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Paint the Port Community Day

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at painting, drawing or taking a fantastic photo of the port? Then get on down to Victoria Quay, Fremantle Port for the first Paint the Port Community Day on Saturday 14 March. Fremantle Ports is proud to announce this fantastic, free event running from noon until 4pm. […]

Red Imported Fire Ants – Fremantle

Late last year it was reported that the detection of the Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) had been made in Fremantle. If you operate within the affected areas, this is a reminder from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Due to a detection of red imported fire ant (RIFA) at Fremantle Port, the […]

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Update

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season for 2019/2020 appears to be moving along smoother than years past. The Department of Agriculture now have published the third round of newsletters for the BMSB season. Head over to their website here. Important to note that there has been further updates have been issued in relation to […]

Coronavirus Update – CNY Holiday Extended

China’s central government have implemented emergency measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak (these are as of January 27 2020). The emergency measures are designed to prevent people from travelling and combat the spread of virus. The key points are as follows: The Chinese New Year holiday period will be extended “as appropriate”. As of […]

Methyl Bromide Update – Singapore

Earlier this month we advised of a shortage in methyl bromide in Singapore. We have received further advice from Freight & Trade Alliance regarding this developing situation: Issue is not just related to Singapore but a wider global shortage of bromine which is used in the production of Methyl Bromide (MB). The main treatment provider […]

Australia Day Closure

Please kindly note that this Monday the 27th January, we will be closed to celebrate Australia Day. Australia Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet and the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia on the 26 January 1788. We will return back to normal office hours on Tuesday 28th […]

Methyl Bromide Shortage in Singapore

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) have made us aware  that there has been a notice issued by a treatment provider in the Port of Singapore Free Trade area that they will be not be taking any future bookings for treatment with Methyl Bromide (MB). The Department of Agriculture have advised that they too had heard […]

Guide to the A-HKFTA

The Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (A-HKFTA) entered into force last week, 17th January 2020. The guide on all things A-HKFTA can be found here. Our good friends at FTA (Freight and Trade Alliance) have also advised that the Australian Border Force that work is well advanced on the Guide to the Peru-Australia Free Trade […]

New Crane for Patricks

Crane ship Zhen Hua 24 arrived on 27 December with a new post-panamax crane for the Patrick container terminal. The vessel also was transporting two cranes that were bound for Melbourne. Patrick is upgrading a container crane that it took away from Fremantle about five months ago. Patrick now has four post-panamax cranes and Fremantle’s […]