FTA / APSA Weekly Report 2018/36 - sponsored by Collinson FX

Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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SPONSOR OF THE WEEK


Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) continues to develop it partnership with Collinson FX.
 
Based on member feedback, Collinson FX has developed a new foreign exchange online system accommodating all currencies, for payments and receipts. It also has the capacity to book forward deals for hedging purposes.
 
The system allows for FTA and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) members to have their own company/personal accounts, in all currencies (multi-currency accounts), which can be accessed online. Members can logon to their own accounts to look at Credit balances held in their multi-currency accounts, checking debits and credits.
 
Members can remit payments in any currency and pay for those payments in any currency. e.g. make a payment in USD, to their beneficiary and pay for it in Australian (AUD), thereby executing an FX transaction. These deals can be done in any currency e.g. remit GBP pay with USD etc.
 
Members can use credit held in their multicurrency accounts for payment or remit directly to the Collinson FX foreign currency accounts. Collinson FX can receive currencies on behalf of members and these will be updated daily to the member's account.
 
The system provides extremely strong flexibility and easy payment/receipts while maintaining all necessary compliance requirements.

To find out more, please contact Paul Bettany direct on on mobile  0406 744 923 / paul@collinsonfx.com or join us for a free webinar at 12pm on Monday 10 September 2018 to view a live demonstration of the system.

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CONTENTS

Please refer to our up-to-date market intelligence - please note that some articles will be accessible with MEMBER LOGIN ONLY.

SHIPPING
-  Freight rates
-  Surcharges
-  Services
-  Notices
-  News & Further Reading
LOGISTICS
-  Sea Freight
-  Airfreight
-  Road / Rail / Intermodal
INTERNATIONAL
-  New Zealand
-  Global

MEDIA
STATUTORY REFORMS
-  Trade
-  Border
-  Biosecurity
-  Industry
HUMAN RESOURCES
-  Candidate of the Week
-  North Asia Free Trade Agreement training 
-  Upcoming Events

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) are proud to connect our members with our sponsors as leading suppliers of services to the freight and trade sectors.

SHIPPING

Freight rates

  • ANL – FAK rate restoration CIMEX service

  • APL – GRI Asia-NZ

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Surcharges

  • ANL - Terminal security fee revision

  • ANL – Oceania service US/Canada-ANZ, Fiji, Tahiti, PNG BAF and LSS reduction

  • ANL – ANZ-USWC/Canada BAF

  • COSCO Shipping Lines – increased documentation fees

  • Hamburg Süd – global ISPS surcharge adjustment

  • Maersk Line – electronic cargo release of cargo to/from South Korea

  • OOCL – increase in low water surcharge to Myanmar

  • PDL – BAF review transhipment trades

  • Swire Shipping – Singapore surcharges review

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Services

  • A3N – ANL Geelong V094N omitting Qingdao 

  • NZS/KIX – Kota Lihat V690N omitting Brisbane

  • Maersk Boomerang – delay to Maersk Yamuna V829W/N

  • Maersk Boomerang – delay to Santa Cruz V830W/N

  • PAD/NASP – Nelson omissions now start with EM Corfu V8529

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Notices

  • THOMAS MILLER LAW - REGULATORY ALERT - ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO CABOTAGE IN AUSTRALIA ... read more

  • Indonesian Customs mandatory data requirements – update

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News and Further Reading

The FTA/APSA weekly newsletter now includes a regular section containing links to interesting and relevant articles published by international trade/transport media. While these are free to read it may be necessary to register for some sites.

  • Overbooking blights Brazil exports: Maersk

  • DP World's 'risky strategy'

  • Intermodal wrangles just making the pain worse for shippers using US rail

  • New blockchain-based smart legal contracts for Australian businesses

  • Maersk 2020 bunker bill to jump by US$2 billion

  • Job matching to ease port truck congestion

  • Trade numbers point to minimal growth in 1H18

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LOGISTICS

30.8 2018 PRESENTATIONS - 2018 TASMANIAN FREIGHT & LOGISTICS FORUM

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Features include real-time paperless tracking,frictionless information exchange, process automation, and optimised asset utilisation - as well as total container movement visibility for more proactive planning. The result is lowered cost of operations and improved profitability for one of the world's most essential industries.

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Sea Freight

3.9.2018 PORT ACCESS FORUM PRESENTATIONS
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Airfreight

The Hon Stuart Ayres (NSW Minister for Western Sydney), Michael Bennett and Paul Zalai (FTA / APSA) at last week's Western Sydney Aerotropolis round table... exciting developments in the years to come.

