Today’s media focus has been on the Prime Minister attending the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting being held in Tonga from 27 to 29 August 2024. This meeting was preceded by the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Fiji earlier this month, and before that by a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat […]
Patrick Terminals has issued a Media Statement: “Synergies Analysis Confirms Container Terminal Charges are not a driver of Cost of Living pressures.” On X (Twitter) they posted: “Patrick Terminals @PatrickTerminal Aug 19 Synergies Analysis Confirms: Container Terminal Charges Aren’t Driving Cost of Living Pressures. Stevedore margins add just $0.40/week (0.016%) to household expenses. Supply chain […]
This week Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism, will travel to Chicago to bolster Australia’s trade and investment interests with one of our largest trading partners. He will meet with senior US officials on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention, where he will be an attendee of the International Leaders Forum in […]
The Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) has developed forecasting models that analyse border interception data on the brown marmorated stink bug, spongy moth, Asian honeybee, giant African snails and khapra beetles to estimate how many goods consignments they could contaminate. The aim of these Australian researchers is to peer into the future […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) have today issued a joint media release on the issue of smugglers targeting vehicle imports to carry illicit drugs into Australia. They say that transnational organised criminals (TSOC) are attempting to import hundreds of kilograms of illicit drugs into Australia by paying associates to conceal […]
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has issued Advice Notice 174-2024: “Methyl bromide fumigation methodology – Prepare now for 2025 update.” On 05 August 2024 DAFF published the updated Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology (version 3.0). The changes come after a comprehensive review period with a significant amount of feedback from stakeholders. The current […]
Finalists have been announced for the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2024, in a joint statement by Premier Steven Miles and Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Cameron Dick. This year, 46 Queensland companies will compete as finalists across 13 national categories and two state categories. Winners will be announced at the highly anticipated Awards Dinner, hosted […]
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has issued notice 166-2024: “Addition of China and Republic of Korea as BMSB target risk countries for heightened vessel surveillance only.” The advice is dated 01 August 2024 and is for the attention of stakeholders including freight forwarders, treatment providers, importers, customs brokers and principal agent associated […]
During the Singapore Apex Business Summit on 25 July 2024, a panel was held to discuss the implications of trade tensions for the future of international trade. The panellists looked at key aspects of global economic engagement in areas such as emerging technologies and data and its impact on international trade flows. Deputy Director-General of […]
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., branded as MSC, is the world’s largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, controlling about 19.7% of the global container ship fleet. It operates over 790 container vessels with a capacity of 5,505,417 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). On 25 July 2024 they issued two notices about changes […]
