At the NSW Trade Facilitation Forum Meeting held last Thursday, ABF congratulated industry on their assistance in providing key information which has led to major busts recently, saying they continue to seek industry’s assistance in reporting suspicious behaviour or activity. October has seen some major wins for the ABF, including: In Perth, ABF investigators smashed […]
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Air Exports to HK Delayed Due to Typhoon Haima
Due to Typhoon Haima, Qantas and Cathay Pacific have cancelled all scheduled services between Australia and Hong Kong that were to operate Friday 21 October. Since mid-week, some aircraft have already been rejecting cargo, including booked perishable goods, in favour of taking on extra fuel to allow for diversions to avoid the dangerous conditions. The […]
QLD Regional Air Services Direct to HK & China
Queensland’s Darling Downs food bowl region is expected to witness an export boom, with Cathay Pacific announcing weekly cargo flights from Toowoomba to Hong Kong. The service out of Wellcamp Airport begins next month and will be the only cargo-dedicated international weekly freighter airfcraft schedule out of Southeast Queensland (and that includes Brisbane). The 747-J8F […]
Large Container Vessel Visits Brisbane
Operated by Maersk Line, the Ilse Wulff is 306 metres long and 40 metres wide, and can carry more than 6,900 shipping containers, including 500 refrigerated boxes. It has a Gross Tonnage of 75604t and Deadweight of 85622 t. PBPL (Port of Brisbane)’s Trade Development Manager, Andrew Brinkworth and Marketing Communication Advisor, Katrina Galea met […]
Can IBM Meet Customs and Immigration Merger Deadline?
The ABC has reported[1] that IBM looks increasingly unlikely to hit its October 31 deadline and there are growing fears in the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) about the rising risk of a system failure, with an unresolved industrial dispute dragging on and the Christmas holiday season looming. The half-billion dollar contract is […]
The Ongoing Fallout of Hanjin Line’s Receivership
A South Korean bankruptcy court has ordered Hanjin Shipping to return its fleet of chartered vessels – which are costing more than two million US dollars per day – back to their owners. The line is working on a restructuring plan that, if approved, will see it keep a maximum 15 of its 37-owned ships […]
Changes to Calculation of GST on Imports
The ATO advises that rather than determining the value of international transport, insurance and other related services, the importer can elect (from 1 October 2016) to use a 10% uplift on the Customs value to determine the value of a taxable importation of the relevant goods. This election is not available if the importer is […]
Repercussions of Hanjin Bankruptcy Continue
Analysts say Hanjin’s crisis was caused by a misreading of the global economy and high stakes bets gone wrong. The line declared bankruptcy after its creditors rejected restructuring plans. The fallout has held up cargo deliveries around the world as ports have blocked access to Hanjin’s ships, including in Shanghai, Sydney, and Hamburg. Hanjin plans […]
Hanjin Line Goes Into Receivership
Hanjin Shipping filed for court receivership last week, after lenders decided to halt all support to South Korea’s biggest container shipping line. The effect of this action has implications for Australian ports, ships services suppliers, stevedores, empty container parks, importers, exporters, freight forwarders, Customs brokers and transport companies. The vessel Hanjin California was due to […]
Official Launch of the ATT Program
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP and the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon. Keith Pitt MP, joined the Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, to deliver the formal speeches at the launch. In attendance were also the first 4 accredited Trusted Trader businesses – Pacific Brands, […]
