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SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Keeping Australia's Economy Moving for 40 years - Port Botany is Australia's premier port and vital to the economic wellbeing of the nation ... read more |  |
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| NOTE - some articles are accessible only with FTA / APSA MEMBER LOGIN |
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| FTA / APSA - WE ARE RECRUITING !!! |
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The role, Head of Border and Biosecurity will facilitate multiple facets of opur operations and will represent FTA / APSA at selected forums with Government and Industry stakeholders ... read more
Insync Personnel are the exclusive recruitment partner of Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) - for additional information please contact Andrew Bennett on 0447 054 744 or email andrew@insyncpersonnel.com.au for a confidential conversation. |
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| Meeting the Trade Minister |
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Trade Hub members met with the Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, on 4 December 2019 in Canberra.
The purpose of the Roundtable was to discuss how government and industry could work better together to promote trade and investment outcomes to benefit Australian commerce (and Australians generally).
Issues discussed included ways to strengthen the World Trade Organisation, opportunities to further strengthen trade and investment with countries in our region, and priorities for new governance of digital trade.
Minister Birmingham agreed to meet regularly with Trade Hub members ... read more |
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| Infrastructure Surcharges - update on advocacy activity |
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At a time when traders, logistics providers and the agriculture sector need it most, the Minister must stand up as a true leader.
Victoria International Container Terminal Limited (VICT) has become the first Australian stevedore to crack the $100 mark for Infrastructure Surcharges and have conveniently cleared the path for others to continue the pattern of spiralling increases in terminal access charges - a consolidated list of national stevedore Infrastructure Surcharges is available ... read more |
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FTA / APSA engaged with Minister Horne's office on Friday 6 December 2019 - we understand that Deloitte will be reporting findings of the Port Pricing and Access Review to the Minister before Christmas and will be engaging with FTA / APSA early in the new year.
We thank members (particularly exporters) for highlighting the impacts of these crippling fees and encourage more formal correspondence to me at pzalai@FTAlliance.com.au to add weight to our advocacy with regulators. |
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| We hit the headlines in yesterday's Australian Financial Review tackling crippling Infrastructure Surcharges at our ports - thanks to APSA member Paul Goodman-Jones (Wilmar Gavilon) for supporting our advocacy efforts . |
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Port fee hikes will hit consumer brands
"We don't have a problem with stevedores recovering their costs or even being profitable but we want them to do it through negotiations with their commercial client rather than third parties," Mr Zalai said ... read more |
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| WISETECH ACADEMY - FREE INCOTERMS® 2020 TRAINING ... read more |
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FREE WEBINAR 11 DECEMBER 2019
Steps to Success for the Freight Forwarder / Logistics Business Owner
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| CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF PORT BOTANY - AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER PORT |
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| Thank you once again to Marika Calfas, Chief Executive Officer NSW Ports for her commentary in the Summer 2019 edition of Across Borders |
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At the formal opening of Port Botany on 10 December 1979, Premier Neville Wran described the construction project as, "One of the biggest and most complex engineering projects ever undertaken in NSW".
The initial construction involved the reclamation of 260 hectares of port land, access roads, and community parkland using dredged sand from Botany Bay. Wharves, berths and land were constructed behind a two-kilometre armoured embankment designed to absorb and dissipate
Full article available HERE |
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| 3.12.19 POSSIBLE CLASS EXEMPTION - LINER SHIPPING - ACCC DISCUSSION PAPER ... read more |
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| SHIPPING INFORMATION 3RD TO 9TH DECEMBER 2019 ANL
Rates & Tariffs | ANL BAF Quarter 1 2020 … read more
APL
Trans-Pacific Eastbound Market – Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) Update Effective 1 January 2020 … read more
Trans-Pacific Eastbound Market – EXX Low Sulphur Surcharge Effective 1 January 2020 … read more
