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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Seasonal measures 2019-20 are just around the corner measures commence from September 1st 2019 through to 31st May 2020 inclusive, please read the document for a complete guide and if your goods will be impacted.

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Severe disruptions to flights in and out of Hong Kong escalated on Monday after protesters brought the city to a standstill.

Authorities decided to reschedule flights from noon yesterday after many earlier flights were cancelled. Pilots and crews from Cathay Pacific took work in the stop-work action resulting in approximately 70 outbound and some 60 inbound flights of the national flight carrier being cancelled.

Approximately 60 flights from other airlines were also cancelled and passengers were advised to check with airlines for confirmation of flight departure before heading to the airport.

Demonstrators also targeted key transport links and the airport’s high-speed rail service was suspended because of obstructions on trains and platforms.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemned protesters for pushing Hong Kong to the verge of a “very dangerous situation,” at a press briefing on Monday.

Naturally freight movements have been severely affected by all the flight cancellations, we will keep you advised of further developments.

Patrick Terminal Port Botany

The above terminal has been closed since 1800 08/07 and reopened today at 1400 09/07

The terminal was shut due to an ‘unforeseen event’

The terminal has now reopened and back up to running at full operations

DP World Terminals Australia

Due to Protected Industrial Action, the above terminals will be closed as mentioned below

Terminal operations at each location will cease for a period of 48 hours in Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle, and 96 hours in Melbourne, planned as follows:

Monday 8th of July 2019 – Brisbane from 0600 for 48 hours

Wednesday 10th of July – Melbourne from 0600 for 96 hours

Thursday 11th of July – Fremantle from 0600 for 48 hours

Thursday 11th of July – Sydney from 0600 for 48 hours

GPSM will ensure all clients are kept up to date with any changes to the delivery schedules and any shipments that may be affected due to these closures

Port Operation Disruptions:

DP World Australia has advised that terminal operations will be subject to Protected Industrial Action from 1^st July 2019 as follows:.
This action will disrupt all deliveries to/from the port terminals during these times

Schedule of planned terminal meetings

Monday 1 July 2019

MELBOURNE – 4 hours from 1200 – 1600
FREMANTLE – 4 hours from 1200 – 1600
All terminal operations will be stopped during these hours.

Tuesday 2 July 2019

BRISBANE – 4 hours from 1300 – 1700
Vessel operations and road operations to the Old Terminal are affected. Road operations to the automated modules will continue as normal.

Wednesday 3 July 2019

SYDNEY – 4 hours from 0200 – 0600, 4 hours from 1200 – 1600
All terminal operations will be stopped during these hours.

DPWA has also been advised of certain working bans and limitations, occurring within 29 June to 8 July at their terminals. These bans may affect the ability of the business to deliver the required labour allocation to meet vessel schedules.

GPSM will do everything possible to ensure the strikes don’t affect our estimated delivery times and dates.

Do you import from Indonesia, if so please see the attached list of suspended fumigation provider’s?

There have been a number of companies either suspended or withdrawn, please ensure your supplier only has cargo fumigated using acceptable treatment providers nominated on the list.

Jet Airways from India:

India’s second largest airline have cancelled all international flights until further notice. Many passengers and cargo shipments have been stranded at several airports.

Jet have been partnering and code sharing with Qantas to/from Australia. Several of Jet’s aircraft had already been grounded due to non-payment of lessor’s rentals.

As you may be aware, due to the Indo-Pakistan issue, the carriers are not permitted to fly over Pakistan and the space situation is very critical with all carriers. With the Jet Airways position, the space situation is expected to become more critical. Rates are already high in the market & expected to be increased by Airlines soon.

Empty Container Booking Fees:

The situation with return of empty containers has reached a critical position, many of the empty container parks are operating on restricted hours and are overstocked, they also do not work on weekends. Shipping lines are issuing last-minute redirection notices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for delivery back to their port terminal instead of to an empty park.

This is causing major disruptions to trucking operations leading to more expenses and additional time-slots booking fees. More and more empty containers are now being moved to our yards in all cities in an attempt to overcome the issue, this naturally results in double-movements and added costs. The empty container parks are also increasing their booking fees, some have implemented cost increases from 1st April, others are implementing new costs from 1st May 2019.

GPSM regret we have no alternative but to pass on the added costs involved, but rather than trying to isolate the costs for each movement, redirection etc, resulting in additional invoices after the fact, we will be increasing the empty booking fee to $ 40.00 per container from 1st May 2019.

We believe through prudent management of our fleet “on the run day by day” that we can be more transparent to all clients under this scheme. We regret the need to increase costs at any time, but feel the above action will be a far better solution for all parties involved.

The Maritime Union has advised that they will be taking Protected Industrial Action at DP World Port Botany Terminal, accordingly, the Terminal will be closed on the following dates:

Thursday 4th  April from 6.00am, resuming work @ 6.00am Friday 5th April

Wednesday 10th April from 6.00am, resuming work @ 6.00am Thursday 11^th April

Wednesday 1st May from 6.00am, resuming work @ 6.00am Thursday 2^nd May.

During the above times, there will be no road movements in or out of the terminal.

The following vessels have been immediately impacted:

“Elizabeth S” has now been subcontracted to Patricks.

“YM  Vancouver” is sitting outside Botany awaiting instruction as to where it can berth.

“Miami” and “ER Sweden” will be delayed berthing with an unknown ETA at this time.

There will be continued delays with DP World vessels and we will endeavour to keep clients updated with the progress and deliver all containers as soon as possible.

GPSM awarded Australian Trusted Trader status by Australian Border Force
It’s a win for GPSM and it’s a win for You

We are pleased to announce that GPSM has been awarded Australian Trusted Trader (ATT) status.

This was achieved a vigorous application process carried out by GPSM and the Australian Border Force (ABF) officials.

The ATT program recognises businesses with a secure supply chain and compliant trade practices and the ATT logo, of which GPSM can now use, is an internationally recognised mark of quality that signifies a business has met or exceeded international supply chain security and trade compliance.

Some of the advantages of the ATT program that will flow through to GPSM customers are:

1. Reduced Intervention of document processing lodged by GPSM
2. Dedicated ABF account Manager to assist with customer queries
3. A higher level of service from the Australian Border Force authority.

GPSM’S ABF Account Manager | Australian Trusted Trader Operations congratulated GPSM on its ATT status saying “Once again, congratulations on achieving ongoing Australian Trusted Trader status and welcome to the programme. This is an important achievement for Global Product Supply Management, which was only made possible due to your significant efforts and commitment to the programme”.

We look forward to participating in the program for many years and passing on the benefits to our customers