As we outlined in our article on 05 May, the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement becomes active on 31 May 2023. The government has released information through several avenues to give businesses access to the resources they will need to take full advantage of all the deal has to offer. The Australian Border Force (ABF) has […]
The Brisbane Multimodal Terminal (BMT) has welcomed Seaway’s first containerised train, the start of its weekly service from its Central Queensland Inland Port (CQIP) facility located at Yamala. CQIP is the first inland port in Queensland offering storage, packing and a dedicated rail service to and from BMT at the Port of Brisbane. The operators […]
Setting a new record for the global shipping industry, the world’s largest container line – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) – has emerged as the first ocean carrier to surpass a whopping 5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) in fleet capacity. MSC accomplished its remarkable growth from 4 million TEU to 5 million TEU in just […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has issued Australian Customs Notice No. 2023/18, titled: Customs (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement—Entry into Force for the Philippines) Notice 2023. It announces that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, known as RCEP, will enter into force for the Philippines on 02 June 2023. The RCEP has already entered into […]
Further to our report earlier in the year advising that paper phytosanitary certificates for imports must conform with ISPM12, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has today (15 May) issued another notice, IAN 115-2023: Update – Australia’s importing country requirements for phytosanitary certificates from 01 July 2023. This notice provides further information to […]
Most international consignments rely on pick-up and delivery by truck at each end of the journey. There was not much joy for truckers in this week’s Federal Budget. They were slapped with an increase in the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge rate from 27.2 cents per litre of diesel to 32.4 cents per litre in […]
Vehicle importers face another cost increase as Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT) announce that they will charge storage on weekends and holidays from 01 June. While the recent focus has been on costs incurred by contaminated imports, AAT say this issue is “no longer contributing to berthing or yard congestion.” Instead, they claim the delays are […]
The historic Australia-UK free trade agreement (UKFTA) between Australia and the United Kingdom is set to be in place by the end of the month following years of negotiations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is in London ahead of the Coronation, has praised the FTA struck by the former Morrison government as one of the […]
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)’s ‘Have Your Say’ consultation is now open on modernising levies legislation. Levies help to keep our agricultural industries at the cutting edge as technologies, supply chains and markets change over time. This consultation will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to consider and provide feedback on the proposed […]
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Minister for Trade and Tourism Senator Don Farrell hosted their Singaporean counterparts yesterday (01 May) for the 13th Singapore–Australia Joint Ministerial Committee meeting in Canberra. They noted that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Singapore Australia Free Trade Agreement. In a […]
