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The final transition to the new electronic Doc pack has now been completed. In a previous newsflash, we introduced the new style Doc pack. Just to recap: Your Doc pack now opens when we receive the first document from any source. We continue to add all documents as we receive them and the Doc pack …

Last evening 5/12/17 the Sydney Harbour Master directed that storm lines to be deployed on all vessels alongside as a result of high seas in Sydney. All quay line operations were halted at around 4.25pm and are expected to remain in force until late this afternoon 6/12/17. Obviously, this will impact vessel arriva

Deliveries to and from Sydney Port will be disrupted on Tuesday 28th November 2017 due to the Maritime Union holding their Annual General Meeting. There will be no movements to/from the port between the hours of 8.00am and 4.00pm. Our Transport team will be in contact to rearrange any pre-booked deliveries to thos

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has changed import conditions for the import of Manufactured Wooden Articles (MWA) based on industry feedback and import conditions review, whereby the department is increasing the time allowed between treatment and export of MWA from 21 days to 6 months. Th

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) has updated import conditions for Bamboo packaging. Bamboo packaging is acceptable provided it is treated by an approved method prior to export or on arrival and does not need to be declared as unacceptable packaging. This means that revised consignment spec

Current Peak Season Period: The current Peak Season Period has seen far greater traffic volumes than in past years and space is at an all-time premium from all Asian origin ports. We have not seen this volume of traffic moving for quite some time so early booking is essential to ensure movement of containers prior

Why INCO terms can be your best shipping friend One common reply when I ask an Importer or Exporter why they chose a particular INCO term to trade with their supplier or buyer is that “it’s just easier”. Choosing the right INCO term can go a long way to helping your business become more efficient

GPSM is pleased to announce a great new enhancement which allows you to export your product lines to excel. This feature is available for all customers sending us orders via data files that are imported into Communicater. If you are not currently sending us files and you would like to, please contact us and we &he

GPSM has created a new method to process document packs (Doc Pack) on Communicater (CTR). Up until now, your doc pack appears on CTR around the time of delivery. It is a scanned full set of commercial documents added as one file. An email alert is sent to the subscribed parties to let them know …

GPSM is delighted to part of this initiative by the Logistics Bureau. Following on from last year’s success we are going around again. Supply Chain Leaders Insights, is an innovative new Supply Chain Event format and we would love you to join us there. It’s being held at Merivale, 320/330 George Stre