Let’s be honest, it can be expensive buying big ticket items in Australia, such as ride-on-mowers, boats, motorcycles, farm machinery, building equipment, large collectibles etc., when these can be simply purchased from the United States via Amazon and Ebay for a fraction of the cost and paid via Paypal. Getting your items to Australia is […]
Due to several factors which have come together in the shipping industry recently, importers have experienced significant on-going delays which have been beyond the control of their freight forwarders and their suppliers.
After a 2 day hearing at the Fair Work Commission, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has announced that it would immediately end industrial action at Patrick terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle. There is still a massive backlog of containers around Australia, exceeding more than 100,000, that need to be cleared and it […]
After bargaining for almost two years, with on and off industrial action, DP World Australia lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) on Tuesday 15th September, to have industrial action at Port Botany terminal terminated on negative economic grounds. The DP World application was due to be heard by the FWC on Saturday […]
A friendly reminder to those intending to import hand sanitisers – this product is more than likely to be classed as hazardous goods hence ensure you ask for the right documents from your prospective suppliers such as MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and others. Get the right advice by the experts first. Before committing, call […]
The Federal and State Government has deemed that only essential businesses remain open in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Freight and logistics operations are one of the business types that are allowed to remain open in order to ensure that Australia’s supply chains are unaffected. Clarke Global Logistics will continue to operate business as usual […]
Is it safe to receive packages or goods from China? Recent advice from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is that it is safe to receive packages and letters from China. There is no risk of contracting COVID-19 as it can only survive on surfaces for a few hours (according to The World […]
In order to contain the outbreak of the Coronavirus, China has extended its Lunar New Year holiday and ordered businesses to remain shut in several Chinese provinces and cities including Shanghai, Guangdong and Jiangsu, until February 10th. In Hubei Province, the outbreak epicentre, businesses will remain shut until February 14th, a two week extension of […]
The Grill’d Healthy Burgers are known for offering a wide range of nutritious burger options for all tastes and dietary requirements with fresh local ingredients, without any of the nasties like artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Open to new business prospects, Grill’d management recently took the opportunity to set up operations in Bali, considering the […]
Due to the rapid expansion of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) throughout Europe and North America, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has strengthened the measures and increased the target high risk countries from 9 to 32 for the upcoming risk season from 1st September 2019 to 30th April 2020. The proposed measures are […]
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