FTA negotiations in sight
With an aim to work towards launching free trade agreement negotiations with the European Union, trade minister Steven Ciobo announced last week he was on…
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Brazil seizes over 400 containers in fight against illegal logging
The war against illegal logging continues worldwide. Australia’s soft start on illegal logging has now finished, still this fight continues. Police in Brazil have seized…
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Shanghai Port Figures
Shanghai Port Group reached a record breaking 40 millionth TEU (twenty equivalent unit / twenty foot container) crossing its Yangshan dock on December 29, making…
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Air Cargo Prohibition – Electromechanical devices – Turkey
Please note that this restriction remains in force. The Australian Government has placed a restriction on the carriage of air cargo from Turkey. The…
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World’s largest automated container terminal opens in Shanghai
China began trial operations of the world’s largest automated container shipping terminal — the Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port — at the beginning of December, …
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Australia-China Trade MRA
Australia-China International Trade Facilitation MRA Signed Early December 2017, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) Peter Dutton, and Minister of China Customs Yu…
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Cargo cruise
Introducing the Aranui 5, which we have nicknamed the mullet vessel. It’s half cargo vessel, half cruise ship. The business is up the front, whilst…
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Chinese New Year Gifts
Christmas 2017 was just a few days away. As we all start looking ahead to the New Year, thoughts of Chinese New Year gifts might…
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ChAFTA – It’s been two years
Who can believe that the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has now been in place for two years. In the last two years, the majority…
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Chinese New Year 2018
Chinese New Year is a fantastic time of the year. It’s full of colour, excitement and tradition. It is the time to eat, celebrate, cleanse…
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