Monthly Archives: December 2015

Airfreight imports prohibited into Australia under new aviation security measures

In a bid to safeguard against unlawful interference with civil aviation in Australia, airfreight cargo originating from, or transitioning through Egypt, Bangladesh, Syria, Yemen and Somalia is now prohibited under recent changes to the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004. Some exceptions apply to cargo originating from, or transiting through Egypt and Bangladesh, such as letters, […]

Shipping of an over sized drilling rig by roll on /roll off (RORO) vessel

The team at Clarke Global were asked to send an over dimensional drilling rig (pictured) which is used on large civil engineering projects, from Fremantle WA to Vietnam.  Oversized freight such as this that do not fit into standard 20 or 40 foot sea freight containers are generally packed and shipped differently.  In this case, it […]

New Biosecurity fee arrangements from 1 December for Exporters and Importers

On the 1st December, 2015, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources commenced the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) 2015-16 fee changes.  This means that the fees and levies that you pay for the Department’s biosecurity (disease, pest and bacteria prevention) services have been redesigned or structured in a new way to reflect the new cost […]