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CHINESE GOLDEN WEEK – First week of October 2019   In the lead up and directly after the Golden Week public holiday, vessel space is at a premium. During the Golden Week holiday (first week of October) shipping lines

BMSB Season 2019-2020 – are you ready?   Seasonal measures to manage the risk of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug have been finalised. For the 2019-2020 season, measures will apply to: certain goods manufactured in, or shipped from target

Fumigators Lose their License: Last month, The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) cancelled licenses of 3 Italian fumigators who were non-compliant with DAWR BMSB regulations. LCL Cargo fumigated by these fumigators is now subject to fumigation in

Peak Season in China With peak season now upon us, we are already observing shortage of space from all ports of China to Australia and New Zealand. Dieterle and Victory encourages all our clients to order as soon as

  Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: The problem is not going away An independent review is being conducted by the inspector – general of biosecurity Dr Helen Scott-Orr on the increased biosecurity measures and subsequent disruption to trade over the

Measures for Recovering Costs Associated with IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Content Regulation: Keeping the new IMO’s regulation of reduced sulphur fuel content in mind, many shipping lines have proactively started calculating the costs associated with the implementation of this