How Landside Logistics Really Works
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4 Minutes
Supply Chain Unchained
What actually happens after your container hits the wharf, and why it costs more than you think.
Most importers think their job is done once the vessel arrives. But the landside leg, from port to warehouse, is where a lot of the complexity, cost, and frustration quietly builds up.
In this episode, Greg sits down with Zoran Kostadinoski, Commercial Manager at Sidelink, a Melbourne-based wharf container transport and logistics company. Zoran breaks down exactly what happens from the moment a container is discharged, why the new Optibook system has added pressure on carriers, and who is actually responsible when things go wrong.
If you’ve ever been confused by a pondus fee, a terminal access charge, or why your seven containers arrived as three, this episode is essential listening.
What We Cover
- What a landside transport carrier actually does and how they fit into the import supply chain
- The 72-hour window: why timing your delivery booking from vessel ETA matters
- How the move to Optibook (container-by-container discharge) changed everything for carriers
- Why 10 containers on one bill of lading can arrive on different days
- The commercial vs operational relationship between shipping lines, terminals, freight forwarders, and carriers, and why it matters when things go wrong
- Pondus (weight amendment) fees: what they are, why they happen, and how to dispute them
- Terminal access charges and empty park fees: why ancillary costs are sometimes higher than the actual cartage rate
- Zoran’s advice for importers: plan, understand your partners’ pressure points, and invest in supply chain education
Guest
Zoran Kostadinoski
Commercial Manager, Sidelink
Melbourne-based wharf container transport and logistics
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“Plan: if you don’t plan, you plan to fail. Try to understand your logistics partners’ pressure points, where costs come from. Because then your relationship becomes more professional and reduces disputes.”
Zoran Kostadinoski, Commercial Manager, Sidelink
