Autumn 2018 across borders First roro service to AustrAliA From us GulF Contents Across 2 Moving Australia’s Ambitious Trade Agenda borders 4 What a diference a year makes! 6 First RoRo service to Australia from US Gulf AUTUMN 2018 7 Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association – WISTA 8 Evolution becomes revolution 12 Interview - Geof Crowe, Chief Executive Ofcer, Port of Newcastle 14 Australian shippers remain in the dark about international shipping emissions. 16 Interview - Stewart Lammin, Chief Executive Ofcer, Flinders Ports. 18 Foreign Exchange and the impact on the Freight and Customs Industry 20 Charting a clear course in a rapidly changing world 22 The Trans-Pacifc Partnership – issues for the trade community 24 Launch of BorderWise Single Window Tarif (AU) and ofer to new FTA members 26 Trade facilitation and its impact on customs brokers 28 GST on low value imported goods 29 2018 customs compliance priorities Global event to be hosted for 30 Global Shippers Forum & ICHCA International Conference & Megatrans Exhibition the frst time in Australasia 34 FTA takes a lead on cross-border e-commerce issues 36 Infringement Notices soar with depot operators under the You are invited to the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and ICHCA compliance spotlight International Conference and Exhibition. 38 Boost for Trusted Trader exporters The Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) and Freight 38 Trusted Trader boosting Australian organics & Trade Alliance (FTA) are Australia’s representative to the GSF 40 Import changes for better biosecurity which represents shippers’ interests and that of their respective organisations from Asia, Europe, North and South America and 42 Sct Group Shaping Its Business To Changing Market Africa. Dynamics And Client Needs The primary focus of the GSF is to infuence commercial 44 Interview - Colin Speechley, managing director, developments in the international freight transport industry and the Wholesale Logistics policy decisions of governments and international organisations as 46 Tasmanian Logistics Committee Update they afect shippers and receivers of freight. 47 Bespoke ransomware, targeted attacks – the hacker’s GSF works in close cooperation with International Cargo Handling new arsenal Coordination Association (ICHCA) to provide a focal point for 49 How to Protect Your Business in the Age of Cyber informing, educating, networking, shaping and sharing industry Criminals views to help improve cargo handling throughout international supply chains. 52 Managing Risks And Improving Safety Along The Chain Of Responsibility Both GSF and the ICHCA International will be hosting their respective Annual General Meetings in Melbourne followed by a 54 WiseTech Global acquisitions and integration of global combined open conference on 10 and 11 May 2018. technology solutions The conference will address the themes of Trade Facilitation; 58 Electronic Payments Fraud - Five things you should know Innovation; Regulation & State of the Market; Global Reform; E-Commerce; Safety and Supply Chain Security. Licenced customs brokers will also be delighted to know that each day also attracts CPD points. Across Borders is published by Conference delegates will also have complimentary access to Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) a 500 strong trade display hosted by MEGATRANS2018 at the impressive Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. 68 Brooker Avenue Beacon Hill NSW 2100 These events will bring the worlds’ most senior shippers, trade logistics providers and government representatives to our shores T: 02 99751878 to meet with local delegates. E: [email protected] We are delighted to advise the large number of the registered and invited businesses and release of the draft program (please refer to www.FTAlliance.com.au the centre pages of this edition of Across Borders, pages 26 to 29 – further event details are available at FTAlliance.com.au Across Borders is produced We look forward to you joining us and sharing a truly global by Ontime Publications. For industry event experience. advertising rates please contact Steve Moxey on 0400 473 200 By PAul ZAlAi, Co-founder and Director, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Front cover – image courtesy of Hoegh Autoliners and Seaway Agencies Autumn 2018 I Across Borders I 1 MINISTERIAL ADDRESS MOViNG AuSTRAliA’S AMBiTiOuS TRADE AGENDA gain unprecedented access and certainty us closer to achieving this objective. I am through consistent trade and investment also looking forward to the ratifcation of rules across markets spanning Asia, Australia’s FTA with Peru, launching a new Oceania and the Americas. As it will no chapter in economic relations between By ThE hON STEVEN CiOBO, Minister doubt interest Freight and Trade Alliance Australia and Latin America. members, the TPP-11 will go a long way I’m also focused on working towards high- for Trade, Tourism and investment to streamline and simplify trade between quality trade agreements with Hong Kong, its member countries – enabling greater Indonesia and India. We will commence transparency and consistency. The Turnbull Coalition negotiations on an FTA with the European Government is pursuing the Across Borders readers will know the Union this year, and with the UK after it TPP-11 started as TPP-12. We were has left the EU. most ambitious trade agenda in disappointed, but not surprised, when the The text of the TPP-11 was made public Australian history. On the heels United States chose to withdraw last year. in February, and I encourage Freight & I have made it clear we would welcome of our North Asian free trade Trade Alliance members to look at the the US coming back to the TPP table - but explanatory material on the DFAT website agreements, the Trans-Pacifc the TPP is too important to Australians about what it might mean for you and your Partnership is now set to open and our future prosperity to wait for that to business. In addition to the full legal text happen. up new trade and investment you can fnd ‘outcomes at a glance’ and opportunities for business - and, The TPP-11 stands alone as a ‘myth-busters’ overviews to gain a better most importantly, create more comprehensive, high-quality trade insight into the wide-ranging benefts of jobs for Australians. agreement. But it also has value beyond this agreement. itself. It is a central pillar of the Turnbull The TPP-11 will soon be tabled in Government’s longer-term vision to bring Parliament, along with a National Interest together the major Indo–Pacifc economies I signed the Comprehensive and Analysis. The Joint Standing Committee under one set of trade and investment Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacifc on Treaties will then undertake a public rules. Such an arrangement would make a Partnership (TPP-11) alongside my enquiry and report the results back to tangible diference to lowering transaction counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Parliament. I encourage Freight and Trade costs and enabling Australian businesses Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Alliance members to contribute to this to better access lucrative supply chains Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore process. that can loop them in to ongoing demand. and Vietnam on 8 March in Santiago, The TPP-11 shows we are pursuing the Chile. Our focus is now on bringing the Another stepping stone is the Regional most ambitious trade agenda in Australia’s agreement into force as soon as possible. Comprehensive Economic Partnership history. This agenda will grow our exports This will occur when more than half of (RCEP) we are negotiating with the ten and create new jobs across all sectors, the TPP-11 members have ratifed the countries of ASEAN, China, India, Japan, from agriculture, to manufacturing, Agreement. the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. mining and services – as well as those This agreement would partner us with The TPP-11 is a great deal for Australia, that support trade, including transport seven of our top 10 trading partners, and and will complement our existing trade and fnance. The TPP is a central pillar almost half of the world’s population. agreements. TPP-11 countries account in a longer-term vision to provide the for nearly a quarter of Australia’s two-way A future FTA with the Pacifc Alliance, best possible environment for Australian trade in goods and services. The involving the Latin American trading bloc businesses. It also demonstrates the agreement will eliminate more than 98 of Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru, Coalition’s unwavering commitment to per cent of tarifs in these Indo-Pacifc and home to some of the fastest growing achieving a safe, secure and prosperous economies. 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