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Cheeky Monkey

It appears that monkeys are loyal supporters of Maersk.. Back in August last year, we reported on some long tailed Macaque monkeys that stowed away on the Eugen Maersk which departed Malaysia bound for the Netherlands. This time a lone vervet monkey was planning on making the Maersk Savannah home.  The container ship was loading […]

ABF Industrial Action *UPDATED*

UPDATE Further to the information provided below, the CPSU has notified the Department of further industrial action covering the period 13-16 November. The industrial action between 13-16 November will be a partial work ban on “adhering to risk assessing models for inspection, screening, examination and/or searching of cargo, mail or baggage (excluding passenger baggage), resulting […]

Illegal export

We report quite often on goods that are being bought into our country illegally, but the sad reality is that things are also quite often smuggled out of Australia as well. The Australian Border Force (ABF) recently discovered a concealment of lizards attempting to be exported to Slovakia’s black market. It all began at the […]

Important notice of industrial action

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES (QUARANTINE) 6TH – 16TH NOVEMBER Please take the time to read this document, notice-to-industry-96-2015, with regards to possible delays in deliveries of Quarantine affected containers. With Industrial Action afflicting Australian Border Force (ABF) operations, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has advised that members of the Community and Public […]

Vegetable exports and the JAEPA

The introduction of the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) has seen that Australian exporters of vegetables to Japan reaping the benefits. The JAEPA entered into force on the 15 January 2015 with the second round of tariff reductions following on the 1st April 2015.  These tariff eliminations, or reductions, have been the key instrument in […]

Global fight against piracy

The International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) is reporting that the number of serious pirate attacks in 2015 has decreased, however, there is no room for complacency in the global fight against piracy. Agencies in the South East Asia region continue to crack down hard on pirate gangs,  the figures above are still […]

Implementation of redesigned quarantine fees and charges

  As of the 1st December 2015, The Department of Agriculture (Quarantine) are implementing redesigned quarantine fees and charges. At this stage, the amount for the overhauled fees are still being discussed and will be advised in due course. Should you have any questions regarding this subject, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best […]

Lloyd’s List Shipping Awards 2015

  The finalists for the annual Lloyd’s List Australia Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards 2015 have been announced. In 2013 we were fortunate enough to receive the “Highly Commended” award for Freight Forwarder of the Year. 2014 saw EES’ become finalists in five award catagories. After a fantastic night out, we walked away with a […]

High profile illegal logging cases

Image credit: WWF.org Before we starting reminding you constantly of the upcoming SOLAS convention, we were informing you of the changes in importing regulated timber products into Australia (oh, and of course who could forget our notices on the brown marmorated stink bugs!). We realise that for most importers, the introduction of the new law […]