News and
Resources

Prohibited and restricted imports

The import of certain goods into Australia is monitored and controlled by the Australian Border Force (ABF). The control includes: an absolute prohibition, where you are not allowed to import the goods in any circumstances, or a restriction, where you need to have written permission in order to import the goods. The Australian Border Force […]

Creative containers

We’ve already seen shipping container skyscrapers and swimming pools, but now they’re being re-imagined into people’s dream homes. You might not be able to tell from the outside, but this three-bedroom house was built from four shipping containers cantilevered on top of each other. Canadian Claudie Dubreuil, works as a general contractor in Quebec, but […]

Latest ABF seizures

The Australian Border Force (ABF) officers are keeping busy with several seizures occurring over the last few months. 1. Push-up bras Following on from the ABF’s largest bust at the beginning of the year, liquid methamphetamine has, once again, been discovered in push-up bras.  36 cartons of push up bra inserts arrived into the Port […]

SOLAS VGM Update

Image credit unknown The introduction of the new amendments to the SOLAS convention are causing worldwide concern.  These introductions will see shippers responsible for verifying the gross weight of their shipping containers prior to exporting.   July 1st 2016 is ‘D’ day. With any new law or regulation the rules take time to figure out.  With […]

The NYK Blue Jay

Shipping line NYK has recently taken delivery of their newest cutting edge vessel, the NYK Blue Jay. The NYK Blue Jay features a hull form that improves cargo-loading efficiency by minimising engine room space. This uniquely designed container ship promises energy saving equivalent to that of a much larger ships. With the ship’s main engine […]

Meth concealed in white goods

A 27-year-old Sydenham man was scheduled to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on the 12th February charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with importing approximately 23 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia. In August 2015, two sea cargo consignments were examined by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at the Melbourne Container Examination Facility. ABF officers […]

Shark fin imports dealt another blow

Two major shipping lines have recently joined the embargo against carrying shark, whale and dolphin (and their related products) on their vessels. OOCL and MSC have now committed to sustainability in the industry by not taking bookings of this nature, which also includes shipments of controversial shark fins. These two lines join shipping lines Hanjin, […]

Lumber Liquidators sentencing

Sentencing has been handed down in the U.S. at the beginning of February in the high profile Illegal Logging case involving US Timber retailer, Lumber Liquidators Inc. The United States’ largest hardwood flooring retailer was sentenced on February 1, 2016 after pleading guilty in October to importing illegally harvested timber from areas including forests in […]

Upcoming FTA’s

  Free Trade Agreements are a subject that we can’t get enough of here at EES Shipping.  (As you know we are also just as passionate about SOLAS, CoR, container homes and, of course, who can forget piracy!). What is a Free Trade Agreement? Buying and selling, importing and exporting of goods and services, not […]