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ZubaBox

It appears that the world cannot get enough of using pre-loved shipping containers for it’s limitless applications. Today we’re heading to Africa where they are using the modest sea container for a fully functional internet café, the ZubaBox. Zuba is the word for Sun in Nyanja – a language spoken in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Southern […]

Container weighing a must

Things have been a little quite on the mandatory container weighting front, but rest assured in the background the maritime industry are working hard on this ever important issue. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) have introduced new regulations on container weighing, stating that all containers by 1 June 2016 MUST be weighed prior to loading […]

The Polar Code

Whilst things are warming up in our “neck of the woods” we have to spare a thought to the seafarers that are traveling in the cold parts of the world. The International Maritime Organisation has recently adopted a landmark “Polar Code”, which is the first mandatory blanket legislation for the improved safety of ships operating […]

U.S. find cocaine in shipping container from Australia

U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered that a ship was carrying more than wine and cheese aboard. This article has been taken directly from here. On October 28, CBP officers assigned to the Port of New York/Newark, Tactical Operations Division seized approximately 35 lbs. of cocaine from a black duffle bag inside a […]

Shipment of contraband discovered in East Jerusalem

Two shipping containers have been confiscated in Afula after the discovery of an unprecedented amount of tasers, machetes and commando knives, fireworks, and other “cold weapons,” The containers were both shipped from China to Ashdod port. Whilst both were manifested to contain Christmas Lights, they instead the contained an enormous stockpile of weapons, which were, […]

W.A. Meth Seizure

Arrests have been made in Western Australia after methamphetamine was uncovered hidden in an import shipment. The operation began when Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (ACBPS) intercepted and inspected a package that arrived in Perth from Thailand. The shipment, a motor cycle muffler, underwent examination, with a white powder being discovered.  The substance tested […]

Record drug haul

A container of furniture and unmarked boxes were home to a huge find of MDMA and crystal methamphetamine.  Almost two tonnes of MDMA and more than 800kgs of methamphetamine to be exact.  With an estimated street value of AUD1.5 billion, this seizure is the second biggest ever made. Following a large scale operation commencing in […]

Lloyd’s List Shipping Awards Results

The annual Lloyd’s List Shipping Awards were held last week at the stunning Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney. EES Shipping and members of our team were named as finalists for five awards across several different categories. Glenn Hack, Director / Special Projects Manager along with Phil Gray, Customs Manager and Amanda Bradfield, Business […]

Peak Season Media Release

Please find following the Western Australia Port Operations Task Force Media Release regarding Peak Season for 2014. The release includes important information that we have already covered on our website.