OPINION: Why do quarantine declaration charges need to increase by $23 million?
ON 11 December 2019, Agriculture [quarantine] advised that effective 01 January 2020 that: Air Full Import Declarations will increase from $33 to $38 and Sea Full Import...
OPINION: A damaged reputation can take a lifetime to repair
I HAVE been to my fair share of gatherings, weddings, birthdays and met plenty of people and most of those people have never heard of the word “customs broker” or know what a...
OPINION: State of insurance for boat builders and ship repairers
THERE is an upheaval taking place in the global marine insurance market, says broker AlphaXO. Marine hull premiums are on the rise and P&I clubs looking at general increases for...
COMMENT: Agreement on finalisation of RCEP
AS MUCH of Australia’s focus was taken by the Melbourne Cup carnival, the leaders of 15 of the 16 nations negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Stevedore price hikes deserve scrutiny
A FEW comments on the DPWA announcement of this week. I note the remarks as follows: “The continuation of the rebalancing of revenue recovery from waterside to landside is...
OPINION: Larger box ships - a regular sight or once-off?
THE ARRIVAL of two 9400 TEU container ships, the MSC Elma and Maersk Skarstind, back in July heralded the arrival of a new class of container vessel to visit Australia. Both...
OPINION: Ease up on the red tape
IN ORDER to customs clear a typical sea freight shipment through Agriculture [Quarantine] where the goods are Manufactured Wooden Articles [MWA] from let's say China, we would...
TRADE LAW: Improving trade through coastal shipping
EVEN with the current political pressures around global trade and the supply chain, there seems to be little prospect that there will be no reduction in goods being moved through...
OPINION: Youth empowerment – why does it matter?
YOUNG people bring creativity, curiosity, energy, impatience, attitude and guts. They are generally confident, able to multi-task and are tech savvy. So, why is it so crucial we...
OPINION: Self-Assessed Clearances - Off-shoring
IN AUSTRALIA, customs brokers are licenced under Section 183C of the Customs Act 1901. Customs brokers [generally] undertake a course of study, gain work experience and submit a...
OPINION: Report on the rise of disruptionware
“DISRUPTING” traditional business models might be hot talk for start-ups pitching investors, but in the world of manufacturing, transportation, energy and similar sectors, real...
OPINION: Picking apart packing problems
PACKING declarations have been in operation since around 1998/1999 [the time when I became a licensed customs broker]. International sea freight trade into Australia has changed...
OPINION: Pacific potential
I RECENTLY had the privilege of being invited to participate in the Pacific Connect Dialogue on Freight and Logistics workshop held in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Pacific Connect,...
OPINION: The growing logistics challenge
AUSTRALIA is a relatively young country and the size of Europe or North America. It is unlikely that we will catch up with these other continents in terms of servicing the...
OPINION: Challenges of the maritime energy transition
SULPHUR 2020 is a game changer - with a little over four months to go until implementation, predictions of the effect range from slight to skyrocketing costs severely impacting on...
