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Joint agencies unhinge meth import plan

Three men have been arrested by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF), following an alleged attempt to import 17 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed within a consignment of door hinges. Investigations began in August 2017, after the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) identified a number of Malaysian nationals suspected of planning a drug importation. […]

Tight space even tighter

Shipping from China is set to worsen as we inch closer to the nation’s week long holiday for Golden Week. At the moment we are currently experiencing huge delays across all shipping lines throughout the whole of China – along with South East Asia. There are various factors in play as to why space on […]

Handling larger ships

Deepening the Fremantle Inner Harbour in 2010 to 14.7m has ensured that the Port of Fremantle can handle any of the larger container ships currently visiting Australia’s capital city ports. The international trend towards larger container ships is expected to continue, with future operational and infrastructure complications for all Australian container ports. Modelling undertaken this […]

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Season 2017-18

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has developed measures to manage the 2017‑18 seasonal risk of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) infestations in sea cargo shipped from the United States and on high risk pathways originating in Europe.  This applies to importation of targeted break bulk and vehicles, boats, machinery and machinery parts from […]

Asbestos Assurance on Imported Goods

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection have recently issued a notice in relation to assurances that imported goods do not contain asbestos.  Strict liability offenses have been imposed on importers who’s declarations regarding asbestos being present in their imported products has been incorrect. The full notice can be read here, however, we would like […]

Texas Update

We have all seen the devastating images coming out of Texas after Hurricane Harvey wrecked havoc over the area.  The hurricane has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm but this has not lessened the impact that the amount of rain has had on the communities affected. And it just keeps on raining. We have […]

Increased Security at Australian Cargo Facilities

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have warned of increased cargo intervention across Australian cargo facilities. “We are working collaboratively with our law enforcement partners, and the Office of Transport Security to ensure appropriate levels of vigilance are applied to cargo screening and examinations to further enhance ABF’s (Australian Border Force) capability to […]

Xiamen and the BRICS Summit

Do you ship out of (or into) Xiamen, China? It’s time to start preparing for possible delays that will start to happen as the BRICS summit inches closer. To ensure safety, flammable cargoes such as oil, chemicals and liquefied natural gas would be barred from entering the port from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6. Ships […]

Deserved recognition

A big congratulations are in order for our very own Accounts Executive Shaun Hack. Shaun recently completed the Diploma of International Freight Forwarding (DIFF).   Historically there has been no course of study in Australia that is specifically targeted at senior personnel employed within the freight forwarding sector, this is up until the introduction of this […]