Latin America East-West Market: IMO 2020 Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS) Effective 1 January 2020 … read more
Latin America North-South Market: IMO 2020 Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS) Effective 1 January 2020 … read more
Web eBooking with APL: Mandatory quotation/service contract number … read more
CMA CGM
FAK Rates - From West Med, Adriatic, Black Sea and East Med to Far East, Middle East Gulf and Red Sea … read more
PSS - Ukraine to all Asia & Gulf trades … read more
THC UPDATE - Ireland & Belfast import/export … read more
THC UPDATE - UK import/export ... read more
THC UPDATE - Cambodge import/export … read more
THC UPDATE - Vietnam import/export … read more
GRI - Cargo from Canada to Indian Sub Continent … read more
THC UPDATE - Netherlands OOG … read more
THC UPDATE - France import/export … read more
THC UPDATE - Belgium import/export … read more
THC UPDATE - Sweden import/export … read more
THC UPDATE - Spain import/export … read more
THC UPDATE - Portugal import/export ... read more
PSS UPDATE - Cargo from the USA to Apapa and Tin Can, Nigeria … read more
PSS UPDATE - Cargo from Europe and the Mediterranean to Lagos Ports, Nigeria … read more
PSS UPDATE - Cargo to Nigeria … read more
HAMBURG SUD
Asia to North Europe Change of Base Rates Inclusive of bunker surcharge (BAF) … read more
North East Asia to Australia General Rate Increase … read more
Asia to Mediterranean Peak Season Surcharge … read more
Asia to Mediterranean Change of Base Rates Inclusive of bunker surcharge (BAF) … read more
HAPAG LLOYD
Chinese New Year - Vessel Maintenance Scheme … read more
Netherlands – Revision of Demurrage and Detention Tariffs … read more
Belgium – Revision of Demurrage and Detention Tariffs … read more
Price Announcement for THC in Norway … read more
Benelux – Revision of Local Charges … read more
Price Announcement for THC in France … read more
Area EGC - Depot List … read more
General Rate Increase - East Asia to East Coast South America … read more
Vessel maintenance scheme - Q1 & Q2 2020 … read more
North Europe – CAF … read more
Transpacific – Chinese New Year 2020 Schedule Update … read more
Denmark – Revision of Local Charges … read more
Egypt - Change of Consignee Fee … read more
United Arab Emirates - Detention Invoices … read more
Turkey - Revision of Destination Delivery Charge … read more
GRI - East Asia to Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean and Panama … read more
Revised Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) To Tin Can Island and Apapa (Nigeria) … read more
Turkey - Revision of Local Charges … read more
South America East Coast Caribbean Service (SCS) - Blank Sailing … read more
MAERSK
Rate Announcement – South East Asia to West Africa … read more
Rate Announcement – Far East Asia to West Africa … read more
Scope Far East Asia to Mediterranean … read more
Peak Season Surchages - FEA to MED … read more
YANG MING
Yang Ming Sets Up Subsidiary in China … read more |
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5.12.19 VICTORIA QUAY, FREMANTLE PORTS NEWSLETTER ... read more
5.12.19 FREMANTLE PORTS PORTFOLIO NEWSLETTER ... read more
9.12.19 PRICE & SPEED XMAS HOURS ... read more |
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2.12.19 FIATA REVIEW NO. 130 ... read more
3.12.19 FIATA E-FLASH NO. 213 - 2 DECEMBER 2019 ... read more
5.12.19 IATA AIR CARGO PEAK SEASON OFF TO SLOW START, ANNUAL DEMAND DOWN 3.5% IN OCTOBER ... read more |
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| 6.12.19 NZ Customs Release 537 ... login required |
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| CONTINUED BISOECURITY COMPETENCY (CBC) NCCC & AEPCOMM - APPROVED ARRANGEMENTS ... read more |
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3.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 202-2019 - UPDATED - PRESERVED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION -DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTSlogin required
3.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 203-2019 - EXTENSION TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION, CERTIFICATION AND USE OF SEA FREIGHT CONTAINER INSPECTION STAND REQUIREMENTS ... login required
4.12.19 INDUSTRY NOTICES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ... login required
4.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 204-2019 - UPDATES TO THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG (BMSB) METHYL BROMIDE AND SULFURYL FLUORIDE TREATMENT RATES ... login required
4.12.19 ADVICE ON APPROVED ARRANGEMENT CLASS 4.7 ... login required
4.12.19 QUARANTINE AREA NOTICE ESTABLISHED IN FREMANTLE ... read more
5.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 205-2019 - COMMENCEMENT OF REVISED IMPORT CONDITIONS FOR BRASSICACEOUS SEED FOR SOWING ... login required
6.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TURNS AWAY IMPORT VESSEL ... read more
6.12.19 OFFSHORE TREATMENT PROVIDER SUSPENDED ... login required
6.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 206-2019 - OFFSHORE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG (BMSB) TREATMENT PROVIDERS SCHEME & AUSTRALIAN FUMIGATION ACCREDITATION SCHEME (AFAS) TREATMENT PROVIDER SUSPENSION ... login required
