Monthly Archives: June 2015

2015 Federal Budget impact on international trade

Measures announced in the 2015 Federal Budget which have an impact on stakeholders in international trade include: –   $5.6 million allocated to start a pilot phase of a Trusted Trader Programme. The pilot will start with four industry partners focusing on seaborne container exports and rapidly expand over the year to imports and air cargo […]

Clearer food labelling to come for Australian consumers

The Australian Government will ensure consumers have access to clear, consistent and easy-to-understand food labelling, through changes that will allow for more informed choices. A Government working group made up of the Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, the Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb, the Minister […]

The top five reasons for insurance claims

The TT Club, an insurance provider for freight forwarders and businesses involved in logistics, recently released a report identifying five types of claims filed by forwarders, logistics operators, shipping lines, ports and terminals, which represent 66 percent of loss incidents and 62 percent of the dollar value over a five-year period. This analysis, conducted by […]