Misdeclaration of Cargo

We attach a newsletter from one of the shipping lines servicing Asia-Australia trade, this is a general warning on the fines involved when cargo is mis-declared, by accident or intentionally. The current level of fine from most shipping lines is around USD 30,000 per occurrence, however that is set to increase to

Patrick Terminals Seals Enterprise Agreement Deal with Maritime Union Patrick Terminals have advised that it has achieved an historic roll-over agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and their employees to extend Patrick’s Enterprise Agreement to 31 December 2028. Patrick Terminals CEO, Michael Jov

Khapra beetle measures: Upcoming changes to conditions for offshore treatments and certification Australia currently has emergency measures in place to manage the risk of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) entering the country. This includes mandatory pre-border treatment of: Commercial imports of high-risk plan

Patricks Brisbane Terminal Stop Work Meeting: Patricks Brisbane Container Terminal have advised that Please be advised that all operations, both Ship and Yard operations will cease between 7.00am – 11.00am on Tuesday 8th April 2025, for a Maritime Union Australia (MUA), stop work meeting. GPSM Transport Team wil

Adelaide Terminal Charges Effective from 1st April, 2025, Adelaide Terminal Charges will increase to below levels for import/export containers: Infrastructure Levy $265.00 per container Weighing Charge $38.00 per container Empty Booking Fee $210.00 per container The GPSM rates module has been updated with these ne

Import FCL rates from China/Taiwan/Korea to Australia: Rate volatility on this trade lane is continuing at present, we have seen decreases since mid-February and again in early March but now lines are implementing increased rates from 15th March 2025 as they also bring in vessel cancellations or deferrals to creat

Notification was received from Hungary on 7 March 2025 of an FMD outbreak in Hungary affecting Hungary and Slovakia. IFCBAA has been in communication with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to determine what this means for impacted commodities arriving into Australia. This concerning development

Operators of empty container parks in Sydney and Melbourne have announced they are (again) increasing their charges for receiving and dispatching empty containers to and from their facilities. The new rate will be $ 235.00 per container effective from 17th March, 2025, at this time there has been no announcements

Please note the issue has been rectified. If members are still experiencing issues with the system, please let us know.

URGENT – ICS Outage   Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has just received advice from a number of members reporting of the inability to sign in to the Integrated Cargo System (ICS): FTA/APSA have informed ABF executives and we await further detail from ICS Business Support.   Further updates will