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Attention: Shipping Manager We are still experiencing lengthy delays with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment with biosecurity inspections.  The main causes are listed as recruitment and retention of biosecurity staff.  The reality is that these extensive

Attention: Shipping Manager  We have been informed from varying sources of huge congestion once again at empty parks, with some rejecting empty containers for dehire due to capacity issues. This is usually not known until the driver arrives at the

Attention: Shipping Manager Situation in USA and Canada: Port Congestion – Limited capacity USA’s biggest seaports have been overwhelmed by a combination of strong demand for imports and exports, shortages of truckers and dockworkers, and pandemic-related disruptions affecting the

Attention: Shipping Manager Further to our recent April update, we have now received a copy of the advice from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in relation to impacts to service standards in New South Wales and

Significant Delays with Quarantine Inspection of Goods We have seen massive delays with bookings for quarantine inspection of goods and container washes/tailgates etc. which require a quarantine officer to be present. We will do our absolute best to minimise

Attention: Shipping Manager We have been advised of ongoing congestion and delays at many depots nationally, due to operational impacts from catastrophic weather events and ongoing Covid impacts on logistics. Shipping lines however, are still operating under conditions that

Attention: Shipping Manager  Shenzhen lockdown due to COVID-19 We have been advised that the city of Shenzhen, China has been placed under a week-long lockdown over the weekend due to increasing COVID-19 positive cases. The port of Shenzhen will

Attention: Shipping Manager The current situation in Ukraine and Russia continues to impact the global supply chain negatively. Fuel prices globally have spiked to a historic high amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and are expected to continue to increase in

Attention: Shipping Manager Ukraine/Russia Situation The current situation in Ukraine and Russia has resulted in disruptions and changes in the operational outlook across the region and is affecting the global supply chain substantially. All shipping lines have currently stopped

Supply Chain Disrupted by COVID-19 Omicron Outbreak The international supply chain has been further impacted by the recent surge in COVID cases with the Omicron variant being reported across the world. We are seeing all divisions of the logistics