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Something Fishy

Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators have arrested and charged a 37-year-old Chinese national with allegedly importing more than 9.5 kilograms of ephedrine concealed inside dried fish and other dried seafood. On 8 July 2017 a consignment marked as ‘dried food’, sent via express mail from China, was selected for further examination by ABF officers at […]

Margaret River Bridge – Delays expected

Please kindly note that we have been advised by K-line that the current arrival time of the Margaret River Bridge is slightly off schedule. The usual arrival time of the vessel (fortnightly on Thursday) has now been pushed back to Saturday 12/08 for this week’s voyage. Rough weather en-route to Singapore on the previous voyage, […]

Xiamen, China to host BRICS summit

Xiamen, China to host 2017 BRICS summit – Delays possible Our agents in China, M+R Forwarding, have advised us of possible delays for all cargo in Xiamen during the end of August and into September. China will be hosting the ninth year of the BRICS annual summit in the south eastern coastal city of Xiamen […]

Asbestos Export Requirements

No doubt you are all aware of the ongoing issues in relation to asbestos imports into Australia as well as exports from our country. The strict asbestos laws that are governed by Australia also applies to exporters from our country. Please kindly take the time to read the fact sheet by clicking here which covers your […]

Sydney: 375kg of ice seized

Two Chinese men are accused of being part of a criminal syndicate that imported 370 kilograms of ephedrine into Australia hidden in wall tiles, canisters and cow milking machines. Huan Tang and Yanpei Zhang were arrested in a raid on a residential property in Dundas in western Sydney, on Thursday after police a fortnight ago […]

India GST application

Please be advised on the implementation of the GST regime effective 1stJuly 2017 for all India shipments. GST is expected to rollout from 01/07/2017 and hence it is critical for all our clients to be ready for a seamless transition to this GST regime. While its needless to state that Shipping services will also fall […]

US bound air cargo screening – Update

Many Australian shippers are choosing to become known consignors after the introduction of the enhanced security measures for all air freight cargo being moved from Australia to the United States. The new measures came into force on July the 1st, and the Office of Transport Security could not be happier: Good afternoon, From feedback that […]

Italy Summer Holidays

Italy Summer Holidays is just around the corner.   From the 7th August – 25th August most suppliers, factories and trucking companies will be closed for vacation. Schedules will suffer some delays during this time, in particular trucking (deliveries and pickups).  Valle D’Aosta, Liguria, Piemonte, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna & Toscana: […]

Giant Crane Collapses

An investigation has been launched after a CMA CGM containership struck a ship-to-shore crane while berthing at Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates, causing the giant to collapse.  The UK-flagged CMA CGM Centaurus contacted the quay while berthing at Jebel Ali on Thursday, May 4, causing the crane to collapse suddenly. A second crane was also shifted off its […]