China has begun dismantling the last major trade sanction against Australian exporters after agreeing to review punitive wine tariffs, clearing the way for the first visit to Beijing by an Australian prime minister since 2016. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the deal for the five-month wine review ahead of his upcoming trip. The PM will […]
A report published this week concludes that the shipping industry is an ‘easy target’ for cyber attacks while another survey shows that 30% of global ports are ‘unprepared’ for the IMO’s MSW mandate to move from paper to digital documents by 2024. A conference held by the WCO, however, demonstrated that Customs administrations have a […]
Global events over the last three years have changed the face of our industry. One of the interesting outcomes is a change in the demand for new types of shipping containers. The past year has seen a new 48ft folding flatrack designed for China’s burgeoning car export trades, while China Rail Group has started phasing […]
Qantas’ freight division suffered a major IT nightmare last week, throwing cargo operations into disarray. The airline’s attempt to transition to a new, fully integrated cloud-based management system on September 24 didn’t go according to plan. The malfunction forced them to prioritize the movement of essential & perishable supplies. Today the airline has issued an update, […]
Australia’s third busiest port has secured some of the country’s most recognisable businesses for its expanding $2bn property portfolio. The Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) is on a drive for growth – and – for the fourth year running, it has received a coveted 5-star GRESB rating. In the last financial year, PBPL handled […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has issued Australian Customs Notice (ACN) 2023/43 providing guidance on Certificates of Origin (COO) and the reporting of information. They have changed some rules, significantly by allowing for the HS code on a COO be different to what has been reported on an import declaration. They say that there are […]
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) will embark on two weeks of strikes and work bans at DP World terminals nationwide starting on 06 October in a fight over pay, threatening disruption to supplies ahead of Christmas and an estimated $11 million a day in damage to the economy. The industrial action is being taken […]
Despite industry and government efforts, dangerous cargo that has not been declared, or that has been incorrectly declared or labelled, continues to cause fires and explosions, hurting and killing vessel crew and transportation staff. In response to this continued safety challenge the World Shipping Council (WSC) has issued a statement jointly from Washington, Singapore, Brussels, […]
The Australian Government is extending punitive tariffs on goods imported from Russia and Belarus for two more years. The measure was announced yesterday (25 September 2023) in a joint media release by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, and Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism. It will stay in place until October 2025. […]
Today (22 September 2023) The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has issued advice notice 200-2023: ‘Import Document Assessment Delays.’ They anticipate receiving high volumes of entry lodgements and expect this trend to continue with the onset of the 2023-24 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season. DAFF anticipates that its ability to meet the […]
