Transitainer WA Blog

Please note that Chinese Golden week is due to commence on October 1st and running until October 7th. During this period most business’ in China will be closed and may not be able to service your requests. We must emphasize the importance of having all of your...

We have just received reports this morning that Fremantle has suffered a significant power outage, affecting more than 40,000 homes and some 15,000 Western Power Customers.   Unfortunately as a result, this has also impacted Fremantle Port and terminals have...

As you may already be aware from our previous post on the topic, the 2019/2020 brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season is fast approaching and will commence on September 1st 2019. In basic terms: Certain goods manufactured in, or shipped from target risk countries,...

Since the implementation of the Customs Act 1901 and perhaps long before, Customs Duty has served as a simple means of maintaining fairness and equality in the international trading market and plays a vital role in our economic balance. Collected at the time of entry...

  We understand that in the in the current trading market, there is a growing demand for online goods and services, particularity for individuals who are purchasing goods via internet sales from overseas. We also appreciate that there are a significant amount of...

As tensions increase and the wharf strike action escalates, DP Word has announced over 200 redundancies as Australia’s largest stevedore grapples with stalled union negotiations. In our last post, we detailed how strike action might have an impact on terminal...

“The industrial action will cause significant disruption to DPWA customers and importantly the broader supply chain of shippers, exporters and importers” – DP World Spokeperson Just in case you haven’t read our post published yesterday, the...

In protest to the alleged review of certain company agreements, some DP World employees have announced a nationwide strike. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has reported that automation, outsourcing and cuts to income protection insurance are amongst some of the...

In an interesting twist to the apparent ‘trade war’ between the US and China, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission (ADC) has launched an investigation on the 24th June into the alleged dumping of high density polyethylene (HDPE) from certain countries....