Cathay Pacific has advised that from 1st December 2019, they will adjust the fuel surcharge for shipments ex Hong Kong to Australia and New Zealand as follows: HKD 1.10 / kg The effective date is based on “Executed Date”…
The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has recently attempted to clarify how consignments should be presented to enable effective offshore and onshore BMSB treatment. Offshore fumigation and heat treatment providers have been directed to reject consignments that do not comply…
Direct Shipping Lines operating in the Europe to the Australian trade lanes have advised that revised BAFs will be implemented for services sailing from Europe to Australia effective from the 1st of December 2019. To find out new charges,…
Goods manufactured on or after 1 December 2019 satisfying the full NUFT (new, unused and not field tested) criteria will be exempt from the BMSB measures on arrival. What is the full NUFT criteria? • The goods and all…
The Ozone Acts control the import, export, manufacture, use and disposal of ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases and products containing these gases. From the 1st of January 2020, there will be changes to the import and manufacture…
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal and empty container parks in Adelaide have closed due to high temperatures. The empty parks are unlikely to reopen today and the wharf is anticipated to reopen this evening when the temperature drops. Unfortunately, there…
CMA CGM has today announced that they will not proceed with the Europe Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) which was scheduled to begin from the 1st of December 2019. MSC, on the other hand, has not advised of any changes…
Direct shipping lines operating the Europe to the Australian trade lanes will implement price changes to the Bunker Recover Charge (BRC) effective from 1 November 2019. To see new charges, click here. LCL Services ex Europe / UK (All…
Effective 1st January 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is introducing new regulations involving the use of fuel with a maximum 0.5 % Sulphur content (low Sulphur bunker). This will significantly improve the global carbon footprint of ocean carriers…
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal will be closed on the following dates due to MUA Industrial Meetings and events: Wednesday, 27th November 2019 – Maritime Union AGM Sunday, 1st December 2019 to Tuesday, 3rd December 2019 – Maritime Union Picnic…