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Below is the current status of average vessel delays and berthing times around Australia this week: The delays indicated below are for this week’s vessels only and can change frequently depending on labor absenteeism / Covid related delays, final productivity at the terminal and weather. DPW Melbourne, Sydney &a

Just a reminder that Chinese New Year holidays will commence from 31st January, 2022 until 6th February, 2022 and we ask all clients to ensure they receive shipment documents from suppliers in advance of the break. Many factories will close for longer periods as most workers will return to their home towns during

Please note we are unable to process any documents through Bio Securities this will cause some delays .

NZ Port Congestion and Trucking Delays Our NZ agent, Tri-Star, have provided us with the latest update on Auckland Port Issues as follows: We would like to bring to your attention the ongoing challenges associated with capacity and congestion at Auckland port, that also impacts on container truckers operating in A

The department continues to experience high volumes of entry lodgements. The department has implemented a new queuing process in its COLS system to identify and prioritise entries. We anticipate that these delays will continue while we continue to experience unprecedented numbers of lodgements, and while we settle

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Patrick Terminals has lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate its Enterprise Agreement with the MUA. The agreement is no longer fit for purpose, as it contains a number of operational restrictions that have limited the ability of Patrick to meet customer requirements at a time of congestio

Patrick Terminals has received notifications for industrial action at our Patrick Terminals – Melbourne and Patrick Terminals – Sydney AutoStrad. These notifications are listed below in bold . After weeks of significant labour availability due to the impact of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne, the MUA has n

Major ports in Italy have been blocked all weekend as workers strike against mandatory vaccines and vaccine passports. Italy made Covid-19 health passes mandatory for all workers from Friday. The so-called Green Pass confirms the holder is vaccinated against, recently recovered from, or recently tested negative fo

China’s power crisis is expected to further disrupt supply chains bringing longer lead times and a preference for high-value goods. Last month, factories across Guangdong’s Pearl River Delta manufacturing heartland and nine other provinces were forced to cut output due to government-imposed energy caps. Acco