31.8.2018 IATA MODERATE FREIGHT GROWTH CONTINUES IN JULY, UP 2.1%

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2.9.2018 FIATA E-FLASH NO. 182 - 3RD SEPT 2018

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3.9.2018 FREMANTLE PORTS TRADE STATISTICS - JULY 2018

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Road / Rail / Intermodal

INTERNATIONAL

New Zealand

31.8.2018 NZ CUSTOMS RELEASE - ISSUE 472 
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Global

Global Finance Report

 

Weekly Market Commentary 

Trade has been the predominant issue in global markets over the last week. The US and Mexico have reached a Bi-Lateral trade agreement, ending months of negotiations, leaving the door open for Canada. NAFTA is over and it remains to be seen if Canada can quit the political gamesmanship and succumb. China remains the only other major trading block that has not come to the party. Next week could see the imposition of US$200 Billion in tariffs levied on China, if they do not agree, but the pressure to cave is immense. ... read more

 

Global Finance Report

 

Weekly Market Commentary 

Trade has been the predominant issue in global markets over the last week. The US and Mexico have reached a Bi-Lateral trade agreement, ending months of negotiations, leaving the door open for Canada. NAFTA is over and it remains to be seen if Canada can quit the political gamesmanship and succumb. China remains the only other major trading block that has not come to the party. Next week could see the imposition of US$200 Billion in tariffs levied on China, if they do not agree, but the pressure to cave is immense. ... read more

 

MEDIA


Winter 2018 edition "Across Borders"


Published on a seasonal basis (Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn), Across Borders will play a vital role in keeping FTA / APSA members at the forefront of all emerging supply chain issues.

Members receive FREE hard copies of the magazine delivered to each of your regional offices ... read more


 

STATUTORY REFORMS

31.8.2018 DUE DILIGENCE

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Trade

31.8.2018 DFAT TRADE TALK 31ST AUGUST 2018

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3.9.2018 A NEW CHAPTER OF ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH INDONESIA
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3.9.2018 INDONESIA-AUSTRALIA COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
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Border

28.8.2018 GOODS COMPLIANCE UPDATE - AUGUST 2018

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28.8.2018 HOME AFFAIRS CARGO ADVICE NUMBER 2018/03 INTEGRATED CARGO SYSTEM (ICS) – NEW COMMON CONNECT FACILITY (CCF) SERVER PORT #8443

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29.8.2018 ICS OUTAGE - UPDATE 1

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29.8.2018 ICS OUTAGE - UPDATE 2

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29.8.2018 ABF IMPORT DUTY EVADER TO PAY $2 MILLION

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31.8.2018 EVERYTHING THAT YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ILLEGAL LOGGING

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31.8.2018 ABF MAN CHARGED FOR METHAMPHETAMINE IMPORTATION

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31.8.2018 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS COMPLIANCE UPDATE

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31.8.2018 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS ICS OUTAGE 1ST AND 2ND SEPTEMBER 2018

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31.8.2018 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTICE NO. 2018/29 APPLICATIONS FOR CUSTOMS BROKER LICENCE

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3.9.2018 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTICE NO. 2018/28 BIANNUAL INDEXATION OF CUSTOMS DUTY RATES FOR TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS – 1 SEPTEMBER 2018

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BorderWise offering to FTA Individual & Premium members


BorderWise 
BorderWise is the next-generation compliance management search engine with a comprehensive, integrated suite of legal books, technical documents, tariff-classification tools, smart searches and links, Product Index and trade data. The reference information includes comprehensive information from the  World Customs Organization such as the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and the Principles of Valuation, in addition to information on international treaties and associated local legislation.

Daily Updates 
Daily Updates provide real-time updates for legislation and industry changes and notices in a single window,  keeping you are up to date with changes without the need to search all over the internet.

New Features 
BorderWise Web now has a drop down option to view Table of Contents for all books in the left column (for those of you who have transitioned from Tradefox will be familiar with this functionality). Coming soon on the BorderWise desktop version. ... read more

 

COMPLIANT CUSTOMS

The forwarder's broker ... customs clearance solutions for the logistics industry

Department of Home Affairs

REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS


We have received feedback from members that that they receive timely updates as direct subscribers to the Department of Home Affairs - to avoid duplication, FTA / APSA will no longer re-send these notices on a regular basis.

