The Just-in-Time (JIT) concept was a novel innovation for importers when Colless Young started operations in the early 1980s, and we worked closely with those clients who embraced it, to smooth out any hiccups in the system. With the arrival of the pandemic, however, came snags that are now lumped under the heading of ‘supply […]
Australian ports such as Brisbane and Sydney were early leaders in the adoption of automated container handling, and Melbourne’s fully automated Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has been at the cutting edge of automation. Last week Evergreen Shipping opened Taiwan’s first fully-automated container terminal equipped with remote-controlled gantry cranes. It incorporates 5G communication systems, optical […]
China Southern Airlines has announced that it will soon resume flights to Brisbane from China four times per week, growing to daily within two years. While the media attention has been on passengers, Queensland exporters will welcome the return of the direct air-cargo channel, which saw 11 thousand tonnes per year sent from BNE to […]
The car carrier Fremantle Highway, loaded with thousands of vehicles, first caught fire on 25 July and has now been towed to the Dutch port of Eemshaven, to assess what can be salvaged. On Sunday (13 August) another fire was reported on the South Korean containership KMTC Shenzhen, near Port Klang, Malaysia. These events serve […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has issued two Australian Customs Notices for the import of goods under military force agreements. Notice 2023/36 covers the general exemption from Import Charges under Forces Agreements, while Notice 2023/37 covers a specific reciprocal agreement with Japanese Forces for a range of goods imported by both members of the military […]
As Australia’s trade focus swings away from China, the state of Queensland now claims India as it second largest export market and fourth largest trading partner, prompting Trade Investment Qld. (TIQ) to add to its existing presence there with a new trade and investment base in Mumbai. It is also pushing for direct flights from […]
Seasonal Measures for BMSB ‘Stink Bugs’: The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is making preparations for this year’s ‘Stink Bug’ season. The bug, known officially as Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is one of the species we refer to as ‘hitchhiker pests.’ It is not found in Australia and needs to be kept […]
Australia co-hosts international forum to manage hitchhiker biosecurity risks associated with shipping containers: As we reported last month, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has hosted a workshop titled ‘Pest risk mitigation of sea containers and their cargoes and the facilitation of international trade – defining the way forward.’ It was held from 17 to 19 […]
On Saturday 29 July 2023, the Governments of Australia and the USA released the following statement about the 33rd Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), held in Brisbane. The full and lengthy joint statement can be read on the Government Minister’s website, and the extract below is the part that will be of interest to those […]
The world’s first green methanol-powered containership owned by shipping giant Maersk has arrived in Singapore for bunkering. The first ship-to-containership methanol bunkering operation of the container vessel – which was refuelled with approximately 300 metric tonnes of bio-methanol – was completed on 27 July at the Raffles Reserved Anchorage in Singapore, with the support of […]
