PLEASE NOTE - the development of new global measures for the avoidance of contamination of sea containers by invasive pests and cargoes will have a significant impact on international trade operational and reporting practices.
REFER:
UPDATE 14 - Update on recent developments
UPDATE 13 - Global Shippers Forum Update
UPDATE 12 - Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Recommendations
UPDATE 11 - FTA/APSA Submission to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
UPDATE 10 - Outcomes of the 2nd IPPC Workshop on Pest Risk Mitigation of Sea Containers
UPDATE 9 - Revised structure of sea containers
UPDATE 8 - IPPC CPM draft recommendation released
UPDATE 7 - Bi-lateral engagement with the World Shipping Council
UPDATE 6 - Conference - Sea Container Cleanliness (Brisbane)17 to 19 July 2023
UPDATE 5 - International Developments
UPDATE 4 - World Shipping Council Proposal
UPDATE 3 - Container Cleanliness Working Group and IPPC Brisbane Conference
UPDATE 2 - 'Safeguarding Continuum' and associated 'Custodial Responsibility'.
UPDATE 1 - Verified Pest Prevention (VPP) declarations
There have been several significant developments since the last Freight & Trade Alliance and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) notice (UPDATE 14) on 23 August 2024.
These have created a more complex position for shippers' interests as new global measures for the cleanliness of containers and avoidance of pest contamination reach pivotal points.
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) Secretariat attended two international meetings concerning container cleanliness and pest contamination during December 2024. The first was the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Focus Group on Sea Containers hosted by the International Plant Protection Committee (IPPC), and the second was a meeting on the revision of the Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) that took place the following week, hosted by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – details are available HERE (FTA/ APSA MEMBER LOGIN REQUIRED)