Avanti Newsletters 2020 - Industry Updates

Avanti Newsletters 2020 – Industry Updates

December 2020

December 2020 Issue 2

Merry Christmas from the Management and Team at AvantiFM!
Industry Update
Import, Export cost goes up as freight rates rise
Biggest weather related cargo loss in history
Fears more Australian industries will be affected by China’s trade restrictions
Agriculture trade matters, December 2020
Air CTO’s – Christmas/New Year hours
Tasmanian man charged over alleged importation of dozens of child-like sex doll parts
NSW man charged over 200KG of Meth importation into Melbourne
Pacific agreement for loser and economic relations (PACER PLUS) enters into force 13^th December 2020
Port of Townsville awards channel upgrade contract
450KG of MDMA found in excavator from UK

Industry Update
COVID-19 Update
Australian Border Force and Singapore Partner on block chain trial to boost trade efficiency
Port of Newcastle ships first major wheat volume since 2018
China puts tariffs of up to 200 percent on Australian wine
Four nabbed over Victorian’s largest liquid meth importation worth $123 million
OOCL, VICT set new benchmark for highest container exchange in Australia
‘Queen’ of Heroin smuggling crime syndicate jailed
Terminal operating hours – Christmas/New Year
Don’t mention iron ore – China and Australia dance around the big issue

November 2020

November 2020 Issue 2

Industry Update
Update on China banning log imports from QLD and VIC
COVID-19 Update
Consumer electronics & appliance industry backed by ACCC over rising ports costs
Pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea
Regional comprehensive economic partnership
UN approved extra steps to curb shipping emissions
Man arrested over meth in portable medical shower
Australia calls on China to resolve standoff over coal ship stranded offshore for five months
Illawarra man charged with attempting to import drugs from Melbourne

Industry Update
COVID-19 Update
Fears more trade bans to come as China halts imports of Australian timber, lobsters, and barley
Enhancing the Port of Brisbane’s Access
Australian Trusted Trader – A message from Michael Outram, The Australian Border Force Commissioner
Australian Border Force – meeting COVID-19 challenges at the border
Man arrested, 144KG of Cocaine in hydraulic rams seized
Shipping Australia responds to Port of Melbourne tariff rebalancing proposal
Child-like sex doll vender shut down by Alibaba.com
COVID-19 vaccine: development and distribution logistics

October 2020

October 2020 Issue 2

Industry Update
COVID-19 Update
Fee for dangerous goods misdeclaration
Container chain cyber attack
Australian Competition and Consumer omission (ACCC) chair Rod Sims slams state of monopoly ports controls
Rio Tinto ship plucks family of eight from seas off QLD
Federal Government looking into reports of Chinese energy providers told to stop importing Australian coal
New transport and trade calls for container detention exemption
552KG of Cocaine found in banana pulp from Brazil
$100,000 export grant to boost Australian organics in UK and Europe

Industry Update
COVID-19 Update
Shipping companies struggle to repel hackers
Business case for Brisbane inland rail intermodal terminal
Imagine being stranded at sea for 18 months. That’s the reality for many seafarers amid COVID-19
Two men arrested and 13KG of meth hidden in drive shafts seized
Australia send troops to help container coronavirus on cargo ship
Notification of planned urgent actions for the Khapra Beetle: Phase 2
Math and Cocaine found in adult sex toys
Missing SA skipper’s mate praying he’s found alive

September 2020

September 2020 Issue 1

Industry Update
COVID-19 Update
Australian live export ship missing off the coast of Japan
Four arrested, 100KG of liquid meth seized and discovery of a large Melbourne clan lab
What is Australian trusted trader?
Sydney presently at centre of chaos for now, as container costs continue to rise
Update to ABF website to include information on dumping and countervailing duties
Biosecurity measures reinforced for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug season 2020-21
‘Meth-sky’ drug trafficker jailed for 12 years
French cigarette smuggler says ‘au revoir’ to $20,000

Industry Update
COVID-19 Update
Australian container transport safety initiative launched
Australian Trusted Trader – Deferred GST
Fremantle Port could close by 2032 as Magowan inches closer to New Kwinana Harbour
Two arrested and meth in cans of coconut milk seized
Export restrictions on PPE extended
Notification of planned urgent actions for the Khapra Beetle: Phase 2
Freeze put on criminal syndicate after ice seized from fridge

August 2020

August 2020 Issue 1

Avanti’s 10^th Birthday
Updates on COVID-19
WA office now open
Joint statement – Freight & Trade Alliance and the Australia Peak Shippers Association
Australian Government proposes strengthening against e-cigarettes containing vaporiser nicotine
Recurring issues in the importation of biological products
360KG Meth seizure worth $180 million in Melbourne
Air conditioning company fined for HCFC importation and storage offences

COVID-19 Update
Beirut Port Explosion
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is launching an inspection effort targeting cargo securing arrangements on container ships visiting Australian ports.
Freight rail line duplication fast-tracked
Protected Industrial action at DP World Australia
Hutchison Ports Sydney Infrastructure levy increase 8 September 2020
Seizures of medications linked to pandemic on the rise
ABF cracks quartz cigarette smuggling concealment
Man arrested over pseudoephedrine in wedding invitations
Serious misuse of mobile phone sees sex offender deported