Service Disruptions from North East Asia:
Severe Typhoons in North East Asia have disrupted vessel departures from China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan over the last week to 10 days.
Most sailings from this area have been delayed by 3-4 days, hopefully the typoons have now passed and scheduling can get back to normal.
Svitzer Tug Services resolve Enterprise Agreement:
Svitzer Australia have announced that the new National Towage Enterprise Agreement (2023) has been approved by the Fair Work Commission. The new Agreement came into effect from late July 2023 and is valid for a four-year period through to July 2027.
Svitzer have made the following commentary:
“We look forward to building on the certainty and stability the approved agreement provides over the next four years, and to continue delivering our valued customers with leading maritime solutions and towage infrastructure.
Australian Port Charges:
Several shipping lines, including Yang Ming, Hyundai Line and OOCL Line, have advised that their Australian port charges will increase from today, 10th August, 2023.
The increases range between $ 20.00 and $ 40.00 per container and as usual GPSM will bill clients at cost.
New Zealand MPI Bio-Security Fee increase:
The Government has agreed to increase the Biosecurity System Entry Levy to $46.40 and to set a new maximum rate of $50.00.
The maximum rate is the highest amount the Director-General of MPI can set the levy without further Cabinet decisions. The Government has also agreed to increase the hourly rate for biosecurity fees to $155.50 per hour