WEEK 48 - GLOBAL FREIGHT INTELLIGENCE Australian sea cargo operational highlights available HERE - Cost variations (MSC, OOCL, aersk)
- Equipment & Capacity Update (Australia, NZ, Asia, Europe)
- Port Omissions - Port Rotations (China Port Operations, Terminal Operations)
- Australian Port Terminals Update
- Global Perspective (Commentaries - World Container Index
Consolidated listing of international shipping line notifications available HERE |
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CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE UPDATE - SPRING 2021 |
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The Australian Border Force (ABF) has published its spring edition of the Goods Compliance Update.
Amongst the report some of the topics covered by the ABF are;- Trade & Tariff Policy update
- Trusted Trade Update
- Customs licensing update;
- Australia / Singapore blockchain trial; and
- The results of recent ABF compliance activity.
The full report can be seen HERE |
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DIVERSIFIED EXPORTERS MORE RESILIENT |
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Australian exporters are looking to target new markets, including the US, the UK, India and Indonesia – where Australia already has, or is working towards, free trade agreements, according to Australia's 2021 International Business Survey published today. - Full article HERE
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FTA would also like to thank the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, for his foreword in the latest edition of Across Borders "Australia's international trade: Toward a resilient and robust economic recovery".
The Ministers willingness to continue open discussion with Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) to address those issues impacting our agricultural exporters is much appreciated. |
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| SIMPLIFIED TRADE SYSTEM - We are pleased to release an STS consultation paper, which seeks your views on what is working well and what improvements could be made to Australia's cross-border trade system. This paper is available on the STS webpage along with a link to a recording of the recent Town Hall meeting |
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| Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) members can make their own submissions on the STS by January 14, 2022 or send contributions to be included in the FTA submission to Clint Latta no later than 31 December , 2021 |
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DISRUPTION TO FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES |
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There will be a substantial outage to a number of departmental services later this week that will impact the financial access for industry. To ensure you are across the detail please review the below Industry Advice Notice
239-2021 - Service disruption to BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, - Friday 3 December thru Monday 6 December |
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CARGOWISE DIRECT DATA CONNECTION WITH MSC GOES LIVE |
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| WiseTech Global, a leading provider of logistics execution solutions, has partnered with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to provide a direct data connection between their systems |
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| The integration provides CargoWise customers with direct electronic messages for schedules, booking, tracking, verified gross mass, shipping instructions, bill of lading data, while contract and spot rates are in development. - READ MORE |
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 | | To access the latest developments from CARGOWISE including system update notes - click HERE |
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ACROSS BORDERS - EDITION 2, 2021 |
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| Our thanks to Austrade for their article in Edition 2 of Across Borders that exhibited the work being done to assist Australian exporters - Austrade - Supporting Australia's Producers. |
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| Australian canola growers are looking forward to a golden future in the growing market of Pakistan after a joint effort by government and industry reopened exports to the country. This will be the first time in five years that Australian canola seeds will be available in Pakistan. - READ MORE (full edition of the latest Across Borders available HERE) |
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CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR
OPERATING HOURS
As Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) receive updates from services providers as to their operating hours over the Christmas and New Year period we will post links below - we also suggest you maintain contact via their websites and/or your operational contacts to note any late changes. - click on the logos / links as required |
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APSA CONFERENCE 2021/22
As determined at the recent Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) Annual General Meeting, it was agreed to the 2021/22 conference has been postponed to Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 February 2022, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
REGISTER AT UPCOMING EVENTSWe appreciate your continued support as both FTA and APSA look to provide safe and successful events for all attendees. |
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23.11.21 - Victorian Freight and Logistics Industry COVID-19 update 22 November 2021 ... read more
26.11.21 - Victorian State Governent - Victorian Freight and Logistics Industry COVID-19 update 25 November 2021 ... read more
26.11.21 - NZ COVID-19 update 26 November 2021 ... read more
29.11.21 - Victorian Government - Information for overseas travellers ... read more
29.11.21 - NSW Government takes precautionary steps in response to Omicron variant ... read more
29.11.21 - NSW Government - International arrivals from 28 November 2021 ... read more
29.11.21 - NZ Government COVID Update ... read more
29.11.21 - ACT Government Overseas travel update … read more |
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HUTCHISON PORT BOTANY Please be advised the MUA - AGM will be held on 30 November 2021 from 09:00 - 14:00. Terminal will be closed during this period . |
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| 23.11.21 - MUA AGM Stop Work Meetings DP World Australia Terminals ... login required |
