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A shocking find

A 67-year-old Tuart Hill man has been fined $15,000 for importing electric shock devices in the mail. On 21 July 2015, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth targeted a parcel from Hong Kong addressed to a residence in Tuart Hill, Western Australia. The officers examined the parcel and found 40 boxes inside labelled as […]

Solar panel update

Back in November 2015 we had 144 solar panels installed on the roof of our Cockburn Central warehouse. These panels have been working hard, harnessing the hot West Australian sun.  We thought that we would share with you some of the yield results from December 2015 and January 2016. It’s strange to see that December […]

Caught before the horse bolted

Eleven kilograms of methamphetamine have been discovered in horse statues that were bound for a Melbourne address. Four men have been arrested and subsequently charged following this three month investigation which began in November 2015. The Australian Border Force (ABF) intercepted a shipment of ornamental horse statues that were bound for an address in Broadmeadows, […]

EES – 30 years

The year 2016 marks EES’ 30th year in business. February is the month in which it all began. The 5th of February 1986 is the exact date that Geoff and Helen began this journey into the world of international freight with the debut of EES Shipping. It was only fitting that we chose this exact […]

World Maritime Day 2016

It’s months away until World Maritime Day 2016 (29 September 2016) but the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has announced the theme for this year, “Shipping: indispensable to the world”. The theme was chosen to focus on the critical link between shipping and global society and to raise awareness of the relevance of the role of IMO […]

$1 billion of ‘ice’ seized

Four people have been charged by the Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) for their alleged involvement in the importation and manufacture of 720 litres methylamphetamine with an estimated potential street value of more than a billion dollars. On 8 November 2015 the JOCG established Operation OVCHARKA to investigate potential drug importation and supply from Asia, […]

A housing revitalisation

It started out as a vision by Sean Krieger.  A dream home made of one the world’s most reusable building products, shipping containers.  The 24-year-old mastermind from Kansas, USA, has no experience in real estate.  We can’t believe what a fantastic job he has done on this house. It started out with four forty-foot containers, […]

Modern Express cargo questions

The Modern Express, the roll on / roll off vessel that came into trouble in the Bay of Biscay recently has arrived in Bilbao, Spain. Whilst it appears that the vessel’s major listing has now been righted, the spotlight has now been turned towards the ship’s cargo.  The 164m vessel was carrying 3600 tonnes of […]

Texas hotel

It may not be a Mariott or a Hilton hotel but these 32 containers stacked together form a place for transient oil workers to stay certainly feels like home.