Seasonal Measures for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Australia - Airfreight Consignments: August 18, 2021

The 2021-2022 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season in Australia will recommence for goods shipped from September 1st, 2021. Due to an increase in

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Quarantine processing delays in Australia: May 24, 2021

The Importing community is currently experiencing long delays with documentation processing through Australian Quarantine .

In order to avoid additional

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Industrial Action at Australia Port: February 22, 2021

Following from the publication on the February 16, 2021. The industrial action at Victoria International Container Terminal Limited (VICT) has been

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Industrial Action at Australia Port: February 16, 2021

The Victoria International Container Terminal Limited has released a statement on stop work action starting on February 16, 2021. 

This will impact the

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Khapra Beetle Invasion: December 2, 2020

Due to the recent detection of the Khapra Beetle in Australia, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) have redeployed a number of

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Rail congestion in New Zealand: November 2, 2020

As reported on the October 23, the updated rail situation has worsened from Tauranga to Auckland. The current transit time for rail from Tauranga to

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Rail congestion in New Zealand: October 23, 2020

Currently in the New Zealand Ocean environment, many vessels are omitting Auckland Port and discharging in Tauranga.

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Industrial Action at Australia Ports: October 1, 2020

After a day and a half of talks at the Fair Work Commission, The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) announced it would immediately end Industrial Action at

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Industrial Action at Australia Ports: September 28, 2020

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) notified Patrick Terminals of its intention to take further Protected Industrial Action at Patrick Terminals,

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Industrial Action at Australia Ports: September 23, 2020

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) notified Patrick Terminals of its intention to take further Protected Industrial Action at Patrick Terminals,

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