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Dept of Agriculture’s take on frozen berries

Everyone’s talking about it.  Frozen berries from China arriving on our shores with the possible contamination with Hepatitis A. We all want to scrub our teeth thoroughly and, of course, wonder how this could happen. The Department of Agriculture, who has our backs when it comes to verifying that everything is A OK with imported […]

Container ship rescue boats

It’s happening more and more often in the Mediterranean Sea.   Container ships and merchant vessels taking part in rescuing North African migrants who have embarked on a risky voyage across the ocean.  Hundreds of asylum seekers are either being rescued or are dying in the process of trying to find a new better life in […]

How is imported food checked?

The Department of Agriculture have released another statement in relation to the national response to recent concerns about the safety of imported foods. This comes after a Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen berries imported from China: 18 February 2015 The Department of Agriculture is maintaining close engagement with the Department of Health, Food Standards […]

Shipping Containers and the fight against Ebola

As the fight against the deadly Ebola virus continues, the answer to fighting the disease might be in the inside of a shipping container. It’s been introduced as “The Future of Mobile Medicine” – The Emergency Smart Pod. Inside this recycled forty foot container is a modular eight bed medical unit – this design has […]

Treadmills to make you run

Two men, one from Perth and another from Valley View, S.A. have been arrested following a controlled delivery made by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The arrests come after officers from Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (ACBPS) intercepted a shipment of two treadmills from China that arrived into Sydney, consigned to an address in […]

Container Specifications

How much can I fit into my container? As freight forwarders, we are asked this question a lot. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. It’s very dependent on what sort of cargo you are moving, and how well it fits together inside the container. We take a 20′ container for example. Given the inside dimensions […]

Joint operation ends in arrest of three men

Our first joint operation this year involves officers from the NSW Police Force State Crime Command Firearms Squad, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS). This investigation has lasted a whole fourteen months and has come to a close with the arrest of three men. The three men […]

Shipping container pools

It’s getting hot out there so we thought that we would take a little refreshing break from shipping container homes and show you some swimmingly good designs fit for a dip. It’s been hot here in Western Australia, so today we are going to check out some shipping container swimming pools!  Yup, those hefty hunks […]

Shippers to Temporarily Suspend Vessel Loading and Unloading at 29 West Coast US Ports

This article has been taken directly from here. The Pacific Maritime Association, representing employers at 29 West Coast ports, will suspend vessel loading and unloading at all ports starting Thursday, and again on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, amid stalled labor contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The four day suspension coincides with […]