One of the challenges we are seeing locally is the increases in port related charges.
Port infrastructure fees are on the rise (again…) despite industry & government complaints, and some new and unusual port surcharges are to be introduced, such as Long Vehicle Surcharge, Sideloader Surcharge, and Container Weight Report Adjustment Surcharge.

 
The Airline cargo handling terminals usually increase their charges effective March 1st, and that process has started with the Dnata Terminal announcing their revised charges.
Other terminals such as Qantas are almost certain to announce their increases soon.
See the relevant articles below.
 
On an operational level, dealings with the Dep’t of Agriculture (Biosecurity) have been the biggest hurdle in terms of cargo clearance and delivery for the last 2-3 months.
We have included some transparent commentary from the responsible Minister in this newsletter.
Some of it is aspirational commentary rather than current reality, but at least the Minister is engaging with industry and acknowledging the unacceptable current performance.
 
Speaking of optimism, FJT Logistics are opening 2 new Branches in April 2021:
The new offices will allow us to expand our reach into Shanghai and Shenzhen.  Follow us on LinkedIn for updates as they occur.