OPINION: From chaos to continuity - 20 years of ICS
READERS of this article in our industry 20 years ago will have their own story about the introduction of the Integrated Cargo System (ICS). These are my indulgent reflections. On...
OPINION: Reporting of import e-commerce in the future regulatory
THE INTEGRATED Cargo System (ICS), operated by the Australian Border Force (ABF), is central to the management of goods moving across Australia’s borders. It underpins customs...
OPINION: Terminal access charges debate ramps up
PATRICK Terminals released a media statement on Monday 19 August 2024 referencing an analysis by Synergies Economic Consulting, titled Synergies Analysis Confirms Container...
OPINION: Services decline while fees increase
SINCE the announcement of new biosecurity fee structures in the last federal budget, the agriculture sector has been outspoken about new biosecurity charges imposed on them,...
OPINION: How did the government get into this mess in the first place?
FURTHER to my article published in the May 2023 edition of the Daily Cargo News (p 18) “New South Wales port privatisation saga”, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian...
Robert Coode retires
AUSTRALIAN Peak Shippers’ Association stalwart Robert Coode has announced his retirement to commence at the end of this month. Mr Coode was the APSA executive president,...
Veteran customs broker remembered
IT IS with great regret that we advise Jim Sinclair, a customs broker for WH Dyson in Melbourne since 1974, passed away in the early hours of Friday morning. Jim was a true...
Vale Michael Hawes
IT IS with great regret we inform industry Michael James Hawes passed away on Sunday at the age of 58 (10/1/1962- 26/1/2020). Michael is survived by his partner Rhonda Atkinson...
OPINION: Cost recovery must match reform risk
ALIGNED to a key recommendation in the Freight and Trade Alliance submission to the Inspector-General of Biosecurity, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is...
OPINION: Importers are the cash cow again – this time a new sea cargo tax
IMPORTERS can now pencil in a Biosecurity Import Levy to the increasing list of surcharges, cost recovery fees and taxes which collectively add a substantial dollar value to the...
