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Illegal Logging – no more soft approach

It’s been a tumultuous few years for importers into Australia of regulated timber products with the introduction of new requirements introduced by the Department of Agriculture regarding Illegal Logging. This is a reminder that as of the 1st of January 2018 the soft start compliance period has ended. The Department advises “With the conclusion of […]

TPP-11 delivers extra wins for Aussie exporters

Today’s signing of the TPP-11 delivers extra outcomes for Australian exporters that will help create new Australian jobs. Australian beef will benefit from further tariff cuts in a new bilateral agreement the Turnbull Coalition Government secured with Canada through a side letter. Canada will eliminate its 26.5 per cent tariff on Australian beef imports over […]

LCL cargo ex Italy

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) are causing a real headache this season for importers from Italy. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) have recently released another notice, this time in relation to the clearance of LCL containerised cargo (less than a container load) during the BMSB season (shipped between 1 September 2017 […]

Removal of DG Stickers

Who can believe that it’s almost been three years since we reminded you of the steps that you need to take once your import container is empty. Today we wanted to share the importance of removing any labeling that was attached to your container (for transportation purposes), for instance Dangerous Goods (DG) stickers. Dangerous Goods […]

Shipments from Italy

The department has found significant numbers of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) on arrival in Australia in various types of goods arriving from Italy. The department has recently reviewed the risk of failed offshore treatments of goods shipped via sea cargo from Italy with detections of live insects including BMSB. To manage the risk posed […]

Be prepared for Easter

It’s not long to go until we celebrate Easter! We have all been holiday overloaded here with Christmas and then Chinese New Year but we’re always looking ahead at the next holiday that will cause a headache in the world of logistics. Vessels still arrive during this four day holiday.  Wharves will still charge storage […]

Trump’s extraordinary tariffs

Chairman, CEO and president of Nucor John Ferriola and U.S. Steel CEO Dave Burritt flank U.S. President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump’s plans for a 25 percent tariff on U.S. imports of steel and 10 percent on aluminum have created a global outcry. The following explains why the use of these particular tariffs is so […]

Stinkbug chaos

The war on stinkbugs is happening closer to home than preferred with a detection of the pests found in Jandakot.  This is the third detection of the Brown Marmorated Stinkbug found on Australian shores in as many months. This exotic pest could decimate Australian horticulture industries. “A large number” of dead and alive brown marmorated […]

Seventy containers lost overboard

According to a 2017 survey of ocean carriers by the World Shipping Council (WSC), an average of 1,390 containers are lost at sea each year based figures from 2014 to 2016. This number includes ‘catastrophic events’, where more than 50 containers are lost during a single event. A 10,000 TEU containership lost about 70 containers overboard […]