Freight Transportation Safety and Security in Australia

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FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SECURITY IN AUSTRALIA
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OMGT1062: Transportation and Freight Logistics
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Abstract
Safety and security are the cornerstones for the continued existence and operations of the freight
transport industry in Australia. The research paper seeks to discuss the importance of a safe and
secure freight transportation industry both to carriers and their business. The article will do this
by analyzing the global terrorism risk carriers face in freight transportation. The paper will
examine their impact on operations. It will also discuss the measures carriers are adopting to deal
with these risks. We will see the logistical challenges the carriers face by taking these actions or
strategies to secure freight transport for both domestic and international operations.
Recommendations will be given in the paper on how carriers can improve even further on
limiting or eliminating the risks that they face. Throughout the article, recent events will provide
further proof of the impact and extent of the risks. At the end of the paper, readers will be
conscious of the need for safer and secure freight transport.

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Introduction
Australia is a vast country with an extensive and well-developed infrastructure. Many regions of
the country are accessible. Road freight is the mode predominantly used especially for non-bulky
items in Australia. Water freight is majorly for exports as well as coastal shipping along the
many ports found along the Australian coastline. The integrated airports within Australia and the
rest of the world ensure that air freight is extensively used to transport non-bulky items. Australia
also has an extensive railway network coverage that helps in the rail freight transportation of
bulky items such as steel, iron, coal (Nguyen & Tongzon, 2010, p.140).
These modes of transport offer many benefits to freight transport such as convenience,
reliability, accessibility and speed. However, Carriers face significant security and safety risks
when it comes to terrorism. Australia continues to get terror threats target its transport
infrastructure and this is a huge concern to freight transport service providers (Zammit, 2017,
p.25). This research paper seeks to discuss the formidable threat of terrorism to carriers in
Australia especially air freight, the mitigating measures they have taken to deal with them, the
impact of terrorism on the logistical industry and further recommendation to enable provide a
secure freight transportation network.