| AUSTRALIAN PEAK SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION (APSA) - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
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| To be hosted online 3pm to 4.30pm AEST on Thursday 27 August 2020. APSA members are invited to nominate a representative to become an officer of the association (Chair, Vice-chair or Treasurer) or to be an ordinary member of the Committee of Management (CoM) ... read more |
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| NEW IFAM FLIGHT CAPACITY AND EXTENSION: LOS ANGELES, HONG KONG AND ABU DHABI - new flight capacity under the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) ... read more |
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| 2020 / 2021 BMSB RISK SEASON - to include Portugal, Ukraine and Moldova to the target risk countries list ... read more |
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| EMPTY CONTAINER REFORM - Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) commends Transport for NSW for the release of the NSW Empty Container Supply Chain Study which recommends key actions to improve the management of empty containers that could help save the supply chain industry an estimated $49 million per year. We are also pleased to advise that a formal invitation has been received offering FTA an opportunity to be a member of the newly formed NSW Empty Container Working Group. |
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| INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF VICTORIAN PORTS - FTA / APSA last night received correspondence from the Hon Melissa Horne MP, the Victorian Minister for Ports and Freight, seeking comment on the review's Discussion Paper. |
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APL ENGLAND CLAIMS
FTA's insurance advisor, James Cotis – Logical Insurance Brokers has been receiving numerous calls from FTA freight forwarding members and offers the following commentary commentary / update ... read more |
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THREE MONTHS FREE RENT - 75SQM OFFICE SPACE
Includes onsite Department of Agriculture approved area with fumigation, X-Ray facilities with RACA approval plus container and general transport ... read more
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| PRODUCT EMISSIONS AND OZONE PROTECTION & SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS - Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) recently had the opportunity to to speak to and record a presentation delivered by senior Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment representatives covering the following content ... read more |
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INFRASTRUCTURE SURCHARGES - thank you to our trade media who supported our most recent MEDIA RELEASE |
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Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) have provided a formal submission in response to the Inquiry into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia's foreign affairs, defence and trade.
We look forward to an opportunity for further engagement with the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (the Committee) to escalate our advocacy for an effective supply chain ... read more |
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| CONSOLIDATED TABLE OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SURCHARGES available HERE (FTA / APSA MEMBER LOGIN REQUIRED) |
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FEATURE ARTICLE - WINTER 2020 ACROSS BORDERS
Australian Peak Shippers Association - Report from the Chair
$300M+ stevedore charges annually paid by Australian shippers |
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| By SEAN RICHARDS, APSA Chair / Executive General Manager - Visy Logistics |
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We look forward to our meeting with the Deputy PM whereby we will be recommending: • regulation to protect transport operators and shippers by forcing stevedores to cease the practice of administering a Terminal Access Charge; and • stevedores should be given appropriate notice to adjust commercial modelling allowing negotiations of charges back to shipping lines. ... read more
Paul Zalai - Director and Co-Founder, FTA / Secretariat, APSA
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| NEXT IN OUR WEBINAR SERIES |
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| FREE WEBINAR - CASE LAW UPDATE - WINTER 2020 |
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Date: Wednesday 15 July 2020
In recent weeks there have been a variety of cases that are important for customs brokers and freight forwarders. These cases address:- classification of pipes as parts of a structure;
- the use of the French translation of the HS code when classifying goods;
- interpretation of TCO requirements;
- criminal liability where a freight forwarder employee assists with importing prohibited drugs; and
- freight forwarder invoicing.
