This archive brings together previous releases of NineSquared’s Landside Port Charges Index (LPCI), along with supporting methodology documents, insights reports and discussion papers. The LPCI provides a consistent and evidence-based view of the fees levied on container movements through Australia’s ports, and this archive enables users to explore how these charges have evolved over time.
The 2026 release also incorporates the Air Cargo Terminal Charges Index, which tracks document, handling and storage fees charged by major air freight operators across Australia’s airports. Together, these indices provide a broader view of landside freight costs across both port and air cargo supply chains.
These materials provide a record of changes in landside pricing across Australia’s key freight gateways, including movements in access, ancillary and penalty charges at ports, and in document, handling and storage fees at Australian airports. They are intended to support transparency, inform policy and commercial decision-making, and provide context for ongoing developments in Australia’s freight and logistics sector.
Our LPCI dashboard calculates and reports on three Landside Port indices (Access Charges, Ancillary Charges, and Penalty Charges) and two Air Cargo Terminal indices (Import and Export), while also allowing users to view individual charges that make up the these indices. Interested parties can access the dashboard by completing the form below: