Cargo insurers swim for a good cause
A ONE kilometre swim at Balmoral Beach in Sydney next month kicks off a range of charity activities by prominent marine and cargo insurers Alpha XO Risk Partners. The insurer is...
Sniffer dog Izzy, a biosecurity hero
A SHARP nosed hound named Izzy stopped the arrival of 10 kilos of undeclared meat and fruit at Sydney Airport, helping protect Australia’s lucrative agricultural export sector....
Rapid bluetongue test to support livestock trade
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud said the government invested around $350,000 to support the development of a rapid molecular test for bluetongue virus (BTV). “This new test...
Aluminium importer fined for avoiding dumping duty
A SYDNEY fabrication business has been ordered to pay more than $67,000 in penalties and recovered duty and GST. This followed an investigation by the Australian Border Force into...
2019 AFIF National Conference set for May
THE Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) 2019 National Conference, a key meeting of freight and logistics professionals and an Industry Gala Dinner is to be...
SEA ASIA 2019 to discuss key issues facing maritime
SEA Asia 2019, a major maritime and offshore conference and exhibition in Singapore, is set to host more than 15,000 delegates from more than 80 countries and regions this 9 – 11...
WiseTech goes to market
PURSUING a global growth strategy is behind WiseTech Global’s latest share offering, chief executive and founder Richard White has indicated. The freight forwarding giant has...
Ideas sought in biosecurity battle
A CALL has gone out from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources for innovative solutions to Australian biosecurity risks linked with hitchhiker pests and disease. Head...
Qantas chooses contractor for American cargo handling
AUSTRALIAN airline Qantas has awarded an important three-year cargo handling contract to US business Worldwide Flight Services. WFS is said to be the largest provider of ground...
'Hard' Brexit looms after Commons rejects PM’s EU deal
A ‘HARD’ Brexit looms after the United Kingdom’s House of Commons voted to reject the latest deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May and leaders of the European Union. The...
LETTER TO THE DCN: CBFCA questions composition of Biosecurity Import Levy Steering Committee
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud recently established a biosecurity levy steering committee to make recommendations on the implementation of this new levy. The Customs...
BMSB has a new adversary: the detector dog
AUSTRALIA’S biosecurity detector dogs have their noses trained on the infamous brown marmorated stink bug. Head of biosecurity Lyn O’Connell said the department was working with...
Biosecurity committee compared with Survivor, Hunger Games
A COMMITTEE set up to examine the Commonwealth’s Biosecurity Imports Levy risks becoming a logistics version of the movie Hunger Games or an episode of Survivor, a panel session...
Biosecurity levy “a revenue grab”, says Albanese
OPPOSTION infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has hit out at the government over its handling of the proposed biosecurity levy, describing the controversial policy as “a...
Littleproud announces steering committee for biosecurity levy
VETERAN corporate chairman David Trebeck has been announced as the chairman of the biosecurity levy steering committee. Mr Trebeck currently chairs Australia’s Oyster Coast Ltd...
