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W.A. Port Operations Task Force – March 2014 update

EES Shipping are valued members of the Western Australian Port Operations Task Force. Our Managing Director, Geoff Hack, attends monthly meetings to discuss all issues that are effecting the shipping industry here in Fremantle. Other representatives from shipping lines, the Port Authority, Main Roads of W.A., cartage contractors and customs brokers are present in these […]

Free Trade Talks with China, Japan and South Korea gain momentum

Please note that this article has been taken directly from The Australian. CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang has vowed to accelerate a free-trade deal with Australia, significantly raising the prospects of an agreement by the end of the year that could provide a $20 billion boost to the economy. The Chinese Premier, addressing the National People’s […]

Containers used to re-tell Easter Story

On a green hillside in Tyneside, United Kingdom, twelve shipping containers are beginning to be placed. Their new job?  Retelling the Easter story to be televised by the BBC. The Great North Passion will combine an art installation and a broadcast in South Shields on Good Friday. The 20ft and 40ft containers will be revamped […]

Testosterone Powder Concealment

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officers (ACBPS) have again been the key in exposing an illegal shipment of testosterone powder which was hidden in a shipment of food packaging. The shipment of two parcels arrived at the Brisbane Mail Facility in January 2014, originating from China.  Approx 1.4 kilograms of testosterone was discovered. ACBPS […]

Starbucks Container Drive Thru

EES is bringing you today another classic example of recycling sea containers. Initially used to transport goods around the world, these containers have found their home in Tukwila, Washington (U.S.A.) as a drive thru shop for Starbucks. Starbucks were inspired by sea containers that are used to move their products around the world and thought […]

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Drug smugglers go bananas

Discount supermarket, Aldi, had to deal with a difficult delivery early last month when they found a £10m haul of cocaine packed in banana crates in Berlin. Oops, did you order bananas? A total of 140kgs of the class A drug was discovered amongst the fruit in crates which were sent to five branches of […]

Huge Milestone in EES history

The 1st March 2014 is a memorable day for EES. On this day, we are celebrating EES having our Customs Brokers license for 10 years. 10 years ago, Phil Gray (Customs Manager) and Geoff Hack (Managing Director) decided to branch out and start EES’ own customs brokerage arm.  With much hard work and perseverance, we […]

Floating container warning

A warning has been issued over the last few days for mariners to keep an eye out for floating shipping containers in the English Channel.  The warning has come after hundreds of boxes fell from a deck of a Maersk container vessel last week. The U.K. Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) is requesting members […]