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| QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY 2020 HONOURS |
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Freight forwarding and licensed customs broker stalwart, Alan Barnes has been awarded the Order of the Medal of Australia (OAM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for service to veterans and their families. A Vietnam veteran, Mr Barnes, 73, has been president of the Kingsgrove RSL Club since 2006 and president of the Kingsgrove RSL Sub-branch since 1998.
Congratulations are also extended to the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Michael Pezzullo awarded (AO) in the General Division. In prior roles, Michael was the Secretary of the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. |
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Mr Michael PEZZULLO (left)
ACT - For distinguished service to public administration through leadership roles in the are
Mr Alan Ross BARNES (below)
Bardwell Park NSW 2207 - For service to veterans and their families.
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| 17.9.2020 - SYDNEY World Class Teams - Optimise your Influence and Impact at Work - further detail and registration HERE |
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| ACROSS BORDERS - AUTUMN 2020 |
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WATCH OUT FOR THAT LOAD! - SAFE CONTAINER LOADING PRACTICES
By NEIL CHAMBERS, Director – Container Transport Alliance Australia |
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The CTAA / FTA / APSA Safe Container Loading Practices campaign will include online learning materials (being developed in conjunction with the WiseTech Global Academy), and checklists for importers & exporters.
Awareness seminars are planned to be rolled out mid-2020 in all of Australia's capital city container ports, and in selected strategic regional hubs.
The aims are to promote best practice, to raise awareness of the risks in the supply chain from poorly loaded and poorly restrained cargoes inside shipping containers, and to ensure that all parties in the chain fully appreciate their legal responsibilities towards safety.. ... read more |
 Contact us to showcase your business or service via a member profile, thought leadership contribution or advertising via Across Borders and our associated media. |
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- COVID-19 Shipping Line Notices 2nd to 8th June 2020 ... read more
- Shipping Line Notices 2nd to 8th June 2020 ... read more
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2.6.20 - Port of Melbourne industry study to inform faster, focused and more productive supply chain ... login required
3.6.20 - Executive appointments as Port of Newcastle pursues major projects and growth ... read more
5.6.20 - Port of Melbourne - 2020 container logistics chain study ... login required |
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2.6.20 - New IFAM flight, additional capacity: Toowoomba (WELLCAMP) to Hong Kong ... read more
3.6.20 - IATA - Air Cargo capacity crunch: Demand plummets but capacity disappears even faster ... read more
5.6.20 - IFAM flight schedule and prices updated on LAX flights ... read more
5.6.20 - IATA - Regional briefing Asia Pacific May 2020 ... read more |
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| 5.6.20 - NZ Customs Release 565 ... login required |
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CONTINUED BISOECURITY COMPETENCY (CBC) NCCC & AEPCOMM - APPROVED ARRANGEMENTS
Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has received advice from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment that ONLY one activity will need to be completed to maintain accreditation for the 19.2. Automated Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) Approved Arrangement for the current period (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021) ... read more
If you require further information, please contact me on czalai@ftalliance.com.au or 02 9975 1878
Caroline Zalai - Director and Co-Founder, FTA / Secretariat, APSA |
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2.6.20 - DAWE - 2020-26 - Horticulture export program – Accreditation applications for farms and packhouses to export persimmon to Thailand in 2021 ... login required
2.6.20 - DAWE - 79-2020 - Conclusion of the 2019-2020 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season ... login required
3.6.20 - DAWE - 2020-27 - Authorised Officer program – Completing plant export inspection and treatment records ... login required
4.6.20 - DAWE - 2020-28 - Grain and seeds exports program – Update to inspection of prescribed grain and plant products instructional material ... login required
4.6.20 - DAWE - 2020-29 - Horticulture exports program – applications for the export of cherries to protocol markets ... login required
4.6.20 - DAWE - 2020-30 - Horticulture exports program – applications for the export of apples and pears to protocol markets ... login required
5.6.20 - DAWE - 2020-31 - Horticultur exports program – Thailand food and drug administration to implement stringent pesticide residues monitoring on fresh fruit and vegetables at the port of entry ... login required |
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4.6.20 - Adelaide man jailed over 2016 failed $3.7 million meth importation ... read more
5.6.20 - ABF - ACN No. 2020/23 chemical weapons – Amendments to the customs (prohibited imports) regulations 1956 ... read more
5.6.20 - WTO report examines impact of COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses ... read more
5.6.20 - WTO - New webpage examines link between trade and natural disasters ... read more |
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| TC Gazette not issued this week |
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2.6.20 - DFAT - Largest ever current account surplus shows strength of export sector ... read more
3.6.20 - Coronavirus Trade Update ... read more
4.6.20 - DFAT - Australia and India agree new partnership on cyber and critical technology ... read more
5.6.20 - New edition of the WCO/WHO HS classification list for COVID-19 medical supplies now available ... read more
8.6.20 - WTO webinar explores way forward for sustainable trade after COVID-19 ... read more
8.6.20 - WTO - DDG Wolff: "The challenges are not over" ... read more
8.6.20 - DFAT - South Australian premium produce flying high ... read more |
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| ANTI-DUMPING COMMISSION NOTICES - ADN |
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Anti-Dumping Notices 2nd to 8th June 2020
2020/057 [pdf 194.73 KB] Case 550 , Precision pipe and tube steel, Day 60 Status Report, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, 01/06/20
2020/058 [pdf 225.37 KB] Case 542 Aluminium micro-extrusions, Extension of time to publish SEF and Final Report China, 05/06/2020 |
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| BUSINESS SALES / OFFICE LEASE |
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- 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 2020/16 Port Botany office space available to lease
- QUOTE 2020/10 - Looking to buy - Sydney or Melbourne - Sydney or Melbourne based forwarder / broker
- QUOTE 2020/09 - CS Logistics - Urgent expression of interest - Business Sale
- 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
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FINANCE REPORT
 Weekly Market CommentaryEuropean and US markets continue to re-open and confidence is surging. The all important Non Farm Payrolls shocked markets and sparked a major rally on equity markets. Analysts were expecting job losses of around 8 million, but they actually added 2,540,000 jobs and the headline unemployment rate dropped! The unemployment rate was expected to rise as much as 20%, but actually fell from 14.7%, to 13.3%! The participation rate rose back to 60.8%. ... read more8/6 China Trade Exports/Imports, Japan GDP, Japan Current Account, German Industrial Production ... read more |
CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK
 Melbourne - Cartage/Transport Coordinator
A thorough understanding of operations is critical to the success of the transport - and the candidate has just that! A recent mover to the Transport team, our candidate is looking to build on what thy have learnt with their current business. ... read more
Contact: Leanne Lewis
Managing Director
leanne@insyncpersonnel.com.au
0439 542 022
Sydney - Front Desk/Reception
An absolute stand out front desk/reception candidate that thrives on providing 'old school' service to everyone they speak to face to face or over the phone. .... read more
Christian Merrigan
Branch Manager - Sydney
christian@insyncpersonnel.com.au
1300 467 962 |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS & TRAINING |
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| FTA CPD BORDER COMPLIANCE PROGRAM POSTPONED & NEW DATES ANNOUNCED 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
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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2020 sponsorship prospectus is available HERE |
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