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Fremantle January Stats

The Port of Fremantle saw a slight dip in containerised trade volumes last month after a hefty December, but January’s total container trade volume was well above average. The Port handled 66,864 TEU (twenty equivalent unit) in the first month of 2018 – higher than the average for the 2017 calendar year of 61,668 TEU, […]

Labour Day Closure

Please kindly note that EES Shipping will be closed on Monday 5th March for Labour Day. “The Labour Day holiday commemorates the granting of the eight hour working day to Western Australian workers.  It is held on the first Monday in March and today recognises the contribution of all working people to the prosperity of […]

Highlighter Ice Smugglers

Authorities discovered a shipping container with almost 300 kilograms of ephedrine secreted in 21,000 highlighter pens, carrying out raids and making arrests last week. The container carrying five pallets of pens and other stationery arrived in Sydney from China on 10 February and was taken to the ABF’s Sydney Container Examination Facility for x-ray. It […]

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Vessels at Risk

Due to the detection in Australia and New Zealand of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) on a number of vessels arriving from Asian ports, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) is increasing the assessment and inspection of all ro‑ro vessels from Monday 26 February 2018. BMSB is a highly invasive insect and […]

Importing and unexpected costs

As an importer your goal would be to provide goods to customers that may not be available locally and make money while doing it. To ensure that your business is successful,  your primary job is crunching numbers to ensure that the landed cost of your good is not higher than your sale price. So what happens […]

Making the most of the the KAFTA

The Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) entered into force on the 14 December 2014. Using KAFTA is making a big difference for Australian exporters in Korea. Getting the benefits from the agreement can be easier than you think. This report gives you a quick summary of how to use the agreement, and how you can […]

Join the bug hunt

On Monday we gave you a lengthy update regarding the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and the measures that were being taken to ensure that these bugs were not entering into our country. The emergency measures that were immediately put into place by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources came after the detection of this […]

Border Watch

Criminals are on notice this week with the start of the latest Border Watch awareness campaign encouraging Australians to flag all suspicious or illegal border related activity. For 20 years Border Watch (formerly called Customs Watch and Customs Hotline) has provided members of the public and industry the means to contribute to the Australian Border […]

Australia and Peru sign PAFTA

Peru and Australia signed a free trade agreement on 12 February due to eliminate tariffs on 99% of Australian goods within five years of the agreement entering into force. Trade minister Steven Ciobo said the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) would grant market access that goes beyond the CPTPP agreement. “Australian exports of sugar, dairy, […]