Trucking Delays in USA
The United States nationwide truck shortage continues this month with our agents still noting big delays. The implementation of the ELD (electronic logging device), coupled…
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Trump’s extraordinary tariffs
Chairman, CEO and president of Nucor John Ferriola and U.S. Steel CEO Dave Burritt flank U.S. President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump’s plans for a…
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Seventy containers lost overboard
According to a 2017 survey of ocean carriers by the World Shipping Council (WSC), an average of 1,390 containers are lost at sea each year…
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Australia and Peru sign PAFTA
Peru and Australia signed a free trade agreement on 12 February due to eliminate tariffs on 99% of Australian goods within five years of the…
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Join the bug hunt
On Monday we gave you a lengthy update regarding the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and the measures that were being taken to ensure that these…
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Australia Free Trade Agreements
It’s been a few years since we have listed all Australia’s current FTA’s. Free trade agreements (FTAs) are international treaties that reduce barriers to trade…
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug UPDATE
There has been a lot of updates lately regarding the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and the emergency measures that have been put into place to…
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Make the TPP happen
Heath Baker, Export Council of Australia head of policy A conclusion of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is welcome, says Export Council of…
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U.S. Nationwide Shortage of Trucks
Currently in the U.S. a nationwide truck shortage is forcing thousands of shippers (exporters) into a tough choice of either to postpone all but their…
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Growth for wine exports
Australian wine exports have grown with 2017 volumes exceeding 800m litres and export value experiencing its highest annual growth since 2004, reaching $2.56bn. Assistant agriculture…
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