INDUSTRIAL ACTION UPDATE – A NEED FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION FOR PERMANENT REFORM
Port Botany congestion has been further impacted by recent adverse weather conditions and we now have another storm hanging over our heads with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) imposing Protected Industrial Action (PIA) on Svitzer (a major tug service provider). While our focus has been on stevedore operations, the "sleeper" may well be this dispute that could potentially have devastating impacts on shipping / berthing services - READ MORE (FTA/APSA LOGIN REQUIRED) |
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APL SCOTLAND - PORT OF BRISBANE
Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has been advised of issues impacting certain containers off the APL Scotland at the Port of Brisbane. The latest advice we have is that affected containers MUST NOT leave the terminal without being presented for inspection by a biosecurity officer - READ MORE (FTA/APSA LOGIN REQUIRED) |
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PORT OF MELBOURNE BUSINESS UPDATE AND TARIFF REBALANCING
On 27 October 2020, FTA / APSA hosted a webinar with Port of Melbourne executives Darryl Mutzelberg (CFO), Michael Black (Head of Regulation) and Vlad Jotic (Head of Business Development) who provided a trade update, Port Development Strategy, rail / big ships strategy and an overview of the Tariff rebalancing proposal - REGISTER HERE (FREE & EXCLUSIVE TO FTA / APSA MEMBERS) |
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STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION: REVIEW OF AUSTRALIA'S MATURATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTED ALCOHOL
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is reviewing Australia's alcohol maturation requirements under section105A of the Customs Act 1901 (Customs Act). Submissions are due by Wednesday 18 November to the ABF. If you would prefer FTA to respond on your behalf could you please address comments on the proposal, to be received no later than Friday 13th November, to Sue Danks at sdanks@ftalliance.com.au - READ MORE (FTA/APSA LOGIN REQUIRED) |
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FTA / APSA RESPONSE TO COASTAL SHIPPING DISCUSSION PAPER
The removal of the Five Voyage minimum has the potential to create a less dependable service for businesses moving freight around Australia via sea. Whilst we understand the new proposed One Voyage licence would be in place for 12 months it gives no ability to forward plan with a commitment of certain voyages by Shipping lines - READ MORE |
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SAFE CONTAINER LOADING PRACTICES & HEAVY VEHICLE SAFETY |
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WEBINAR 5
CHAIN OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTAINER TRANSPORT
12PM AEDT - WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 |
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The fifth webinar in the series is "Chain of Responsibility and Container Transport" with presentations from: - Chris Dent (Director, Senior Underwriter at TT Club) will outline some of the risks and exposures of failures to comply with CTU requirements, from a liability and insurance perspective.
- Laurence Jones (Director Global Risk Assessment - TT Club) will provide an overview of the top risks for Transport & Logistics Operators and also an analysis of the causes of bad packing incidents. Then, with a few examples and loss prevention actions, he will highlight the need to follow the CTU Code when packing containers.
- James Cotis (Director & Owner at Logical Insurance Brokers) will make some general observations of HVNL, consider the penalties, discuss relevant insurances and review a potential insurance coverage checklist.
- Neil Chambers (Director CTAA) will explain details about the campaign including our free, world-class e-Learning course and associated resources.
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AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE – MEETING COVID-19 CHALLENGES AT THE BORDER
Thank you to Dr BRADLEY ARMSTRONG PSM - Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, Australian Border Force for his commentary in the Spring 2020 edition of Across Borders.
Overall, the ABF and trading community have adjusted well to COVID-19 disruptions, but other risks persist. Criminals are adept at identifying and exploiting perceived weaknesses at our borders; and rather than being deterred by events like a worldwide - READ MORE |
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HEAR FROM THE ABF COMMISSIONER
In a live webinar, Paul Zalai [Director Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and Secretariat Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA)] will interview Michael Outram APM [Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner] - Monday 9 November 2020 12:00pm AEDT - refer HERE |
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CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE UPDATE
The October 2020 Goods Compliance Update has been released by the ABF. Russell Wiese (Principal, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers) will provide commentary on the key customs compliance aspects of the report including:- compliance, audit and infringement notice trends;
- modern slavery reporting requirements for freight forwarders and customs brokers;
- expectations of customs brokers when completing declarations;
- customs broker licensing issues;
- subcontracting of customs brokerage services
Russell will also provide an update on the new dumping duty rates applying to Chinese aluminium extrusions and further guidance from the Anti-Dumping Commission as to what goods are covered by the dumping duties.
