The shipping industry is being integrated into the EU Emission Trading System (ETS). As of 01 January 2024, new carbon taxes will impact all shipping customers involved in transporting goods to, from, and within the European Economic Area (EEA), which consists of EU member states, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. Ocean carriers across […]
In October we reported that Qantas had its cargo operations thrown into disarray due to a malfunction when they attempted a transition to a new cloud-based management system. Yesterday, Qantas Freight announced that “from 28 Nov 2023, customers will progressively receive invoices for domestic shipments covering the period 24 to 30 Sep 2023. Invoices are being […]
It does not seem all that long ago we were reporting on shortages of shipping containers – see our report from last year: Box Shortage Sees Return of Breakbulk and from October 2021 The Ongoing Container Shortage. Everything was thrown out of whack, of course, by the Covid Pandemic in 2020. Now it seems the […]
Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) has announced a multi-year project to envisage what it could look like in 40 years’ time, to be known as PortBris 2060. The project will be underpinned by ‘futures thinking’ and an extensive research and consultation program. Led by strategy consultants Business Models Inc and supported by a consortium […]
The Panama Canal Authority is implementing additional vessel reductions in an effort to conserve water as a drought – exacerbated by a severe El Nino weather system – continues to plague water levels in the locks of this key global trade conduit. See our previous article: Disruptions to Panama Canal. This month the ongoing drought […]
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has released Imported Food Notice 16-23, “Notification of changes to the regulation of sports supplements.” It is directed to the attention of importers and their customs brokers of regulatory changes for sports supplements that are in the form of tablets, capsules or pills. The new rules take […]
The identity and motive of the cyber-attackers who hit DP World last week are not yet known, but media reports suggest sabotage by a ‘foreign state actor’ that has the necessary skills and the motive to undermine Australia’s national security or economic interests. The attack, being characterized as a ‘cyber incident’ by victim DP World […]
This week the Minister for Trade, Don Farrell, has travelled to San Francisco to lead Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial trade talks. At the third in-person IPEF Ministerial Meetings, his aim is to finalise a package of outcomes designed to lift and align trading standards, to build supply chain resilience, […]
The government says it does not yet know who was behind a cybersecurity incident that has shut down DP World over the weekend. As far as we know, there has been no ransom demand. A key line of inquiry in this ongoing investigation is the ‘nature of data access and data theft.’ DP World Australia says it understands […]
Correspondence has come from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) this week that clarifies certain rules around Stink Bug (BMSB) treatment, including those covering transhipment, underbond movement, heat treatment for wood products, and more changes to the List of Approved Offshore Treatment Providers. More Offshore Treatment Providers suspended. DAFF has issued notice no.238-2023: […]
