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| Waterline 46 - November 2009 | November 2009 |
| This issue of Waterline provides the latest data available on stevedoring productivity and landside performance. It covers port terminal activity up to the December quarter 2008 on both the wharfside and landside of five Australian major port terminals: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle. It also incorporates downloadable Excel time series sheets for stevedoring productivity and non-financial port performance indicators. |
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| Waterline 45 - April 2009 | April 2009 |
| This issue of Waterline is able to report on eight quarters of data on the landside of port terminal indicators as well as four quarters of vehicle booking system data. It also incorporates on the website downloadable excel time series sheets for stevedoring productivity and non-financial port performance indicators. |
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| Waterline 44 - August 2008 | August 2008 |
| This issue of Waterline is able to report six quarters of data on the landside of port terminal indicators as well as two quarters of vehicle booking system data. It also incorporates on the website downloadable excel time series sheets for stevedoring productivity and non financial port performance indicators. |
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| Waterline 43 - January 2008. | January 2008 |
| This issue of Waterline is able to report four quarters of data on the landside of port terminal indicators as well as two quarters of vehicle booking system data. It also incorporates on the website downloadable excel time series sheets for stevedoring productivity and non financial port performance indicators. |
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| Waterline No 42 - July 2007 | July 2007 |
This edition of Waterline includes an article on the Maritime Crew visa which started on 1 July 2007.
Waterline 42 also incorporates a new section which will be ongoing, in the same way as the other sections of Waterline which deal with wharf side indicators of productivity. This new section deals with landside performance indicators, which include containers per truck, average container turnaround time as well as truck turnaround time. It also includes landside of container terminal task indicators, such as total containers by road, teus by road and total trucks processed. Some charts also show total containers by rail. The new section commences with the September and December quarters 2006. |
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| Waterline No 41 - December 2006 | December 2006 |
| In addition to the usual content on wharf side indicators of productivity, Waterline 41 contains a feature article on a a set of new indicators of productivity improvements focusing on the interface between port terminals and the trucks and trains that deliver containers to and pick up containers from the terminals . |
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| Waterline No 40 - May 2006 | May 2006 |
| This issue contains two articles, one on the role of the new Maritime Security Identification Card system and the other on Australian International Shipping. |
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| Waterline No 39 - September 2005 | September 2005 |
| This issue contains an article on Trends in Australian International Sea Trade. It examines Australia’s maritime trade 1994–1995 to 2004–2005, including commodity exports and imports, trade regions and port activity. |
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| Waterline No 38 - March 2005 | March 2005 |
| This issue contains an article on Australian International Shipping. It summarises Australia’s maritime trade 2002–2003, including cargo movements, main trading partners as well as major port activity with the main focus on international trade. |
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| Waterline No 37 - September 2004 | September 2004 |
| July 2004 marks the 10th anniversary of Waterline. This issue contains a special feature on the changing face of the waterfront from 1993 to 2004 as reported in the pages of Waterline. |
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| Waterline No 36 - March 2004 | March 2004 |
| The BTRE has made significant progress towards developing the new schedule reliability indicator. However, the initial test results raise questions about the reliability of schedule data as well as the reliability of ship arrivals/departures, and will require further investigation. |
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| Waterline No 34 - March 2003 | March 2003 |
| In the last issue we announced upcoming changes to Waterline. Work is progressing and we will be inviting key interest groups to comment on the changes. |
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| Waterline No 33 - December 2002 | 01 December 2002 |
| Waterline’s format has remained largely unchanged since the first issue was produced in 1994. However, there have been many changes in the maritime industry in that time. The Bureau believes that Waterline needs to change too if it is to remain useful. |
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| Waterline No 32 - September 2002 | September 2002 |
| The five-port average crane rate improved from 26.6 in the March quarter to 26.9 containers per hour for the June quarter 2002. This is the highest five-port average crane rate ever recorded in Waterline. |
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| Waterline No 31 - June 2002 | June 2002 |
| The five-port average crane rate improved to 26.6 containers per hour for the March quarter 2002. No change was recorded in the five-port elapsed labour rate (29.6 containers per hour) and in the ship rate (41.4 containers per hour). |
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| Waterline No 30 - March 2002 | March 2002 |
