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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.

Self assessed clearance notice

Australian Customs have recently issued fines to a freight forwarder after they incorrectly cleared a consignment through Customs using the SAC (self assessment clearance – for goods under AUD1000). Based on details received from the consignee/client  the forwarder completed the self assessment clearance, only to have the shipment stopped by Customs. Customs then demanded more […]

Port of Fremantle projects now completed

Three infrastructure projects supporting the container trade and representing $65.6 million of State and Federal investment were officially opened on 10 November. Warren Truss, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, and State Transport Minister Dean Nalder officially opened the Rous Head Industrial Park on reclaimed land, the extension of the rail […]

New largest containership

There’s a new ship on the block. Knocking the Maersk Triple E series off the top spot in vessel container capacity is the CSCL Globe. At 400 meters long (basically the same as the Maersk vessels) the CSCL Globe is actually less wide than it’s competitors vessels at 58.6 meters (the Triple E series is […]

Peak Season is here

There’s warm buzz in the air which can only mean one thing – peak season is upon us. With the commencement of this notoriously crazy time of the year, the industry is urging importers to be prepared to avoid any unnecessary delays. We’ve discussed before the importance of the following: Order early – this step […]

Ham import brings fines for Importer

The Department of Agriculture have released details on a Western Australian importer that was recently fined $25,000 for himself and his company after breaching Australia’s strict import rules. The Perth based company along with it’s director received the fines after importing ham from unapproved regions in Italy back in 2011. The company was fined $22,000 […]

Australia-China Free Trade Agreement

This article has been taken directly from here. IT’S being billed as the deal of a lifetime for Australia’s economy. After nearly a decade of intense negotiations, the Prime Minister is tipped to announce a free-trade agreement (FTA) with China when President Xi Jinping comes to visit next week. If signed, it would be the […]

Massive congestion at U.S.’ largest container ports

Escalating cargo congestion is being experienced in the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – two of the United States busiest ports. Between eight to fifteen container ships are anchored waiting outside the two ports on any given day.  The back log has begun ever since mid October, which is delaying last minute […]

Have you “Missed the Boat”

Peak season is here … Please see the following that has been issued by the Western Australia Port Operations Taskforce.