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| | SOLAS Export Container Weights Regulations -
Are You Ready? | | | | The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released draft regulatory amendments to give effect in Australia to the international requirement from 1 July 2016 that exporters must declare a Verified Gross Mass (VGM) for every export container before it can be loaded onto a ship. Weight measurement standards will need to be met.
The period of public consultation on the draft amendments to Marine Orders Part 42 (MO42) opened on 10 March for seven weeks, closing on 30 April 2016. The draft can be viewed HERE, accompanied by Draft Approved Accuracy Standards for Weighing Equipment, and associated International Maritime Organization (IMO) Guidelines.
Importantly, AMSA has confirmed that it will incorporate into its consultation program the Industry Business Forums being hosted jointly by CTAA, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA):
Sydney, 5th April 2016 Melbourne, 12th April 2016 Brisbane, 20th April 2016 Perth, 26th April 2016
With the support of other key industry organisations (ALC, ECA, SCLAA, ICHCA Australia, CILTA, AIMA, NSW Ports, VICT, and more), the Industry Business Forums will not only provide direct feedback to AMSA, but will address Compliance Strategies including amendments to the 1-Stop Pre-Receival Advice (PRA), and potential changes to operational and contractual relationships in the landside transport chain to assist with compliance.
If you are involved in packing, transporting or shipping export containers, you should attend these Business Forums -
Pass this information onto your clients and others in the export container logistics chain | | | | | Latest Port Supply Chain Awareness Workshops in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane a Success! | | | | | CTAA Port Supply Chain Awareness Workshops
in Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne in February & March all have been well attended.
Workshop participants discuss the operational, contractual and statutory relationships involved in container transport logistics, and debate how to improve productivity and efficiency. An in-depth tour of port supply chain facilities rounds out the day. Dates for further Workshops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle are listed in the Events tab on the CTAA website homepage - www.ctaction.com.au
Register Now for the next Workshop of your choice! | | | eGate for Qube in Fremantle
On 9 March, CTAA assisted the Western Australian Road Transport Association (WARTA) to facilitate discussions between container transport operators, Qube and Containerchain about the roll-out of eGate mobile app truck processing technology at the Qube Container Park (QCP) in the Port of Fremantle from 11 April 2016. | | | | The dialogue was robust and direct, canvassing productivity improvements (truck turnaround times), technology use & reliability issues, as well as information privacy and cost queries.
WARTA members are being kept informed of outcomes & next steps | | | RSRT Inquiry - Wharf & Ports Sector
A number of significant industry organisations are mobilising against the implementation of the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016 - setting minimum sub-contractor rates in the supermarket and long distance transport sectors. | | | | Separately, the RSRT has an active Inquiry in the Wharf & Ports Sector, with the TWU & an employer organisation seeking an end to "box rates" and calling for more industrial intervention in the container transport chain.
CTAA is assisting Alliance Companies to make submissions to the RSRT, with the aim of avoiding the mayhem witnessed with the latest Contract Driver Order. Contact CTAA for more information. | | | SAL Issues Container Weight Verification Fact Sheet
Shipping Australia Limited (SAL) has issued a very useful Fact Sheet on the new Verified Export Container Weights obligations. | | | | The Fact Sheet makes the point that should the shipper not provide the mandatory Verified Gross Mass sufficiently in advance for use in the preparation of the ship stowage plan, the container(s) will not be processed for loading.
An image of the new 1-Stop Pre-Receival Advice (PRA) format is included in the Fact Sheet. A question for the Container Weight Verification Business Forums (see lead story above) is whether the new PRA format could be used as a valid Container Weight Declaration (CWD) for carriage of containers by road?
Download the SAL Fact Sheet | | | Riordan Fuels Express site in Dandenong South
CTAA Alliance Partner, Riordan Fuels, continues to upgrade it Express Diesel Sites, the latest in Ordish Road, Dandenong South. In 2016, they plan to open new sites across major transport routes and in private transport depots in Victoria, southern NSW and eastern South Australia.
Contact Maurice Campanelli at Riordan Fuels - 0410 530 076 - to find out more | | | | CTAA supports Women in Logistics events in Sydney and Melbourne! | | | Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Women in Logistics - WIL, in collaboration with the Women's International Shipping & Trade Association (WISTA), are hosting an inaugural forum at the Mercure, Sydney International Airport from 11.30am on Thursday 31 March 2016.
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Meanwhile, the Supply Chain Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) is hosting "Women in Logistics - The Final Frontier" in the MCG Members' Dining Room, Melbourne on Friday, 29th April 2016 with a great line-up of inspirational speakers.
Read More | | | | | CTAA Snippets - Safe Work Australia has released Information Sheets on managing risks in unpacking shipping containers. These are useful guides in reviewing your OHS procedures - Download Here
- The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has clarified when GST is to be applied to international freight transport and associated transport services in Australia - Read More - CTAA Alliance Companies can contact CTAA for further expert analysis.
- The Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is hosting seminars this month for industry on the new Biosecurity Act draft regulations. Transport companies and forwarders with quarantine approved premises should consider attending - Read More
CTAA is available to Alliance Companies as an active business support - talk to us about the benefits of joining the Alliance today! | | | | | 
| | CTAA has been working closely with Denise Zumpe of SafeSense Workplace Safety to provide OHS and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) consulting services to container transport companies.
For instance, Denise is completing an overall of OHS procedures & training for a major Empty Container Park in Melbourne:
OHS Manual
Staff Handbook
Traffic Management Risk Assessment
Staff Awareness Training
Contact us about these services for your company!
SafeSense Worksplace Safety is a proud CTAA Alliance Partner. | | | |