Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) director Neil Chambers says many industry players are facing the "hardest conditions they have ever encountered" with the supply chain placed under enormous strain from staff shortages, terminal congestion and significant competition to secure vehicle booking slots.
Chambers says container transport operators have tirelessly kept international container supply chains functioning with little fanfare over the past two years with COVID protocols to keep staff and customers safe, but the Omicron variant has changed the game.
"Container transport operators across Australia have reported to CTAA that they are experiencing between a 5 per cent to 20 per cent reduction in available staff, including heavy vehicle drivers, warehouse staff, forklift drivers, container unpack crews and administration, due to COVID infections and isolation requirements," Chambers explains, noting in some extreme cases businesses have lost half their available labour.
Every business industry is struggling at the moment and we can see the impact of COVID in the different industries. Transport industry is also struggling as most of the companies are decreasing the productivity due to the less demands. I hope everything will be fine soon and life will get back on the track.
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