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Svendborg Maersk Cargo Loss Report

Do you remember back in February the massive loss of containers from the container ship Svendborg Maersk? Whilst sailing thru the Bay of Biscay the 347m long vessel hit unexpected bad weather. Subsequently 517 containers were lost overboard, with damage to another 250 units.  We reported on this once in a blue moon incident back […]

W.A. Importer pleads guilty to illegal import

A Perth business owner has recently pleaded guilty to illegally importing 26,040 packets of Songlin Brand Fish Maw from Taiwan between July 2007 and July 2010. The importers owner received a suspended eight month custodial sentence and a $5000 good behaviour bond. The prohibited fish maw was hidden amongst other products and dishonestly invoiced as […]

KAFTA shifting closer to implementation in 2014

We’ve been keeping you as up-to-date as possible on the pending KAFTA (Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement), in March and again in July. We can now advise that the KAFTA is creeping closer to implementation in late 2014 after significant events during the last week. The two customs bills required to be passed by Parliament have […]

Illegal Logging – Due Diligence Followup

EES Shipping Pty Ltd have sent out several circulars regarding the new Illegal Logging Legislation that is due to come into force on the 30th November 2014.  EES Management Team have been in constant communication with the Department of Agriculture along with the Customs Brokers and Forwarding  Council of Australia (CBFCA) to provide you with […]

Focus on transhipment ports in stopping illegal ivory trade

Efforts to stop the illegal killing of African elephants should focus on ivory transshipment ports and personnel. Photograph by Trevor Snapp, Bloomberg/Getty Source credit: National Geographic Christina Russo This article has been taken directly from National Geographic. While there are effectively unlimited numbers of poachers and consumers fueling the lucrative illegal ivory market, a new […]

Combating Illegal Logging

The illegally logged timber trade is one that disadvantages legitimate businesses, as well as causing enormous damage to forests and local communities. Australia’s illegal logging laws prohibit the import of illegally logged timber and timber products.  This also includes the processing of Australian grown raw logs that have been illegally logged. The Department of Agriculture […]

Spicing up your container home

We love the good people at inhabitat.com – they are always showing us fantastic new innovation ideas in design and it doesn’t hurt that they also appear to be in love with shipping container homes almost as much as we are. Recently they shared an article on “spicing up your shipping container home” and we […]

Shipping Containers assisting the homeless

Shipping containers in Canada have been converted into mobile shelters for the homeless.  With an abundance of shipping containers not in use in the United States and Canada, this is a perfect way to recycle these big steel boxes. The shipping containers are divided into eight rooms.  Each room sports the following features:           Two […]

Vertical Urban Farms

Earlier in the year we bought you a fantastic design from the talented architects at the Hong Kong based OVA Studios.  The outline for this model was a cleverly put together hotel, constructed from recycled shipping containers – it’s name was The Hive Inn. Well, OVA Studios have been at it again, and they’ve used […]