Customs brokers respond to Covid-19
CUSTOMS Brokers are working “around the clock” to meet new Covid-19 related government requirements while also ensuring business can continue, CBFCA chief executive Paul Damkjaer...
Dark times, but ship agent predicts rebound
SHIP agent Nigel Borthwick says the shipping industry will rebound from the challenges thrown at it by Covid-19. Based in Melbourne, Mr Borthwick has been in the industry for...
Foreign investment laws change to protect regional Australia
NEW laws around foreign investment review are designed to protect the interests of regional, rural and remote businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. All proposed foreign...
INSIGHT: Coronavirus and market impacts
CORONAVIRUS has quickly spread across the globe, infecting and killing people around the world. The virus has also infected markets, which have been hit with extreme volatility...
COMMENT: New Australian export controls on goods during the COVID – 19 crisis
FURTHER to the update last week, the government has now moved to impose export controls on “COVID – 19” goods during the present “human biosecurity period”. The Australian Border...
Patrick accuses maintenance workers of “illegal industrial action”
STEVEDORE Patrick Terminals has accused equipment maintenance workers of engaging in “illegal industrial” action in Sydney. According to the company, Patrick is using Cummins, the...
Wharfies urge employers to take “vital steps” to mitigate coronavirus supply chain impact
STEPS aimed at preventing viral transmissions on Australian maritime worksites are urgently required, Maritime Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says. The union has written...
COMMENT: Controls on exports during Covid-19
THERE have been suggestions the federal government, through the Australian Border Force was proposing to control exports of certain items of high demand during the Covid-19 crisis...
Two men charged after more than 9kg of illicit drugs seized
TWO men have been charged as part of a joint investigation into alleged importation of cocaine after 6kg of methylamphetamine and 3kg of MDMA were seized by police in Sydney’s...
DPWA announces ancilliary charges hike
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has announced a hike in access and ancilliary charges for its container terminals in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The new charges are: Sydney;...
Virgin Atlantic operates first ever cargo-only charter
VIRGIN Atlantic has operated its first ever cargo-only charter amidst the operational challenges brought by the COVID-19 upon the aviation industry. The VS698 from London Heathrow...
Coronavirus and the impact upon wholesale supply chains
WHOLESALERS and retailers in areas such as fashion have felt the effects of China “shutting shop”, CouriersPlease chief transformation officer Jessica Ip says. China implemented a...
Kiwi port and exporter continue their beautiful friendship
NEW Zealand’s biggest containerised freight exporter, Kotahi and Port of Tauranga have announced an extension to their long-term volume commitment agreement. The agreement extends...
Cruise ship standoff out west (with video)
SOME seven passengers on the Artania cruise ship, currently moored off Fremantle in Western Australia, have tested positive for coronavirus. WA Premier Mark McGowan has called on...
Pause Brexit during coronavirus crisis, say freight forwarders
BRITISH International Freight Association director general Robert Keen says it would be irresponsible of the UK government to stick to Brexit transition timetable during the time...