| The five-port total container traffic increased to 1.740 million teus during July–December 2001. Berth availability was 95 per cent in the December quarter. |
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| Waterline No 27 - June 2001 | June 2001 |
| Berth availability was 99 per cent in the March quarter—the highest level since the commencement of the series. |
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| Waterline No 26 - March 2001 | March 2001 |
| Detailed definitions for the Waterline stevedoring productivity indicators are included in this edition. |
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| Waterline No 25 - December 2000 | December 2000 |
| The five - port average crane rate was 24.9 containers per hour in the September quarter 2000 . This is the highest crane productivity recorded since the series commenced. |
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| Waterline No 24 - September 2000 | September 2000 |
| Compared with 1998/99, the 1999/2000 five port total container traffic, measured in teus, increased by 14 per cent to 3.14 million teus. |
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| Waterline No 23 - June 2000 | June 2000 |
| The BTE has developed a general framework for undertaking port impact studies in Australia , with a case study of the Port of Fremantle measuring the impact of port-related activities on the Western Australian economy in 1998–99. |
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| Waterline No 22 - March 2000 | March 2000 |
| Overall, while the national crane rate productivity in the December quarter 1999, as measured by the five-port average, exceeded the rate for the December quarter 1998, it was lower than rates achieved for the first three quarters of 1999. |
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| Waterline No 21 - December 1999 | December 1999 |
| Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, Costal shipping permits, Coastal freight in Australia, crew to berth ratios and waterfront reliability. |
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| Waterline No 20 - September 1999 | September 1999 |
| Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability, Port Interface cost index, Port performance-non financial and crew to berth ratios. |
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| Waterline No 19 - June 1999 | June 1999 |
| Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability, costal shipping permits and crew to berth ratios. |
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| Waterline No 18 - March 1999 | March 1999 |
| Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability, Port Interface cost index, Port performance and crew to berth ratios. |
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| Waterline No 17 - December 1998 | December 1998 |
| In Waterline 16 , the BTE commented on the Australian container transport system’s ability to adapt to a significant reduction in capacity caused by the industrial dispute between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). The BTE questioned the strength of the argument for further container terminal investment in Australia based on the grounds of capacity shortages. |
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| Waterline No 16 - September 1998 | September 1998 |
| Observant readers of Waterline may be curious about why the June quarter 1998 stevedoring productivity indicators appear to be normal regardless of the dispute involving Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). |
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| Waterline No 15 - June 1998 | June 1998 |
| This edition of Waterline contains the March quarter 1998 container stevedoring productivity indicators, which coincide with the period immediately prior to the recent waterfront dispute involving Patrick stevedoring operations. |
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| Waterline No 14 - March 1998 | March 1998 |
| Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability, Port Interface cost index, Port performance and crew to berth ratios. |
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| Waterline No 13 - December 1997 | December 1997 |
| This issue of Waterline contains our quarterly articles on stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability and crew to berth ratios. |
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| Waterline No 12 - September 1997 | September 1997 |
| This issue of Waterline contains our quarterly articles on stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability and crew to berth ratios. |
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| Waterline No 11 - June 1997 | June 1997 |
| This issue of Waterline includes our regular articles on stevedoring productivity and crew to berth ratios. An article on waterfront reliability presents the first data for a new quarterly series. |
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| Waterline No 10 - March 1997 | March 1997 |
| This issue of Waterline includes our regular articles on stevedoring performance, port interface costs, port performance and crew to berth ratios. A feature article covers port interface costs at Burnie. |
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| Waterline No 9 - December 1996 | December 1996 |
| This issue of Waterline includes our regular article on stevedoring performance. The feature articles cover waterfront reliability, crew to berth ratios in Australian shipping and port charging. |
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| Waterline No 8 - September 1996 | September 1996 |
| This issue of Waterline includes the regular articles on stevedoring performance, port interface costs and port performance. A feature article provides an overview of the non-containerised general cargo sector. |
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