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A couple’s dream container home

After 10 years of blissful marriage, Regan and Libby Foster wanted to build their dream home in Adams County, Colorado. Not brick, not frame, not logs. “Shipping containers were always intriguing to me,” Regan Foster said. Shipping containers have been steadily gaining popularity as an alternative building material for cabins and tiny homes. The Fosters’ home […]

Ice import in gears

A joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) operation has resulted in the arrest of one man and the seizure of about two kilograms of methamphetamine. The operation began late last month when ABF officers examined an air mail consignment labelled as ‘iron bolt’ which upon closer examination contained mechanical gears. An […]

Air cargo prohibition update 2

  The prohibition on air cargo originating from, or transiting through, Syria, Egypt, Bangladesh, Yemen and Somalia that came into force on the 19th December 2015 still remains in place. An update received from the Department of Infrastructure also confirms the same, along with advice that the UK Government have also announced a ban on air […]

Ice bath salts

A man and a woman from Port Douglas have appeared before a Queensland court charged with allegedly importing three kilograms of crystal-methamphetamine labelled as bath salts. On 22 March 2016, the Australian Border Force (ABF) at the Sydney Gateway Facility identified a package from Malaysia for further examination. It was found to contain four plastic […]

Two Months Aboard Mercosul Suape in Brazil – Video

Photo: Mercosul Line Here is a cool time-lapse video filmed over two months onboard the MV Mercosul Suape, engaged in Brazil domestic shipping from Manaus on the Amazon River to Itaguaí in Rio De Janeiro state. Other port calls in the video include Suape, Santos, Itajaí and Paranaguá, according to the uploader. The 2,478 TEU MV Mercosul Suape is one of three […]

Coast Apartments

One of our valued readers recently contacted us about a local shipping container apartment building that is currently being constructed south of Perth. The seaside suburb of Rockingham is the setting for the “Coast Apartments” that are currently under construction.                                                                                                                                      Image credit: Malcolm Thompson – supplied There are three different types of apartments being […]

Importers being warned of email scam

  The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA) have recently issued a warning on an email scam that is seeking money from importers. Please find the details following: Australians who use the internet to buy goods from overseas should be wary of fake emails asking them to pay ‘Customs’ a range of fees, […]

The MV Rena wreckage

About a year before EES began updating you on shipping’s latest news, there was an incident off the coast of New Zealand. It was October 2011 – the entire world watched on as the huge container ship, Rena, ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef.  Months later, the vessel broke apart and subsequently sunk. The Rena […]

Government responds to logging law review

A REGULATORY balance is needed to ensure Australia avoids importing illegally-harvested timber without burdening business with more red tape, the Commonwealth government believes. The government has responded to an independent review on how small businesses are affected by recent import regulations on illegally logged timber. The report, carried out by KPMG, looked specifically at the […]