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Attention: Shipping Manager  Situation in USA: Consumer demand seems to be falling still after the pandemic. With inflation, rising interest rates and recession fears swaying consumers to spend less, this ultimately weighs on the industry. Many of the industries

Attention: Shipping Manager Further to our previous notice, we have been advised the following updates on the developing situation in New Zealand ports due to Cyclone Gabrielle: Port of Auckland – Resumed operations from 0700 Wednesday 15th February  Port

Attention: Shipping Manager We have been advised that due to the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding in New Zealand the following ports will be affected: Auckland Due to uncertainty concerning the direction of Cyclone Gabrielle, terminal will vacate

Attention: Shipping Manager Situation in USA: East Coast ports import volumes continue to improve compared to West Coast ports. Announcements in recent days highlight just how much progress the east coast has made during the pandemic era. The latest

Attention: Shipping Manager New format of packing declaration for seafreight imports into Australia A new format of the packing declaration has been brought into force effective from January this year, with the wording slightly changed from previous versions. Attached

Changes to Biosecurity Cost Recovery  The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) have recently released Important Industry Advice Notice 226-2022 signalling a significant change to their Biosecurity cost recovery arrangement for sea freight Formal Import Declarations (FID) to

Attention: Shipping Manager We have been provided with the following update from the FTA (Freight Trade Alliance) in relation to the latest information available regarding the progress of free trade agreements with various countries.  Current details are as below:-

Attention: Shipping Manager  Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Seasonal Measures 2022-2023 – Updates Temporary measures for Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) vessels from China  Due to the recent increase in exotic stinkbug detections on Chinese origin break bulk cargo and RoRo

Attention: Shipping Manager The Fair Work Commission has today suspended Svitzer’s lockout of its maritime employees for six months. During this time neither the unions nor the company can take protected industrial action. In the decision, Fair Work Commission

Attention: Shipping Manager We have been advised by the Freight & Trade Alliance that Svitzers lockout of Tug crews will not proceed today (Friday 18th November), allowing industry to return to planned shipping movements and recommence port operations. We