The repositioning of empty containers has long been a major headache for air cargo operators and Dutch company VRR has developed collapsible Unit Load Devices (ULDs), which have been approved for use by the EU Safety Agency. Collapsible containers for the shipping industry have been in the works for a while already, with an Austrade […]
The Department of Agriculture has today announced the conclusion of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season. This will be followed at the end of April by the end of the Stink Bug (BMSB) season. The Asian Gypsy Moth (FSCM) remains subject to alert until its season finishes at the end of May. Today (17 […]
Australia and China held bilateral talks between senior officials in Canberra on 12 April, covering a range of international topics, including trade, consular, human rights and strategic competition. These were led by the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms Jan Adams AO PSM, who reiterated that it was in the shared […]
Airport Industrial Park (AIP) at Brisbane Airport boasts 100 hectares of land master-planned for industrial use. Its unrivalled connectivity to transport networks makes it ideally suited for warehousing, logistics and manufacturing operations. AIP is to be kickstarted with the construction of international courier business Aramex’s new 26,120sqm office and warehouse – equivalent in area to […]
The Inland Rail is a 1,700-kilometre rail line connecting Melbourne to Brisbane for the purpose of transporting freight. It will bypass the Sydney metropolitan area, but connect to the Sydney–Perth rail corridor, reducing journey times between Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The cost of delivering the project has blown out to $31.4 billion, according to a new […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has proposed Customs Tariff Alterations to provide a ‘Free’ rate of customs duty for prescribed goods of certain international organisations. On 31 March 2023, Notice of Intention to Propose Customs Tariff Alterations (No. 1) 2023 was registered on the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL). The ABF has since issued Australian […]
As we reported two months ago, the UK has been working to become the first European member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Yesterday (31 March 2023) British prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the country had joined the 11-party trade bloc, claiming it would boost the bloc’s total GDP to […]
On 01 April 2023, the majority of the Customs Tariff Bylaws made in 2013 will sunset. Under the Legislation Act 2003, all legislative instruments, including bylaws, are repealed automatically or ‘sunset’ after 10 years unless action is taken to preserve their effect by remaking them. The Australian Border Force (ABF) has issued Australian Customs Notice […]
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is proposing changes to fees and charges for biosecurity regulatory activity in 2023-24. A public engagement process has commenced with the release of a consultation paper setting out DAFF’s cost calculation methodology and the reasons for proposed changes to fees and charges for biosecurity activities. In November […]
A snail the size of a cricket ball and posing a serious threat to Australia’s biosecurity has been destroyed after it was found creeping across a Brisbane container yard. Staff called the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) after finding the large snail crawling across the cement yard. It was a Giant African Snail. […]
