FTA / APSA Weekly Report 2019/19 - sponsored by Garuda Indonesia

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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CONTENTS

Please refer to our up-to-date market intelligence - please note that some articles will be accessible with FTA / APSA MEMBER LOGIN ONLY.
LOGISTICS
-  Shipping
-  Airfreight
INTERNATIONAL
-  Global Finance Report

STATUTORY REFORMS
-  Border
-  Biosecurity
-  Industry

HUMAN RESOURCES
-  Candidate of the Week
TRAINING & EVENTS
FEATURED EVENTS
SPONSORS



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FEATURE ARTICLE

GST on low value goods - are overseas businesses complying? 

In the Autumn 2019 edition of Across Borders, Travis Brooks-Garrett (Director Freight & Trade Alliance - FTA) spoke to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant Commissioners Kelly Canavan and Adrian Preston-Loh about how overseas retailers have adapted to the changes; and how the ATO is managing compliance with this new law – to view the interview please click HERE




NOTE: The ATO has yesterday (6 May 2019) advised FTA that they are planning further international engagement visits relating to their GST on low value imported goods measure ... read more
 

FEATURED EVENTS

NEXT STOP ... MELBOURNE !!

Thank you to our Queensland members for their support at last weeks' CPD training at the Brisbane Airport Convention Centre - it was great to see our regular participants and a growing number of licenced customs brokers and importers joining our events.
Following the success of our recent Sydney and Brisbane events, our next stop is the Hyatt Place, Essendon Fields where we will deliver another full day interactive conference (8.30am to 4.30pm) incluiding :
  • 24 customs broker Continuing Professional Developments (CPD) points - issued on an attendance basis;
  • completion of the Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) Information Session 19/20-1 - issued on an attendance basis; and
  • complimentary CBC online access for the remainder of the 2019/20 period- mandated to maintain 19.1 NCCC & 19.2 AEPCOMM
Book fast for the remaining early bird special - limited remaining spots to be issued on a first-in basis - further detail HERE

THE ART & SCIENCE OF CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS
SYDNEY REGISTRATIONS CLOSE TODAY

By popular demand after the success of the "Women in Logistics Forum" and workshops last year, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and World Class Teams are excited to bring you the 2019 series of workshops.  These will be delivered by Diana Tapp from World Class Teams. The first in the series is 'Mastering the Art & Science of Critical Conversations' - further detail HERE

JOIN US IN TASSIE !!


2019 Tasmanian Freight & Logistics Forum
Date:      Wednesday 26 June 2019
Time:      9.00am to 5pm (registration from 8.30am)
Venue:    University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College
               Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham Campus, Launceston
               Maritime Way, Newnham, Launceston, Tasmania

Click HERE to view map
Click HERE to view the 2019 Draft Program
Click HERE to purchase your ticket(s)

We look forward to seeing you at the forum.

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LOGISTICS

Latest Statistics

  • AUSTRALIAN IMPORT & EXPORT STATISTICS - FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE 2018 ... read more
  • PORT OF NEWCASTLE TRADE REPORT MARCH 2019... read more
  • PORT OF NEWCASTLE MONTHLY TRADE REPORT MARCH-2019 COMMODITY IMPORTS ... login required
  • PORT OF MELBOURNE TRADE STATISTICS- MARCH 2019 ... login required
  • FREMANTLE PORT STATISTICS ... login required

Shipping

  • ANL
    • ANL is proud to announce the launch of a new weekly service between Asia and Australia; AAX2 (Asia Australia Express Two). The first sailing of the AAX2 service will occur on 15th March 2019 from Ho Chi Minh (HCM) … read more
  • APL
    • Trans-Pacific Market: SC3 first to connect Haiphong, Vietnam and U.S. Pacific Southwest… read more
    • Services Update –
      • Vietnam - Container Maintenance Charge  … read more
      • South Chine: Shipping Instructions Amendment Charge … read more
  • CGM
  • HAPAG LLOYD
    • EC5 Service - MV "Yantian Express" (voyage 108E) – Update No.17 … read more
       
  • MAERSK -
    • Documentation Fee – Origin (ODF)/Documentation Fee – Destination (DDF) – Singapore to/from World … read more
    • Export Service (EXP) – Scope – Indonesia to World … read more
    • Terminal Handling Service – Origin/Destination (OHC/DHC) – Scope Singapore to/from World … read more
    • Terminal Handling Service – Origin/Destination (OHC/DHC) – Scope Vancouver, BC, CA and Prince Rupert, BC, CA to/from World … read more
       
  • SWIRE SHIPPING
    • News Release - Sale of Hamburg Sud's dry bulk subsidiaries to CNCo completed ... read more
       
  • WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN OCEAN
    • BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUGS (BMSB) … read more
       
  • YANG MING
    • Yang Ming to Charter Four More 11,000 TEU New Container Ships … read more

Airfreight

6.5.19 MELBOURNE AIRPORT - PETER HAY JOINS AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AIRPORTS CORP. BOARD AS CHAIR ... read more

INTERNATIONAL

30.4.2019 WISETECH ACQUIRES XWARE

Global logistics solutions group, WiseTech Global, today announced the acquisition of Xware, a leading messaging integration solutions provider in Sweden.
 
Xware's secure, interoperable messaging solution, xTrade, is designed to link organisations to their suppliers and partners, allowing them to safely share information across application to application, business to business, managed file transfers, business process management and IoT  ?  essential for real-time messaging, queued business flows and data integration.  Xware products are also utilised in the integration of complex applications in specialised sectors such as defence.  
 
