Increase to DP World Infrastructure Surcharge
Dear Customers,
We wish to advise you that DP World have provided notice this morning that they will be deferring the new infrastructure surcharges until 17/04/2017.
Sydney Notice Melbourne Notice
SILA will continue to monitor and advise if any further updates.
Please do not hesitate to contact us further should you wish to discuss.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Service
Increase to DP World Infrastructure Surcharge
Dear Customers,
This afternoon, industry has received notification from DP World Australia of a substantial increase in Port Access fees for Sydney and Melbourne, for all containers import and export via road or rail, applicable from April 3 2017. Further increases are expected in Brisbane.
For more detail please refer to the following notices.
Customer notice_DPWA Melbourne Infrastructure Surcharge Notice_Melbourne
Customer notice_DPWA Sydney Infrastructure Surcharge Notice_Sydney
Sydney – previously zero effective: 03/04/2017 $21.16 per container
Melbourne – previously $3.50 effective: 03/04/2017 $32.50 per container
This amount will be invoiced to road carrier via the 1-Stop Booking system & Rail Operator via a separate item on the rail invoice.
Industry has voiced their concerns with industry bodies Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and APSA proposing to formally challenge this surcharge and will be raising the matter with NSW Ports, the Port of Melbourne and relevant Government stakeholders.
SILA will continue to monitor and advise if any further updates.
Please do not hesitate to contact us further should you wish to discuss.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Service
CONTAINER DETENTION DURING HOLIDAY PERIOD
Dear Valued Clients,
The holiday season is upon us we thank you for your support over past year and hope that you and your family have a great Christmas and festive season. We take this opportunity to advise you of the terms that will apply to container collection and dehire over the upcoming Christmas / New Year period.
Please note these terms will apply from 15th December 2016 to 15th January 2017.
SILA will not be held accountable for detention during this period 15th December 2016 to 15th January 2017 customers will need to have a minimum of 10 free days from date of vessel availability to assist in minimising any detention however customers who purchase under C&F , CFR terms will need to request shippers longer detention free periods as needed.
Customers where SILA manages shipping we will provide 10 free days container detention, however should detention be longer than 10 free days then this will be to customer account.
There are various issues that result in container detention at this time:
• Availability days include weekends and public holidays
• Empty parks require time slot bookings and many only operate business days and limited hours
• Receivers operate limited non-public holidays, limited business hours and in some cases are closed for all public holidays and some non-public holidays during this period
• Receivers operate on Skelton staff and cannot receive as much cargo.
SILA thank you for your support and look forward to a prosperous new year !
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Service
SILA Welcomes additional Customs Broker to our Team
Dear All,
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ben Simpson to the Sinotrans Integrated Logistics Australia (SILA) team.
Ben is a licenced Customs Broker with several years of experience within the shipping and logistics industry. Ben joins our team to strengthen SILA’s customs clearance, tariff consultancy and AQIS business unit.
SILA continues to strive to provide high levels to our customers, and has recently submitted our Trusted Trader application.
Please contact Ben in regards to any of your customs or AQIS requirements.
SILA Customer Service
ABF - Good Compliance update October 2016
Dear Customers,
We would like to draw your attention to the latest edition of the Goods Compliance Update provided by the Australian Border Force which can be found here
The update touches on current Asbestos issues, areas of focus for compliance and also provides compliance programme results and statistics.
Should you wish to discuss this further our SILA team is always here to assist.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Sevice
FACTSHEET - MANAGING THE RISK OF ASBESTOS AT THE BORDER
Dear Customers,
We would like to draw your attention to fact sheet recently uploaded from Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Following information is provided by the Department for your consideration.
The Department has recently uploaded a factsheet on managing the risk of asbestos at the border. The factsheet provides detail on how importers can implement Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) Notice 2016/30 - Assurances that imported goods do not contain asbestos: (DIBP) Notice 2016/30
It is the responsibility of importers and exporters to ensure they do not import or export prohibited goods such as asbestos. If unauthorised asbestos is found to have entered Australia, the importer of the goods may be subject to penalties or prosecution for offences against the Customs Act 1901, in addition to other available offences under State or Territory law.
Should you wish to discuss this further our SILA team is always here to assist.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Sevice
Anti-Dumping Notice 2016/105
Dear Customers,
We wish to draw to your attention the following notice published by the Anti-Dumping Commission which relates to the investigation of Zinc Coated (Galvanised) Steel exported from the Republic of India, Malaysia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
A copy of the notice can be found here
Copy of the Public Record Information can be found here
Should you wish to discuss this further our SILA team is always here to assist.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Service
Notice of Protected Industrial Action - 9 September 2016
Dear Clients,
The following information has been provided by both the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR).
"The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Agriculture) have received further notices from the Community and Public Sector Union (CSPU) that some employees, including the Australian Border Force, who are members of the union, will take part in protected industrial action at various work sites on 9 September 2016.
The latest information on this industrial action can be found on the Department’s website. More detailed information regarding this action, including times and locations can also be found on Agriculture’s website.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Sevice
Funeral/Memorial: Kym Frearson
Dear All,
A memorial tribute to Kym Frearson, followed by his wake, will be helf as follows:
1pm Thursday 8th September
Northern Suburbs Hockey Club
Dorrington Park, Mirrabooka Rd,
Ashgrove QLD 4060
Please come as you are, “just like he’d want”.
Kind Regards
Darren Dumbleton
SILA Logistics Pty Ltd
Hanjin Line Receivership
Dear Clients,
The following article has been written by Sohee Kim & Kyunghee Park for Bloomberg and is forwarded for your attention.
“As reported in Bloomberg today Hanjin Shipping Co. will apply for court receivership after lenders decided to halt all support to South Korea’s biggest container shipping line.
The Hanjin board decided unanimously on the move at a meeting in Seoul Wednesday and will file for receivership this afternoon, a spokesman said. The restructuring proposals submitted by Hanjin Shipping weren’t enough to address a cash shortage, main lender Korea Development Bank said Tuesday, dealing a blow to the revival efforts by a firm that’s been trying to reschedule debt under a voluntary creditor-led program since May.
Hanjin is among shipping lines grappling with a slump in global trade since the 2008 financial crisis and the slowest pace of economic growth in China in a quarter century. The industry worldwide has been forced to sell assets, cut jobs and idle some operations to bolster finances as the slowdown coupled with overcapacity eroded freight rates.”
Read the full article HERE.
In other places such as Canada, service providers in rail and road, for example CN Rail, has put a 24 hour “pause period” on all Hanjin containers and is waiting for further information from Hanjin.
In addition, in terminals, Hanjin containers are not being released during the “pause period”. It is not improbable that such actions could occur within Australia, and SILA recommends reviewing sea carriage arrangements with Suppliers.
Shipments which are being arranged by SILA and possibly booked with Hanjin will be redirected to other carriers wherever possible.
Kind Regards
SILA Customer Sevice