The National Transport Commission (NTC) has recently facilitated the placement of Australian Border Force (ABF – previously Customs) data on their portal and provided Ports access to it. Whilst the provision of this data is welcome, it is of limited value to the Ports because it does not contain the locations (by postcode) of container unpacks (imports) or packs (exports). The major ports, Port of Brisbane, NSW Ports, Port of Melbourne, Flinders Port and Fremantle Ports, are seeking to overcome this limitation and have this data included. The reasons for, and the benefits of, making this data available are outlined below.
