Welcome to our September News Brief Dear Valued Customer, International shipping makes up around 90% of the global trade in manufactured goods and products around the world. The International Chamber of Shipping claims there are more than 50,000 container ships operating on the seas. Container ships have been built in increasingly larger sizes to take …
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has notified stevedore DP World that its members will take dozens of work bans and stoppages, including 24-hour strikes, from 6 October until 20 October at ports in Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle and Brisbane…
There is a renewed spike once again in turnaround times for the clearance and release of import shipments subject to Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) document assessment processing…
Welcome to our August News Brief Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to announce we have relocated to a new office and warehouse facility in Auckland, New Zealand. Strategically located in the Airport precinct, it benefits from its close proximity to motorway connections and major transport routes, allowing for easy access to Auckland Airport and …
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has published the 2023-24 BMSB seasonal measures on their website…
Welcome to our July News Brief Dear Valued Customer, It’s a welcome relief for importers to see freight rates and spot rates significantly reduced after the record high peaks of 2021 and 2022. However, the ongoing volatility in the international logistics environment poses some questions on whether there will be a peak shipping season this …
Welcome to our June News Brief Dear Friends, The end of the financial year usually triggers a reflection of the past 12 months together with preparation for the year ahead. A year that started reasonably booming as a consequence of the high level of sea freight rates of the previous financial year to the opposite in …
A Declaration of Origin containing mandatory data elements is the basis for a claim for preferential tariff treatment under the Australia-UK Free Trade agreement…
Welcome to our May News Brief Dear Valued Customer In delivering the Federal Budget on 9 May 2023, the Federal Treasurer spoke of the challenges the global economy is facing, and how these are affecting Australia. As expected though, the main focus by the Government were measures to help with the high cost of living pressures …
Welcome to our April News Brief Dear Valued Customer After Covid-19, there was a lot of talk about resilience, but returning to how we were pre-Covid-19 simply isn’t good enough. We experienced and learned so much about the importance of supply chains during Covid-19, and while we may not be able to control some of the …
