Australia is 1 of 15 countries that have just signed up for the RCEP, which covers nearly 60% of Australia’s trade. It has taken 8 years to get to this point. Signatories include many major trading partner countries, such as Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, and China. It will be interesting to see how China/Australia trade relationships …
Previous Next New Melbourne Warehouse & Office We are excited to show you a little of our new Melbourne facility. With 4,532 square metres and the capacity to hold more stock via stacked pallet racking, a bonded warehouse and new equipment to facilitate quicker delivery to all our customers. It is also important to us …
Disruptions at the ports continue starting from today with the Maritime Union of Australia’s (MUA) AGM member meeting attendance on Tuesday 24 November, work stoppages and various other shut downs. DP World and Patrick Terminals will have work stoppages. Stop Work meetings for each terminal are listed below: Thursday, 19 November 2020 DP World – …
FJT Logistics are a proud member of Family Business Australia (FBA). FBA offers resources, programs, products and special events for networking and sharing knowledge to assist in building strong family businesses. With over 60% of trading businesses in Australia being family owned, it is clear that Australia is a family oriented nation. We look forward …
We are very close to the end of the first quarter of the 2021 financial year. Melbourne has been in lockdown, while all the other cities and states have been operating without such restrictions . Overall we have seen a positive increase of jobs in comparison to the last quarter of 2020. The vessels from China are …
A New Financial year has just started. It has been a difficult year that has ended, considering the pandemic issue the world has faced, in our second semester of the financial year. Australia (as well New Zealand) have been relatively luckier than many countries in the world in terms of number of infection cases. …
What are Incoterms®? Incoterms® rules provide a specific guide to all importers and exporters of their obligations, costs and risks involved in the transportation of goods. On January 1st 2020, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) issued the new Incoterms® 2020 rules that are the new terms of international trade for sale of goods. Incoterms® …
The end of financial year has fast approached and without stating the obvious the past 12 months have been very challenging. Flowing from this we will be presented with many opportunities and most importantly for FJT it has given us time to focus and reflect on the past and plan for the future. The first stage …
With acknowledgement to our peak industry body, the FTA (Freight & Trade Alliance), we share this update regarding the impact of COVID-19 on supply chain operations.
At FJT Logistics, we are experiencing a sense of synergy, camaraderie, and energy, as we bring our teams back into the office environment after an extended period of working remotely. We are proud of the resilience and efforts of our team to work remotely in a cohesive manner, maintaining their client-centric approach, but certainly there …
