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Import Trade Stats – Fremantle

A solid throughput was recorded at Fremantle Port for the month of February.  The records showed that the amount of containers being moved via the port was slightly down from from the previous month, but average throughput was actually up. Total container throughput at the port in January 2017 was 56,324 TEU (twenty foot containers), […]

Major Meth Haul Found

A joint investigation by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has resulted in three men being charged for importing approximately three hundred kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia. ABF officers in Melbourne examined a consignment of metal gates that arrived into port from China.  X-ray images showed abnormalities within the gates.  […]

Changes in the Packing Declaration

Back in June of this year the Quarantine Act 1908 was replaced with the significantly modernised Biosecurity Act 2015. A key change that is to be noted from this replacement is a change to the wording on the packing declaration format. The “prohibited packaging material statement” has been replaced with the words “unacceptable packaging statement”. […]

MUA Stop Work Meeting

We have been advised of the following authorised MUA stop work meetings at both Fremantle Terminals: Patrick’s Terminal Fremantle Authorised MUA 4hr Stop Work Meeting Tuesday, 4 April 2017 0900 hours – 1300 hours  Please be advised, there will be an authorised MUA 4 hour stop work meeting on Tuesday the 4 April 2017. The […]

Drugs hidden in floor of shipping container

After 101kg of crystal methamphetamine – or “ice” – was found hidden in the floor of a shipping container, five men were arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle the drug. According to a joint statement between the AFP, NSW Police, ABF, ACIC and the NSW Crime Commission, the operation began with information from Taskforce […]

The code of the container

With an estimated 25 million shipping containers moving around the world via sea, road and rail at any given time, do you ever wonder how we keep track of them? Each shipping container is given it’s very own unique individual identification number, which is known as the container number. Without this special combination of letters […]

Shipping container hotel

A gorgeous new hotel has been constructed in the European country of Georgia.  It’s made from, you guessed it, shipping containers. Take a look at this amazing video on the hotel named Quadrum Ski and Yoga Resort.. This cleverly built hotel is set 2200 meters above sea level and has been described as the first […]

Smuggle Bug

A Czech national has been fined $2000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of insects on a flight out of Australia. On 20 February 2017, the man was boarding a flight from Perth to Abu Dhabi when he was selected by the Australian Border Force (ABF) officers for a baggage examination. ABF officers examined the bags […]

Triumphant Container Ship

The newest world’s largest vessel has just been delivered. This vessel is a whopper, and is able to hold a massive 20,150 twenty foot containers, surpassing the previously crowned World’s Largest Vessel by at least 600 containers. Is the shipping industry obsessed with having the biggest ship in their fleet?  This beauty (along with three […]