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- ABS - International Merchandise Trade, Preliminary, Australia, June 2021 ... read more
- ABS - International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, October 2021 ... read more
- ABS - International Merchandise Trade: Confidential Commodities List September 2021 ... read more
- ABS - Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia ... read more
- Container Trade Statistics Shipping Data September 2021... read more
- Darwin Port Qtrly Trade Report June to September 2021 ... read more
- Drewry - World Container Index - 19 November 2021 ... read more
- Flinders Ports Trade Statistics October 2021 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports Container Traffic Report October 2021 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports APSA Trade Data September 2021 ... read more
- Gladstone Ports Corporation - Statistics October 2021 ... read more
- NSW Ports Trade Report October 2021 ... read more
- Pilbara Ports Authority Shipping Figures October 2021 ... read more
- Pilbara Ports - Port of Port Hedland October 2021 Cargo, GRT and DWT Statistics by Commodity Group ... read more
- Pilbara Ports Cargo Statistics by Origin October 2021 ... read more
- Port of Brisbane Trade Report October 2021 ... read more
- Port of Bunbury Consolidated Trade Statistics ... read more
- Port of Melbourne - Trade Report September 2021 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Overseas Container Trade Data October 2021 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Stakeholder Update 22 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Quarterly Trade Report (Q1) September 2021 ... read more
- Port of Newcastle Monthly Trade Report October 2021 ... read more
- Port of Townsville Trade Overview October 2021 ... read more
- Southern Ports, Albany Bunbury & Esperance Trade Data October 2021 ... read more
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29.11.21 - IATA - Statement on New COVID-19 B 1.1.529 Variant ... read more
29.11.21 - IATA - Divergence in passenger and cargo traffic recovery continues ... read more |
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23.11.21 - Global Shippers Forum Update ... login required
23.11.21 - ACFS Empty Depot Outage Broadcast ... read more
24.11.21 - Port of Townsville - Hydrogen Export Plans Boost for Jobs ... read more
24.11.21 - Port of Melbourne releases 2021 Sustainability Report ... read more
24.11.21 - CTAA - ACFS Empty Depot Outage Update #2 ... read more
25.11.21 - CTAA - Container Detention Fees an Insidious By-Product of Current Port Congestion & Delays ... read more
26.11.21 - CTAA - ACFS Empty Depot Outage Update #3 ... read more
26.11.21 - Inchcape Shipping Services Australian Newsletter 706 ... read more
26.11.21 - AMSA - 2022 Vessel Traffic Services award opens for nominations ... read more
28.11.21 - Stakeholder Update 23 ... read more
29.11.21 - GPC - Helping Hands to Dozens of Community Groups ... read more |
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23.11.21 - DAWE - Import Industry Advice Notice 238/2021 Scheduled Outage Sunday 28 November to Monday 29 November 2021– COLS, PEBS ... login required
25.11.21 - DAWE - 2021-45: Changes to EU export certificates ... login required
26.11.21 - DAWE - Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery – Agency Application 2021 ... login required
26.11.21 - DAWE - 2021-46: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods ... login required
26.11.21 - DAWE - 2021-26: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods ... login required
26.11.21 - DAWE - Register for the next Australian Biosecurity webinar ... login required
26.11.21 - DAWE - Illegal Foetal Bovine Serum importer charged ... login required
29.11.21 - DAWE - China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods ... login required
29.11.21 - DAWE - Emanuel Exports Pty Ltd / EMS Rural Exports Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment ... login required
29.11.21 - DAWE - 239-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 03 December to Monday 06 December 2021 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS ... login required |
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23.11.21 - WCO - The 2022 edition of the Harmonized System Nomenclature is now available online. What is new? ... read more
23.11.21 - 2022 Harmonized System Changes ... read more
24.11.21 - TC Gazette 21/46 ... read more
26.11.21 - NZ Customs Release 637 ... login required
26.11.21 - Australian Customs Notice No. 2021/46 Commercial Pilot – Importing Kava as a Food Product – Amendments to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 ... read more
29.11.21 - ABF - Three individuals arrested for illicit tobacco offences ... read more |
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23.11.21 - WTO - IMF launch Vaccine Trade Tracker ... read more
23.11.21 - ATIC - Virtual Town Hall Event ... read more
23.11.21 - DFAT - Diversified exporters more resilient ... read more
24.11.21 - ATIC - Agribusiness & Food News, IFAM Update ... read more
26.11.21 - DFAT - Promoting the rules-based trading system ... read more
29.11.21 - WTO - OECD, WTO issue joint study on economic benefits of new services domestic regulation deal ... read more
29.11.21 - WTO - Members conclude milestone review of Trade Facilitation Agreement ... read more
29.11.21 - WTO - General Council decides to postpone MC12 indefinitely ... read more |
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE, ENERGY AND RESOURCES |
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| Anti-Dumping Notices 23rd to 29th November 2021 ... read more |
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DEPOT LICENCE CANCELLED FOR COMPROMISING CARGO CONTROL AND SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRITY
After months of investigation, the Australian Border Force (ABF) has CANCELLED the licence of a major depot in Sydney, ceasing its ability to handle air and sea cargo under customs control - READ MORE |
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| Stay at the cutting edge through participation in live webinars and access to recordings – all are FREE & EXCLUSIVE to Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) members. ... login required |
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FINANCE REPORT
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CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK
 Brisbane - Export Coordinator ... read more
Christian Merrigan, National Recruitment Manager |
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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.
2021 sponsorship prospectus is available HERE |
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