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China Air Cargo bans shark fins

Air China Cargo has become the first airline from the Chinese mainland to ban the transport of shark fins aboard its aircraft, joining 36 airlines from around the world that have enacted similar bans on environmental grounds. For Air China and other mainland carriers, the decision has meaningful financial implications. Shark fins can fetch up […]

Australia Day Closure

Please kindly note that this Thursday the 26th January, we will be closed to celebrate Australia Day. Australia Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet and the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia on the 26 January 1788. We will return back to normal office hours on Friday 27th […]

The Features of a Shipping Container

Have you ever looked at the container in your yard and wonder what it is made from? Today we are giving you the complete run down of shipping containers as we know them today. Most standard, typical ISO (International Standards Organisation) containers are constructed using a “weathering steel”. This kind of steel is also known […]

S.A. milk plant exporting to China

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill also attended the opening.. A Chinese-owned milk processing plant in South Australia is set to begin exporting milk powder to China via sea. The Blue Lake Dairy Group recently officially opened its processing plant in the southeast of the state last week, with stage one of the two-stage project expected […]

2016 Port Statistics

There was some huge records broken last year in relation to throughput at container terminals around the world. We’ve complied a few of these numbers below: Singapore Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) handled 30.59 million twenty foot containers (TEU) during 2016, which was a slight decline of 0.1%. Shanghai The port of Shanghai handled a […]

ABF finds during holiday season

While the majority of Australians enjoyed time with family and friends this holiday season, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers continued their 24/7 mission to detect drug smuggling attempts and protect the Australian community. The centrepiece was 500 kilograms of cocaine seized on Christmas Day as part of the ABF’s supporting role in Operation Okesi, a […]

Precursor found in washing powder

Five men have been charged with drug importation offences and up to 300 kilograms of pure pseudo-ephedrine seized following a joint operation in Melbourne. This amount of pseudo-ephedrine has the potential to produce upwards of 210 kilograms of methamphetamine, which has a wholesale value of $42 million and an estimated street price in excess of […]

Secret Santa 2016

Christmas 2016 is now just a memory. We thought that we’d share with you some pictures taken from our Secret Santa.   This year our newest team member, Scott North, Cartage Controller, played the part of Santa. Scott did a great job and sported a great  gift giving spirit. Check out the photos below.. Want to […]

Australia / China discussions

Trade facilitation, combating illegal drugs, customs controls and Australia’s asbestos import ban have been at the centrepiece of discussions between the Australian Border Force and partner agencies in China in late November. Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg visited China for a series of formal talks. In Beijing Commissioner Quaedvlieg met with Minister Yu […]