SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Cash flow is critical - in this time of need, we acknowledge the collaboration between the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) and Containerchain to extend credit on empty container park fees paid by the transport sector. |  |
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CO-ORDINATED APPROACH OF SUPPORT MEASURES
The FTA team and many members are working extremely hard in a co-ordinated approach on a range of fronts including:- engagement with shipping lines, stevedores, ports and state governments - in terms of the latter we are looking for determinations of essential services to include the supply chain from the exporter / importer to the border
- engaging with airlines, cargo terminal operators and transport operators - some major forwarders have chartering passenger aircraft ensuring essential goods are being transported
- later today we will launch a service to support forwarders who are contemplating chartering aircraft but may not have the necessary volume requirements to be commercially viable
- to keep air cargo moving, costs will increase - we are working with key industry bodies to advocate to government for relief
- government relief package - we have made initial contact with government to determine the definition of the $50 million threshold bearing in mind the high value of disbursements made by customs brokers and forwarders
We have a range of other initiatives that we are also working on and will keep members up to date in coming days.
Our industry is tough, passionate, clever, innovative and resilient - stay strong and we will come out the other end of this.
Stay well everyone - very best regards Paul
Paul Zalai - FTA / APSA |
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FREE WEBINARS - EXCLUSIVE TO FTA, APSA & CTAA MEMBERS
CORONAVIRUS - GOVERNMENT AID
Phil O'Toole, Managing Director of Centium will tomorrow (12pm AEDT 25 March 2020) present a webinar outlining the Federal and State Governments Business Support Measures designed to assist your business during these uncertain times with the Coronavirus within our shores - register HERE.
CORONAVIRUS – LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE SECTOR
Russell Wiese and David Thompson of Hunt & Hunt Lawyers last week delivered a webinar to in excess of 300 registered members on the supply chain - commercial and employment law issues arising due to the impact of the Coronavirus - a PDF copy of slides and access to the recording is available HERE. |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS & TRAINING |
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| FTA CPD BORDER COMPLIANCE PROGRAM POSTPONED & NEW DATES ANNOUNCED
Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has made the difficult decision this week to postpone our scheduled CPD Border Compliance Program sessions nationally for the safety of our members, their families, industry and the broader Australian community.
Please refer to our member notice sent out on Sunday evening – HERE.
Importantly, the revised dates are within the 2020 /2021 CPD period (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021) which will continue to provide 24 CPD points.
CPD Border Compliance Program – (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021)
NSW: Friday 5 & Saturday 6 February 2021 – Novotel Brighton Le-Sands
VIC: Friday 12 & Saturday 13 February 2021 – Hyatt Place Essendon Fields
QLD: Wednesday 17 February 2021 – Novotel Brisbane Airport
WA: Saturday 20 February 2021 – Hyatt Regency Perth
These dates have been chosen with coronavirus, winter, peak season, Christmas and school holidays in mind. We have also considered the very fluid nature of this situation. No one at this stage can safely put an end date on the restrictions to travel and meetings that are currently in place. We have looked for the period that provides as much flexibility to allow for the situation to improve and allow us all to resume normal business interactions.
Over the coming weeks and months FTA will be providing free webinars to keep members up to date with any important information to ensure you stay at the forefront of emerging issues.
We thank you for your continued support and if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me on czalai@ftalliance.com.au or 02 9975 1878.