9.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FAILING FOOD REPORT OCTOBER 2019 ... login required
9.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 209-2019 - COLS AND PEBS UNAVAILABLE FROM 23:00 THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER TO 01:00 FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER 2019 (AEDT) ... login required
9.12.19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 210-2019 - NURSERY STOCK INSPECTION BOOKINGS UNDERTAKEN AT THE SYDNEY REGIONAL OFFICE ... login required |
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4.12.19 ABF UNAVAILABLE ON SATURDAY 7TH AND SUNDAY 8TH DECEMBER ... read more
6.12.19 ABF - TRIO CHARGED OVER AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST ONSHORE ICE SEIZURE ... read more |
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| 4.12.19 ABF TC GAZETTE 19/47 ... read more |
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There are no trade-talk newsletters until 23rd January 2020
3.12.10 DFAT AUSTRALIA CONTINUES TO PLAY A KEY ROLE ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION COUNCIL ... read more
4.12.19 ANTI-DUMPING - FTA APPOINTMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE REMEDIES FORUM ... read more
4.12.19 DFAT RECOGNISING AUSTRALIA'S EXCEPTIONAL EXPORTERS ... read more
6.12.19 FTA / APSA JOIN INDUSTRY LEADERS TO MEET THE TRADE MINISTER ... read more |
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| ANTI-DUMPING COMMISSION NOTICES - ADN |
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ANTI DUMPING NOTICES 3RD TO 9TH DECEMBER 2019
2019/146 [pdf 692.68 KB] Case 534 , Aluminium extrusions, Initiation of an Accelerated Review, Malaysia, 05/12/2019
2019/149 [pdf 212.97 KB] Monthly Status Report - November 2019, 09/12/2019 |
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| 4.12.19 ANTI-DUMPING - FTA APPOINTMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE REMEDIES FORUM ... read more |
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QUOTE 2019/02 - Looking to buy - Melbourne, Adelaide or Fremantle Perth
Established Australian owned Freight Forwarder & Customs Broker is seeking an opportunity to purchase an established small to medium Freight Forwarder or Customs Broker business located in Melbourne, Adelaide or Fremantle Perth. Ideally your business has been established for 10 years or more, has a stable customer base and EBIT performance. You may-be looking to retire in the coming years and want an exit strategy from your business. We will also consider business where there is more than one partner and we enter the business in partnership with the remaining partners. Companies that may specialise in a certain industry or business segment will be looked upon favourably, likewise those who specialise in P/E need not express interest. Please forward your confidential expression of interest to ffcb4sale@outlook.com all emails will be treated strictly confidential between interested seller and buyer. Please include your company name and website. We are a member of FTA and this is a genuine expression of interest for the right seller. |
QUOTE 2019/01 - Corporate Customs Broker Licence
Corporate Customs Broker Licence (valid to 30 June 2021) is available for transfer to a business entity which has a nominee licensed customs broker in its employ.
If you are interested in knowing more, please make direct contact with the client at gokbo@tpg.com.au
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FINANCE REPORT
Weekly Market Commentary
Markets closed the week on a high, as Non Farm Payrolls blew past expectations and the headline unemployment rate fell to the 1969 record low. The University of Michigan Economic Sentiment report reflected the bullish sentiment in the US economy. US Bond Yields rose and are now functioning in a 'normal' fashion, rising with demand, rather than Central Bank influence. This will result in inflationary pressures, a bi-product of a growing and healthy economy, which used to be feared? Weekly Market Calendar9/12 China Trade Exports/Imports, NZ Home Sales, NZ Manufacturing, Japan GDP, Japan Trade Exports/Imports, Japan Balance of Payments, German Trade Exports/Imports ... read more |
CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK
 Melbourne - Cartage CoordinatorCandidate: 18075689Our candidate has an extensive career within freight forwarding space with significant tenures with previous employers. Spending the last 6 years in a cartage role, our candidate is determined to continue that path. ... read more Contact: Andrew Bennett Branch Manager - Melbourne 0447 054 744
Sydney - Import Sea Operations| 10 + years experience within a Multinational Freight Forwarder as an Import Sea Freight Operator. A senior mentor within the business - they have exposure to training new staff and walking them through the induction process ... read more |
Contact: Christian Merrigan
Recruitment Consultant - Sydney 0439 542 022 |
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2019 / 2020 - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - read more
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The Minimum Wage Increase 2019 ... read more |
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