3 CPD Points Stream A - further detail HERE |
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- ABS - International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, August 2020 ... read more
- ABS - International Merchandise trade, preliminary, Australia, August 2020 ... read more
- Container Trade Statistics Australasia and Oceania Import Export Volume - August 2020 ... read more
- Container Trade Statistics Global TEU volume and Price Index - August 2020 ... read more
- Flinders Ports Trade Statistics September 2020 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports Trade Statistics August 2020 ... read more
- Fremantle Ports - APSA Trade Statistics September 2020 ... read more
- IATA - Ecomomic Performance of the Airline Industry ... read more
- Port Botany and Port Kembla Trade Statistics August 2020 ... read more
- Port Botany and Port Kembla Trade Statistics September 2020 ... read more
- Port of Brisbane Monthly Trade Report September 2020 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Monthly Trade Report August 2020 ... read more
- Port of Melbourne Monthly Trade Report September 2020 ... read more
- Port of Townsville Import/Export containerised goods in TEU'S ... read more
- Port of Townsville September 2020 Trade Report ...read more
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- Shipping Line Notices 27th October to 2nd November 2020 ... read more
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28.10.20 - Port of Melbourne Business update and Tariff re-balancing ... read more
28.10.20 - NSW Ports supports city deal for the Illawarra-Shoalhaven ... read more
30.10.20 - Industrial action Update – A need for Federa; Gpverm,emt intervention for permanent reform ... login required
30.10.20 - Port of Melbourne - 2020 Sustainability report ... read more
2.11.20 - 1-STOP announces strategic partnership with Containerspace ... read more
2.11.20 - Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd top-ranked Port Company in global sustainability assessment ... read more |
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28.10.20 - IATA - Airlines unable to cut costs deep enough to save jobs ... read more
28.10.20 - IATA - Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac at the IATA media briefing on 27 October 2020 ... read more
2.11.20 - IATA - Is cash break-even "even" possible in 2021? ... read more |
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27.10.20 - DAWE - 2020-23 - Notification of changes to ASEL 3.0 – Cattle by sea and all livestock by air ... login required
28.10.20 - DAWE - 2020-24 - Publication of the approved form for End of Journey Reports under ASEL 3.0 ... login required
28.10.20 - DAWE - 2020-25 - ESCAS auditing requirements - Livestock Global Assurance System (LGAP) ... login required
29.10.20 - DAWE - 185-2020 - Amendment to 117-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia's interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 ... login required
29.10.20 - DAWE - 2020-64 - Business systems program - Identified issue in PEMS for commodities to New Zealand ... login required
30.10.20 - Messaging delays between Agriculture import management systems(AIMS) & Integrated cargo systems(ICS) ... read more
30.10.20 - DAWE - 2020-65 - Business systems program – Plant exports management system updates ... login required
30.10.20 - DAWE - Meat Notice 2020-06 – Guideline for the application of the refrigeration index to refrigeration of meat and meat products ... login required
30.10.20 - DAWE - 2020-26 - Updated ASEL 3.0 Policy and new core document requirements for breeder cattle by sea ... login required
2.11.20 - DAWE - Updating the non-salmonid finfish risk species lists ... login required |
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27.8.20 - WCO News 93 October 2020 ... read more
28.10.20 - ABF - TC Gazette 20-40 ... read more
28.10.20 - AFP, ABF - Malaysian national charged over Melbourne meth import ... read more
30.10.20 - NZ Customs Release 584 ... login required
2.11.20 - Stakeholder consultation and review of Australian maturation requirements for imported alcohol ... login required |
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27.10.20 - DFAT - Australia to host virtual WTO Ministerial meeting ... read more
27.10.20 - DFAT - Ambassador and permanent Representative to the WTO ... read more |
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ANTI-DUMPING COMMISSION NOTICES - ADN |
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27th October to 2nd November 2020- 2020/121 [PDF 83.63 KB] Case 560 Steel reinforcing bar, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report, China, 28/10/2020
- 2020/127 [PDF 115.45 KB] Case 550 Precision pipe and tube steel, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, 30/10/2020
- 2020/124 [PDF 115.4 KB] Case 557 Copper tube, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report, China, Korea, 30/10/20
- 2020/128 [PDF 141.01 KB] Case 551 A4 copy paper, Extension of time to publish SEF and Final Report, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Thailand, 02/11/ 2020
- 2020/123 [PDF 114.55 KB] Case 554 Concrete underlay film, Extension of time to issue SEF and Final Report, Malaysia, 02/11/20
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BUSINESS SALES / OFFICE LEASE |
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- QUOTE 2020/29 - Looking to acquire a Sydney / Melbourne based Customs Brokerage / Freight Forwarder
- QUOTE 2020/25 - Port Botany office space available to lease
More about our Classifieds service available HERE |
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| CPD - BORDER COMPLIANCE PROGRAM The revised dates for our events fall within the 2020/2021 customs broker licensing period (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021) and will continue to provide 24 CPD points. 6 additional CPD points will need to be obtained in Stream A.
Please note the status of each event is due to the current 4m Covid distancing requirements. Should these requirements be eased capacity at these events will be increased.
CPD Border Compliance Program – (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021)
NSW: Friday 5 (SOLD OUT - Waiting list only) & Saturday 6 (2 Spots left) February 2021 – Novotel Brighton Le-Sands
VIC: Friday 12 & Saturday 13 February 2021 (PLACES STILL AVAILABLE) – Hyatt Place Essendon Fields
QLD: Wednesday 17 February 2021 (PLACES STILL AVAILABLE) – Novotel Brisbane Airport
WA: Saturday 20 February 2021 (SOLD OUT - Waiting list only) – Hyatt Regency Perth
If you wish to register please contact Caroline on czalai@ftalliance.com.au or 02 9975 1878
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FINANCE REPORT
Weekly Market Commentary and Calendar.. read more |
CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK
Sydney - Operations All Rounder ... read more
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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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