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| Russell Wiese, Principal Hunt & Hunt, will not only explain the outcomes of the cases, but also provide guidance on what the cases mean more generally for your business ... read more |
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OPTIMISING OUR FREIGHT NETWORKS IN DISRUPTIVE TIMES
Date: Wednesday 22 July 2020
Issues and trends in supply chain and how data innovations can give companies the edge ... read more |
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| Caroline Zalai - Director and Co-Founder, FTA / Secretariat, APSA |
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- DFAT - Monthly Trade Data May 2020 ... read more
- Flinders Ports Trade Statistics June 2020 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports Trade Statistics May 2020 ... read more
- IATA - Ecomomic Performance of the Airline Industry ... read more
- IATA - Industry Statistics June 2020 ... read more
- NSW Ports Trade Statistics May 2020 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Trade Statistics May 2020 ... read more
- Port of Newcastle Trade Report June 2020 ... read more
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- COVID-19 Shipping Line Notices 7th to 13th July 2020 ... read more
- Shipping Line Notices 7th to 13th July 2020 ... read more
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7.7.20 - Port of Melbourne - Exporting to the world ... read more
7.7.20 - NSW / Victoria border closure - Update 1 ... read more
9.7.20 - Discussion paper - Independent review of the Victorian ports system ... read more
9.7.20 - NSW / Victoria border closure - Update 2 ... read more
9.7.20 - State border closure - Update 3 ... read more
13.7.20 - Australian container shipping industry stalwart Noel Dent joins Port of Newcastle ... read more |
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| 8.7.20 - FIATA - Transitioning to economic recovery ... read more |
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| 10.7.20 - NZ Customs Release 570 ... login required |
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7.7.20 - DAWE - 2020-14 - Livestock exports to Vietnam – Update on restriction to ports of entry ... login required
10.7.20 - DAWE - MAA 2020-21: COVID-19 - Audits of establishments preparing and/or storing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products for export - Arrangements and response date of issue: 10 July 2020 ... login required
10.7.20 - DAWE - 112-2020 – Amendment to 107-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia's interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 ... login required
10.7.20 - DAWE - Japan – Organic: Equivalence arrangement for organic livestock products and organic processed foods (2020-04) ... login required
13.7.30 - 2020-2021 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) seasonal measures ... read more
13.7.20 - DAWE - 113-2020 – Expansion of the class 19.2 Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement ... login required
13.7.20 - DAWE - 114-2020 – The Department is decommissioning a number of AQIS commodity codes (ACC) to align with the cessation of the offshore pre-shipment inspection program ... login required
13.7.20 - DAWE - 115-2020 – Upcoming changes in nursery stock hosts requiring emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen XYLELLA ... login required
13.7.20 - DAWE - 2020-03 - COVID-19 – Audit and listing of establishments preparing and/or storing food and other goods (Non-prescribed goods) for export – Arrangements and response update ... login required
13.7.20 - 19.2 AEPCOMM accredited persons - Mandatory CBC activity 20-21/01 - Webinar 4 August at 10am AEST ... read more
13.7.20 - DAWE - 2020-44 - Horticulture exports program – Application for accreditation of farms and packhouses for the export of avocados to Japan ... login required
13.7.20 - 19.2 AEPCOMM Accredited persons - Mandatory CBC activity 20-21/01 - Webinar 4 August at 10am AEST ... read more
13.7.20 - DAWR USA - Hamburg Sud - United States to Australia - Mandatory treatment requirements for North America export cargo to prevent the importation of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs ... read more
13.7.20 - DAWE - 116-2020 – COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 17 July to 01:30 Saturday 18 July 2020 (AEST) ... login required |
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7.7.20 - ACN No. 2020/28 Application for Customs Broker Licences ... read more
8.7.20 - ABF TC Gazette 20/25 ... read more
9.7.20 - ACN NO. 2020/29 Amendment to the Customs (Prohibited exports) regulations 1958 – schedule 2 Rotterdam convention chemicals ... read more |
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9.7.20 - World Economic Forum: Six targets for trade in a post-COVID world ... read more
10.7.20 - DFAT - WHO Independent evaluation into COVID-19 ... read more |
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| ANTI-DUMPING COMMISSION NOTICES - ADN |
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Anti-Dumping Notices 7th to 13th July 2020
2020/069 [pdf 139.25 KB] Case 521 Zinc coated (galvanised) steel, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, 08/07/2020
2020/069 [pdf 139.25 KB] Case 522 Aluminium zinc coated steel, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report, China, 08/07/2020
2020/075 [pdf 727.46 KB] Monthly Status Report - June 2020, 10/07/2020
2020/074 [pdf 294.13 KB] Case 560 Steel reinforcing bar, Initiation of Continuation Inquiry 560, China, 10/07/2020
2020/071 [pdf 57.02 KB] Case 557 Copper tube, Initiation of an investigation into alleged dumping and subsidisation, China, Korea, 13/07/2020 |
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| BUSINESS SALES / OFFICE LEASE |
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- QUOTE 2020/25 - Port Botany office space available to lease
- QUOTE 2020/21 - looking to buy - Sydney or Melbourne based Forwarder / Broker
- QUOTE 2020/17 - Fully furnished shared office space Alexandria close to Syd Airport!
- QUOTE 2020/07 - Looking to buy - Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - ideally perishables
- QUOTE 2019/05 - Looking to buy - Melbourne, Adelaide or Fremantle Perth
- QUOTE 2019/01 - Corporate Customs Broker Licence
More about our Classifieds service available HERE |
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| THE RETURN OF 'FACE TO FACE' EVENTS |
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SYDNEY - WORLD CLASS TEAMS - 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Optimise your Influence and Impact at Work - further detail and registration ... read more |
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| CPD - BORDER COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Please note that our revised dates for our events fall within the new 2020 /2021 CPD period (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021) and 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
Refer to UPCOMING EVENTS |
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FINANCE REPORT
Weekly Market Commentary and Calendar... read more |
CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK
 Melbourne - Business Development Manager ... read more
Contact: Leanne Lewis, Managing Director
leanne@insyncpersonnel.com.au
0439 542 022 |
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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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