Xware customers include Swedish Armed Forces, CGI, Stockholm City Council, Axstores/Åhlens, Greencarrier Freight Services, and other organisations across sectors including logistics, IT, and healthcare ... read more
L to R Vlad Bilanovsky (WiseTech), Anders Lyckosköld (Xware), Jonas Ericsson (Xware), Richard White (WiseTech)
3.5.19 NZ CUSTOMS RELEASE - ISSUE 506 ... read more


Global Finance Report

 
 
Weekly Market Commentary
 
US Non Farm Payrolls again blew through expectations, while Unemployment fell to 3.6%, the lowest Unemployment level since 1969! The strong labour market reversed recent losses in equity markets and boosted confidence. EU CPI data beat expectations, coming in at 1.7% p.a., showing signs of growth but only in the socialist paradigm.  EUR pushed back towards 1.1200, while the Yen traded 111.00, as the Fed remains non-interventionist. UK Local elections were a complete disaster for both the Tory Government and the Labour opposition, with both being decimated by the electorate. This is a sad reflection of the peoples complete loss of faith in their elected leaders and their failure to implement Brexit. The extension of Brexit negotiations has meant that the UK must now participate in the EU elections and this will be a similar catastrophe, with the Brexit party expected to perform well. The GBP jumped back to 1.3150, with hopes that the message sent by the electorate, may be heeded by the ruling Parliamentarians? ... read more

STATUTORY REFORMS

Border


Current organisational structure - Australian Border Force and the Department of Home Affairs

 
2.5.19 TRADE AND CUSTOMS USEFUL POINTS OF CONTACT ...  login required
2.5.19 TC GAZETTE 19/16 ...  login required
6.5.19 CURRENT STRUCTURE - AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS ... login required
6.5.19 ATO INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT FOR GST ON LOW VALUE IMPORTED GOODS - JUNE 2019 ... read more

Biosecurity

30.4.19 DAWR 59-2019 - CESSATION OF DOUBLE CATERING AGREEMENTS ... login required
30.4.19 DAWR 60-2019 – CONCLUSION OF BURNT PINE LONGICORN (BPL) VESSEL INSPECTIONS ... login required
3.5.19 DAWR 61-2019 – PLANT BASED STOCK FEED BICON PERMIT ASSESSMENT TIMEFRAMES ... login required
6.5.19 62-2019 – SCHEDULED OUTAGE: DEPARTMENTAL SYSTEMS UNAVAILABLE FROM 00:01 TO 04:00 SATURDAY 11 MAY 2019 AND 00:01 TO 04:00 SUNDAY 12 MAY 2019 (AEST) ... login required

HUMAN RESOURCES


Candidate of the Week

 

Sydney - Operations/CS Junior
A candidate whom has spent 2 plus years in a corporate Freight Forwarding environment - working 'back office' within an Invoicing & Billing capacity.  ... read more

Contact: Christian Merrigan
Recruitment Consultant
christian@insyncpersonnel.com.au
0439 542 022

Melbourne - Import Operations
Candidate: 14954267
Our candidate comes with 3 years' experience working in Import Seafreight Operations, touching FCL, LCL and most recently FAK.   ... read more

Contact: Andrew Bennett
Branch Manager - Melbourne
andrew@insync.com.au
0447 054 744

TRAINING & EVENTS


FTA is a proud supporter of Care-Factor 2019 - join us for a great night with industry colleagues in Sydney on 16 August - all proceeds to be donated to the Alannah & Madeline Foundation - event details available HERE
EXPANDED CPD & CBC PROGRAM ... read more
REGISTER NOW
9.5.19 : SYDNEY - FTA & World Class Teams - "The Art & Science of Critical Conversations"
19.6.19 : MELBOURNE - CPD & CBC - Border and Biosecurity Compliance Program
20.6.19 : MELBOURNE - FTA & World Class Teams - "The Art & Science of Critical Conversations"
26.6.19 : LAUNCESTION - Tasmanian Freight & Logistics Forum 
16.8.2019 : SYDNEY - CARE-FACTOR 2019

MARK YOUR DIARY
27.6.19 : SYDNEY - FTA & World Class Teams – "3 Steps to Powerfully Engage and Motivate Your Staff"
21.8.19 : SYDNEY - Women in Logistics Forum
21.11.19 : SYDNEY - FTA & World Class Teams Workshop – "Increasing Productivity & Profitability" 
14.11.19 : MELBOURNE - DCN Australian Maritime Industry Aawards
26.11.19: MELBOURNE - FTA & World Class Teams Workshop – "Increasing Productivity & Profitability" 
ONLINE TRAINING 
 
2019 / 2020 - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - mandatory training for licenced customs brokers ... read more
 
2019 / 2020 - Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) - mandatory training for importers and licenced customs brokers to maintain 19.1 NCCC and 19.2 AEPCOMM Approved Arrangements ... read more

Comply with Biosecurity Border Clearance - the TLIX5054 Course is a prerequisite to obtain 19.1 NCCC and 19.2 AEPCOMM ... read more

Sec 77G Depot - obligations in dealing with goods subject to ABF control ... read more

Chain of Responsibility - this course is highly recommended for transport operators, exporters, importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders and supply chain professionals ... read more

SPONSORS

FTA and APSA are proud to connect our members with our sponsors as leading suppliers of services to the freight and trade sectors.

2019 sponsorship prospectus is available HERE
 


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