News and
Resources

A fishy find

A 20-year-old Chinese national appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court Tuesday, 19 July charged with allegedly importing crystal methamphetamine (Ice) through the international air mail stream. Taskforce Icarus officers from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Victoria Police and Australian Border Force (ABF) commenced a joint agency operation into these detections late last month (June 2016). […]

Free Running

We’re keeping it light this morning by sharing this amazing video of Red Bull’s Free Runners, Jason Paul and Dimitris Kyrsanidis. They were asked to create their dream course.  The two choose a port in Turkey, Haydarpasa, as the perfect place to put their acrobatic and athletic skills to the test against an amazing set […]

Typhoon Nida

Schools in China and Hong Kong have been closed with hundreds of flights cancelled due to severe tropical cyclone Nida. Nida sustained winds of up to 105km/h but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. Ferries between Hong Kong and the gambling strip of Cotai in Macau were also suspended. The seas have been […]

Finding Common Ground

They’re popping up everywhere, shipping container malls! This time we’re showing you an awesome shopping precinct in South Korea – Common Ground. Some websites state that this mall is built from 200 shipping containers, housing seventy stores and twenty restaurants. Common Ground consists of three zones –  the Street Market, the Market Hall and the […]

“No to shark fin” – Cosco

Take that international shark fin trade!  China’s biggest shipping line, Cosco, has recently pledged a total ban on the transportation of shark fin and shark fin related products. Cosco Shipping is the world’s fourth-largest container operator with 7.7 per cent of market share.  This change made by Cosco now brings the number of shipping companies […]

ABF’s take on pirated goods

The Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized more than 190,000 individual items of counterfeit and pirated goods, worth about $16.9 million, during the 2015-16 financial year. The items, which were seized at the border, include toys, clothing, cosmetics, electronic appliances, mobile phones and phone accessories. ABF Commander Customs Compliance, Erin Dale, said while many people […]

Hover boards in the spotlight

Notices have been received from the Australian Border Force (ABF), along with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) in relation to the importation of hover boards, or self balancing scooters. Self balancing scooters (hover boards) are not a prohibited or restricted import into Australia, however it is important for importers of this product to […]

A Hole in One

It was a gorgeous Perth winter’s day when Glenn and Geoff joined Anthony Kelly and Luke MacKenzie from K-line’s local office.  The venue was the prestigious Royal Fremantle Golf Club. Experienced players Geoff and Anthony teamed up against the youngsters Glenn and Luke in an ambrose game.   Experience was definitely on show with Geoff and […]

New Zealand is top log exporter this year

New Zealand log exports have increased in volume and price since the beginning of 2016, and the country remains the world’s leading softwood log exporter, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Together with the world’s second and third biggest softwood log exporters – Russia and the US – New Zealand accounts for almost half of […]