Caroline Zalai - Director, FTA / APSA Secretariat
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| BOOSTING RAIL MODAL SHARE CRITICAL TO INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY |
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| By ROY CUMMINS, Chief Executive Officer – Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd |
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We are facing a flood of heavy vehicles
on the streets of Brisbane. If we don't act now, our major motorways and even many suburban thoroughfares are at risk of becoming truck carparks. Simply put, we need to get more freight off the road and onto rail. It's one of the key reasons why the Port of Brisbane advocates for a dedicated freight rail connection to the current Inland Rail project, which stops some 38km out from the Port. While there is a pre-existing line that gets to the Port, it shares the network with passenger trains, leading to less reliability and greater cost. This ultimately means the brand new $10 billion-plus Inland Rail project will flow into the same inefficient, costly freight rail network we have in Brisbane today ... read more |
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- Flinders Trade Report February 2020 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports - Trade Statistics February 2020 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports - APSA Trade Statistics February 2020 ... read more
- NSW Ports Monthly Trade Report January 2020 … read more
- Port Kembla and Port Botany Trade Statistics January 2020 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Trade Statistics February 2020 ... read more
- Port of Newcastle Trade Report February 2020 ... read more
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- Coronavirus Shipping Notices 17th to 23rd March 2020 ... read more
- Shipping Notices 17th to 23rd March 2020 ... read more
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18.3.20 - Price & Speed news and alerts - COVID-19 ... read more
19.3.20 - Queensland slams door on cargo ships; desperately needed goods at risk ... read more
19.3.20 - Maritime Safety Queensland restrictions - Update ... read more
20.3.20 - Maritime restrictions update ... read more
20.3.20 - Maritime restrictions update 2 ... read more
20.3.20 - Port of Melbourne's response to COVID-19 ... read more
20.3.20 - CTAA - Shipping line lack of co-operation adds to COVID-19 concerns ... read more
22.3.20 - NSW Ports – COVID-19 update ... read more
23.3.20 - Port of Melbourne - COVID-19 Update 2 ... read more |
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| Airfreight Coronavirus Notices 17th to 23rd March 2020 ... read more |
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| 20.3.20 - NZ Customs Release 551 ... login required |
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18.3.20 - Coronavirus Weekly update ... read more
19.3.20 - Department of Agriculture - Agriculture Trade Matters March 2020 ... login required
20.3.20 - Department of Agriculture - 41-2020 - MARS Pre-arrival reporting changes for COVID-19 ... login required
20.3.20 - Department of Agriculture - 42-2020 - COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome ... login required
23.3.20 - Department of Agriculture - 43-2020 - Notification of the delay of overseas stock feed site audits and desk audits due to COVID-19 ... read more |
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17.3.20 - WCO - Coronavirus disease postponement of meetings scheduled in April ... read more
19.3.20 - ABF - Man charged over alleged importation of $170,000 of ketamine ... read more
21.3.20 - WCO - The global customs community mobilizes efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ... read more
19.3.20 - ABF - Australian Customs Notice No. 2020/13 ... read more
21.3.20 - ABF - Alleged NT Multi-Million dollar drug and money laundering syndicate smashed ... read more
21.3.20 - WCO - The global customs community mobilizes efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ... read more
22.3.20 - Message of the WCO Secretary General regarding (COVID-19) disease ... read more
23.3.20 - ABF signs MOU with Singapore ...read more |
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| 18.3.20 - TC Gazette 20/11 ... read more |
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19.3.20 - WTO DG welcomes G7 Leaders' statement on COVID-19 ... read more
20.3.20 - Tariff concessions orders – Full Federal Court limits substitutable goods test ... read more
23.3.20 - DFAT - Australia and Singapore conclude negotiations on landmark digital economy agreement ... read more
23.3.20 - Coronavirus updates - Keeping the internation trade sector up to date on all must know developments ... read more |
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| ANTI-DUMPING COMMISSION NOTICES - ADN |
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Anti-Dumping Notices 17th to 23rd March 2020
2020/031 [pdf 142.09 KB] , Case 527, Resealable can end closures, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report REP 527, Malaysia, 18/3/2020
2020/029 [pdf 123.73 KB] , Temporary Suspension of International Onsite Verification, 30/03/20 |
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- QUOTE 2019/02 - Looking to buy - Melbourne, Adelaide or Fremantle Perth
- QUOTE 2019/01 - Corporate Customs Broker Licence
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FINANCE REPORT
 Weekly Market CommentaryMarket chaos continues to track the epidemic devastating Europe and spreading to North America and Australasia. This infection, on a massive scale, has infected markets injecting fear and anxiety. The lack of measurable impact of the virus on the economy, has generated severe uncertainty, which is the arch-enemy of markets. ... read moreWeekly Market Calendar | 23/3 Chicago Fed National Activity Index, NYSE Closes trading floor/Electronic Trading Only ... read more |
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CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK
 Melbourne - Sales/Support/Administration
With almost 15 years logistics experience including just on 10 years in shipping, our candidate has an in-depth exposure and understanding of the shipping process and the role it plays in the logistics process. ... read more
Contact: Leanne Lewis
Managing Director
leanne@insyncpersonnel.com.au
0439 542 022 Sydney - Senior Customs BrokerLicensed for close to 20 years - our candidate has had exposure to both multinational and locally owned Freight Forwarders. ... read more Contact: Christian Merrigan Branch Manager - Sydney 1300 467 962 |
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FTA and APSA are proud to connect members with the following sponsors as leading suppliers of services to the freight and trade sectors.
2020 sponsorship prospectus is available HERE |
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