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The Export Council of Australia (ECA) interviewed a major Korean importer of fresh fruit about its mango imports from Australia. Australia’s key fresh fruit competitors in Korea include Peru (which has an FTA with Korea that came into force prior to KAFTA) and Brazil...

Who does this notice affect? Importers of conditionally non-prohibited goods that require an import permit and agents acting on importers’ behalf. What has changed? From 9 April 2018, the department will no longer facilitate the clearance of conditionally...

Seko says Forwarders and Tech Partners will be focus of global expansion project as it targets Network Growth, New Partners and Strategic Acquisitions SEKO Logistics is looking to build on a year of growth in 2018 by expanding its global footprint, recruiting new...

Fast reactions to marketplace and efficient returns processes are key to international success RETAILERS and etailers that ‘react fastest to the shift in consumer behaviour and meet customers’ expectations for speed of delivery and returns’ earn the highest levels of...

Defence Export Strategy aims to give Australia a top 10 global defence ranking as global ‘giants’ look on AIMING to make Australia one of the world’s ‘top 10’ defence exporters within the next decade, the Government has launched a Defence Export Strategy that sets out...

KAFTA benefits ‘obvious’ ahead of further tariff cuts December 2017 marked the third anniversary of the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA), which entered into force on 12 December 2014. A fifth round of KAFTA tariff cuts will occur on 01 January 2018,...

COMMENT: When one door closes, our industry will find another one opens to provide opportunities The Northern hemisphere industry currently is talking about air freight rates becoming “unrealistic” along with moans about capacity constraints and frequent delays....

CONTAINERISED trade through Port Botany was on the increase in December compared to the previous year, but the numbers show a slowdown after the busy season leading up to the holidays, according to the latest trade statistics available from NSW...

Overall, 2017 has been a good year for the ocean shipping industry. It’s a big switch from 2016, when the bankruptcy of Hanjin, one of the largest container shipping providers, forced everyone to confront how volatile this industry really is. Now, at the tail end of...

ICAO, IATA agree airfreight lithium battery segregation plan The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is backing International Air Transport Association (IATA) proposals to segregate airfreight shipments of lithium batteries and those containing class-one...