment of the charges as per our conditions.

(For information about operations at Australia ports contact GAC Australia at [email protected])

Source: DP World Australia Notice to Customers dated 18 September 2017

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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