We will however continue to post these online at www.FTAlliance.com.au and make details available via our Weekly Report.

To subscribe to receive notices & newsletters direct from the department, please click HERE

To subscribe to the FTA / APSA Weekly Report, please click HERE

Biosecurity

29.8.2018 DAWR 103-2018 - DEPARTMENT PHONE AND FAX SERVICES UNAVAILABLE FROM 19:00 FRIDAY 31ST AUGUST TO 04:00 SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2018 (AEST)

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29.2018 DAWR 104-2018 - CARGO ONLINE LODGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE POST ENTRY BIOSECURITY SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE FROM 23:30 SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER TO 04:30 SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2018 (AEST)

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31.8.2018 DAWR 105-2018 - CHANGES TO SULPHURYL FLUORIDE TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS TO TAKE EFFECT ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2018

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3.9.2018 DAWR 106-2018 - THE BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 – USE OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICES ACROSS ALL IMPORT PATHWAYS

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Department of Agriculture & Water Resources 

REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS



The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) is currently progressing co-design work with FTA including the availability and accessibility of departmental information.
 
In the interim, DAWR has compiled and attached a list of subscriptions, newsletters and communication channels available to you to access information - to avoid duplication, FTA / APSA will no longer re-send these notices on a regular basis ... read more

In the longer term, DAWR is exploring how other platforms could be used to consolidate and distribute this information.

In the meantime, the department welcomes any feedback or suggestions you have on the attached via Biosecurity2025andBeyond@agriculture.gov.au.

To subscribe to the FTA / APSA Weekly Report, please click HERE

Industry

29.8.2018 TC GAZETTE NO. TC 18/33 WEDNESDAY 29TH AUGUST 2018
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HUMAN RESOURCES

Candidate of the Week

Candidate of the Week

 

Melbourne -  Import Operations/Customer Service Candidate: 13205594

Our candidate has 18 months experience in Import Seafreight operation in a strong customer focused role. Handling accounts from start to finish, our candidate handled mainly FAK operations. Originally coming from a shipping background. ... read more

M: 0447 054 744
E: andrew@insyncpersonnel.com.au


Sydney-  Operations/Branch Manager
Candidate: 10378654

This operational professional has over thirty years of experience within the Intl Freight industry across both retail and wholesale companies, dealing in various aspects including Management, Customer Service for Key Accounts, Transport Logistics, Co-ordination of Projects, Customer Relations and Accounts. ... read more

 

M: 0439 542 022

E: christian@insyncpersonnel.com.au

 

North Asia Free Trade Agreement training

GUIDE FOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

This e-learning course has been developed to assist Australian importers and exporters take advantage of preferential tariff treatment under Australia's Free Trade Agreements with China, Japan and Korea. ... read more

The above activity has received funding from Austrade as part of the Free Trade Agreement Training Provider Grant Program. The views expressed within the activities are not necessarily the views of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for any information or advice contained herein.

Upcoming Events

16.8.2018 LAUNCH - SPRING 2018 - CPD - BORDER AND BIOSECURITY PROGRAM
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WEBINARS & RECORDINGS
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NEXT ROUND OF DANGEROUS GOODS TRAINING
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EVENTS

10 SEP 2018 : FREE WEBINAR – NEW ONLINE FOREIGN EXCHANGE SOLUTION [...]
11 SEP 2018 : SYD - Dangerous Goods Acceptance (Air) 3 day course [...]
12 SEP 2018 : QLD - CPD - Border & Biosecurity Compliance Program [...]
14 SEP 2018 : The Freight and Logistics Industrys Own Charity Night [...]
18 SEP 2018 : Sydney - Alibaba E-Commerce Expo [...]
18 SEP 2018 : SYD - Dangerous Goods Re-certification (Air) a day course [...]
19 SEP 2018 : MEL - Dangerous Goods Re-certification (Air) a day course [...]
20 SEP 2018 : Retired and Seniors Brokers Luncheon [...]
26 SEP 2018 : NSW - CPD - Border & Biosecurity Compliance Program [...]
16 OCT 2018 : VIC - CPD - Border & Biosecurity Compliance Program [...]
16 OCT 2018 : Supply Chain 4.0 Summit 2018 [...]
22 OCT 2018 : Melbourne - Alibaba E-Commerce Expo [...]
22 NOV 2018 : WISTA QLD - Australian Border Force Breakfast Series" [...]

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