04/06/2021
Congestion at Yantian Port Threatens Sailing Schedules | Major US Ports Status Update
Congestion at Yantian Port Threatens Sailing Schedules Severe congestion has resurfaced at Hutchison’s Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) in Shenzhen, prompting the port to stop accepting laden export containers last night. Imports and
11/02/2021
Bottlenecks and Equipment Shortages to Continue for Container Market
Dear all Valued Customers The significant challenges currently plaguing the container market with bottlenecks and equipment shortages will last several more months, says one of the world’s biggest container lines, HMM. This announcement co
16/12/2020
Notification of Upcoming Changes to Khapra Beetle Target Risk Countries
Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) wish to advise of the following notification from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The department will be updating the list of countries that are regulated for khapra beetle. This list is re
21/10/2020
Raw Global Latest News | Equipment Issue in India
Equipment Issue in India India’s container shortage could last another three months, as congestion hits Colombo and shippers call for tighter regulation of freight rates. It is clear that the acute space problem over the past months was the result o
21/10/2020
Surcharges spiral out of control despite wharfies returning to work
Crippling shipping line fees continue despite the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) returning to full operations at all Port Botany container stevedoring operations. Major international shipping lines are maintaining a ‘Port Botany Congestion Surch
12/10/2020
Raw Global Update: Khapra Beetle Warning
Recent information provided by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, advises there has been a large number of Khapra Beetle detections within the last month. There is a high level of confidence that most of the infestations originated f
28/09/2020
LATEST UPDATES | September 2020 | Patrick apply to FWC to address outstanding waterside worker dispute | DPWA – MUA Breakthrough in negotiations
Patrick apply to FWC to address outstanding waterside worker dispute In response to the formal correspondence dated 23 September 2020, we have now been advised that Patrick have followed the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and Australian P
14/09/2020
PORT BOTANY DELIVERING A “THIRD WORLD” SERVICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
PORT BOTANY DELIVERING A “THIRD WORLD” SERVICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY MSC REJECT INDUSTRY’S CONCERNS In response to yesterday’s Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) submission, the followi
14/09/2020
MSC- SYDNEY PORT CONGESTION SURCHARGE
SYDNEY PORT CONGESTION SURCHARGE MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company wishes to advise clients that due to congestion in the port of Sydney, caused by industrial actions which are impacting Sydney’s terminals productivity, a Congestion Surcharge (CGS)
31/08/2020
STOP WORK ACTION – PATRICK TERMINALS – PROTECTED INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Further to member update on 25 August, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) representatives have reached out to each container stevedoring operation noting that each have expired Enterprise Agreement