Who does this notice affect? Exporters, importers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and transport operators Patrick Terminals Operations Update – extended Protected Industrial Action Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers...
It’s the story that’s still not making the headlines or getting the attention it deserves — shipping operations have never been in a worse state in Australia. As always ACF is working tirelessly to ensure our customers are as unaffected as possible. The...
ACF recently featured in Freight & Trade Alliance’s ‘Across Borders’ Winter Edition. The feature came in response to ACF’s decision to donate 65,000 surgical gowns to NSW Health. We hope to continue to find ways to support Australia through...
The latest news from the FTA, streamlined for ACF customers. Have we found the straw to break the camels back? Reports over the weekend indicate that we will see a relaxation of restrictions in some states due to decreased reporting of new infections. This provides...
The latest news from the FTA following the deferral of duty and GST conversations with the Australian Border Force. At the end of April’s Extraordinary National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) and Trade Facilitation Initiatives Working Group (TFIWG) meeting,...
The latest news from the FTA in relation to the infrastructure charge increase. Negotiations on infrastructure charges increase have continued since March, with FTA imploring DPWA to reconsider and provide a reprieve on import businesses with our projection that many...
The following message comes from the FTA. New Zealand is winding back to “lock down stage 3” providing similar restrictions to those currently in Australia. This means that both governments are still requesting the public to stay home unless needing to...
When Covid-19 put China into lock-down, it was the importers, exporters and forwarders who got to see first hand the damage this virus can have on humanity and the economy. We saw a superpower grind to a halt and felt the impact. Our industry had a head-start but now...
Many businesses, individuals, families and communities across the globe are adjusting to a new reality in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. At times like these, the safety and well-being of our team, partners, customers, and the communities in which we live and work is...
Message from China – landslide updates: Our sources from China have provided us with the following updates Currently, the increase in the number of confirmed infected patients in China is less than 100 cases per day (95% new cases are in Wuhan) with many...
Advice from our Industry advisors: Hunt & Hunt Lawyers The coronavirus outbreak represents an unforeseen and uncontrollable event. The global focus is rightly on the human impact and in an effort to limit the spread of the virus, Governments are taking measures...
