Freight and Logistics Council

The State Government has established the Freight and Logistics Council of Western Australia.

This group consolidates previous modal councils and reflects the trend in industry towards broad-based freight logistics outcomes. The objective of the Council is to enhance strategic policy outcomes to the benefit of both Government and industry through ongoing liaison at a senior level between public and private sectors.

Meeting notes:

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2009

 

Correspondence:

Related enquiries should be made to the Executive Officer of the Council.

History of the Sea Freight Council

In September 1996, the State Government established the Sea Freight Council of Western Australia in pursuit of adequate, reliable and competitive seaborne trade for Western Australian industry.

Previous role of the Sea Freight Council

The role of the Sea Freight Council was to recognise issues impacting on the State's sea freight movements as raised by industry and Government, exchange views as to means of progressing those issues and then derive a position on them which formed the basis of advice given in an objective and unbiased manner to industry and the Government.

The Sea Freight Council worked to:

  • Ensure that the interests of ports and port users are adequately recognised in proposed heritage legislation;
  • Improve market opportunities for WA food exporters through cool chain enhancement;
  • Raise awareness of available e-commerce systems;
  • Contribute to the development of national policy that will give greater support to the Australian shipping industry;
  • Establish procedures that address current industry concerns regarding pilotage standards, practice and training;
  • Define national policy impacting on emergency response to marine incidents; and
  • Allow Fremantle Port container trade to grow, unconstrained by concerns regarding heavy vehicle impacts.

The Sea Freight Council also worked with the State's land based freight councils to:

  • Assist regional exporters to improve their logistics practices;
  • Prepare industry for a new legal regime based on 'chain of responsibility' principles;
  • Introduce effective buffer zones around ports and port access routes;
  • Ensure freight terminals at Kewdale and Kwinana make optimum contribution to metropolitan freight movements; and
  • Ensure the establishment of efficient and effective grain logistics in Western Australia.

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Both the State Government and Commonwealth Government provided funding to the Council.

The Council was an active member of the Australian Freight Council Network.

The Sea Freight Council worked closely with the other maritime industry body active in this State, the Western Australian Port Operations Task Force.

While the Council focused on strategic policy issues, especially those with a national flavour, the Task Force looked at operational issues, particularly those impacting on Fremantle Ports.

Membership

Members represented all industry sectors along the supply chain including importers, exporters, shipping companies, road transport, port service providers, port authorities and Government.

Project reports

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