Important Shipping Update
AdBlue Shortage could pull about 500,000 Diesel trucks, buses & machinery off the road in Australia.
Important Shipping Update
After 31 December 2021, the following preference rule codes to claim free trade under the AANZFTA will be replaced: CTC, CTH, OTH, RVC. Importers and suppliers should use preference rule code PSR instead.
Important Shipping Update
Supply Chain Update for Asia, Europe, USA and New Zealand. Patrick Sydney announces weigh bridge fee.
Important Shipping Update
Severe weather forces terminal closures in Victoria. Industrial action contributes to delays, disruptions and waiting times.
Important Shipping Update
Australia:
Patricks Terminals hit by industrial action causing Australia-wide disruptions.
Unprecedented timber pallet shortage might trigger surcharges.
UK:
Brexit causes trucking and fuel crisis
Typhoon Chanthu adds to disruptions and delays
As we head into peak season, Typhoon Chanthu hits the world’s first and third busiest container ports. Operations in Shanghai and Ningbo ports have been suspended and container terminals are closed until further notice. Flights out of Shanghai Pudong, Ningbo and Hangzhou airports have also been cancelled.
In addition to Covid, the Typhoon is the latest in a long list of disruptions at China’s major export hubs.
BMSB Update
2021-22 BMSB Season commencing in September. DAWE announces reduction in goods subject to BMSB measures.
Important Shipping Update
Ningbo’s Meishan Island Terminal set to reopen, 40 HIGH CUBE Surcharges for sailings from Europe, USA East Coast gridlock worsens.
Important Shipping Update
Port Botany: disruptions and delays due to port industrial action, Yantian Port in Shenzen resumes operation, US Terminals: severe waiting times due to high volumes.
Khapra Beetle Urgent Actions
If you are importing goods to Australia you must be aware of DAWE’s latest measures due to an increase in detections of Khapra Beetle in shipping containers.