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MDMA found in air freight shipment

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested three men in Sydney yesterday, following the seizure of approximately 140 kilograms of MDMA in Sydney last week. The operation began on Wednesday, 21 March 2018, when Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examined a consignment containing eight boxes of water filters, after it arrived into Sydney Airport via air […]

Actual, volumetric and chargeable weights

Today we’re discussing air freight and the difference between the actual weight of the cargo versus the volumetric weight, along with chargeable weights. Air freight works differently than sea freight. The weight that you are charged for freight and terminal fees is the chargeable weight – which is not necessarily the actual weight of the […]

So you think you’ve found a BMSB

So you think you’ve found a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB), what now? In the last few months, importers from Italy have been on high alert for this pest as they seek shelter from the cold in shipping containers in Italy.  There have been many finds of the stink bug, from the East Coast of […]

JAEPA takes tariffs down again

Tariffs on some Aussie exports to Japan have dropped again on the first of the month as the fifth round of tariff cuts under the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) came into effect. In a statement, trade minister Steven Ciobo said the tariff cuts would boost Australia’s “vibrant” trade and investment relationship with Japan. “JAEPA […]

Freo Container Numbers up on previous year

Container numbers through Port of Fremantle in February showed an increase on the same month last year, but the numbers showed a solid decline on January. Total container throughput at Fremantle over February came to 59,252 TEU – which is a decrease of 11% on January’s above-average throughput (66,864 TEU). But last month’s total container […]

Trucking Delays in USA

The United States nationwide truck shortage continues this month with our agents still noting big delays. The implementation of the ELD (electronic logging device), coupled with driver shortages and the bad weather that the States have been experiencing has seen situations in some areas become critical. In addition to the sheer lack of drivers, fleets […]

Easter 2018 Arrangements

The Easter 2018 working arangements  for Fremantle Ports (and surrounds) have just been released. These have been collated by the W.A. Port Operations Task Force and include both Patricks and DP World, along with Quarantine and the Australian Border Force. Click on the following for the vessel schedule during this time –  EASTER 2018 VSL Schedule […]

Molasses tobacco seized

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has arrested two Melbourne men for attempting to import over three tonnes of molasses tobacco into Australia. The investigation commenced after ABF officers at the Melbourne Container Examination Facility (CEF) inspected a shipping container which arrived from United Arab Emirates. ABF officers x-rayed the container and identified a false wall […]

Karachi Container Ship Incident

Going viral this week was the shocking video taken by port workers in Karachi. Dozens of shipping containers have fallen into the water at Pakistan’s busiest deepwater port after a containership struck a moored vessel while berthing on Monday. The incident occurred at the South Asia Pakistan Terminals facility in the Port of Karachi, where […]