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Australian Small Business Champions

EES Shipping was name Champion Transport and Logistics at the Australian Small Business Awards Ceremony held in Sydney with over 1,000 guests in attendance including Glenn Hack and Natalie Lu, representing the EES Team.  Now in it’s 24th year, the Australian Small Business Champion Awards is the only national recognition program for Australian Small Business, […]

The Hidden Cost of Automation to Businesses

As a small-business, we are well aware of the various costs required to operate, however an area which is starting to have an increased impact is automation – with many businesses likely finding that what they might save in terms of time and labour, is quickly eaten up in terms of cost. There is no […]

Quickmail

Today we’re talking about eCommerce and streamlining processes. EES are partnering up with Quickmail for all your picking and packing needs.  Take a look below. Streamlining your 3PL and e-commerce For anyone running an eCommerce business, the main aim is to keep costs down and profits up. You most likely want to also streamline operations […]

Why the Cost of Shipping is Continuing to Rise – and What You Can do About it.

If you’ve been involved in importing any item in recent months, it’ll come as no surprise to you hear that the cost of shipping is rising – and unfortunately, we at EES Shipping expect this to continue for at least the short term. While freight rates have softened from the highs seen at the peak […]

WA Beer & Brewing Conference 2022

Presented by the WA Brewers Association and their trade partners Bintani and Cryer Malt, the WA Beer & Brewing Conference occurred on Friday 10 June and included an extensive line up of technical brewing workshops, sales and market insights, panel discussions about brewery start-ups and growth; Export opportunities and Grant applications and plenty more. EES […]

FTA Annual Conference 2022

I recently attended the annual FTA (Freight and Trade Alliance) conference this past weekend. Along with catching up with my industry peers, we had the pleasure of listening to Lee Cale from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forrestry.  Lee is the Assistant Secretary of Cargo Operations.  She advised of staff problems, budgets etc. Once again they […]

The Weird and Wonderful Items You Didn’t Realise Are Being Regularly Shipped

In recent months, as consumers refreshed tracking numbers for their online shopping purchases and waited for supermarket shelves to restock amid chronic supply chain congestion, a dodgem car ride never before seen in WA slipped quietly into Fremantle Port. The Dodgem Drift 2 was imported for local company Carnival Amusements with the help of freight […]

IFCBAA National Conference 2022

The IFCBAA (International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia) National Conference is usually a big feature on the CPD calendar for Forwarders and Brokers alike. But after a few years of Covid restrictions stopping the yearly conference from going ahead, it was clear that the industry wanted to return to Gold Coast to get […]

How Buying a Beer Can Provide Flood Relief in the Eastern States

What do you get when you cross a freight forwarder, a wholesale distributor and a couple of brewing companies? A new beer and a great way to raise much-needed funds for flood-impacted businesses in the eastern states. No, it’s not a joke, we at EES Shipping have joined forces with Bintani Australia, Shelter Brewing, Wayward […]