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Nhava Sheva in Mumbai to now connect with Vietnam and Saudi Arabia

India’s maritime connectivity will strengthen with the Thai shipping line –Regional Container Lines (RCL) deciding to elevate its service, connecting major hubs in Southeast Asia,…
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India and New Zealand to promote ease of doing biz by launching UPI

India and New Zealand are in discussion to implement the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to promote ease of doing business between the countries. All the…
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Customs Houses recommend a universal seal reader to speed up the processing of shipping bills

The Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House (JNCH), India’s largest customs house, has introduced the Universal Seal Reader (USR) process to expedite the processing of shipping bills.…
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Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal introduces container shipping

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has recently signed a lease for a period of 30 years through a PPP for the upgradation, equipping, operation, maintenance…
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Announcement of Connectivity Corridor Joining West Asia, Europe to South Asia during G20 Summit in India

The supreme leaders of India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, EU, France, Italy, Germany and the US made a major announcement at the G20 summit hosted…
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Customs officials of India and Bangladesh discuss opening of new customs stations

The two-day 14th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) meeting was held between India and Bangladesh in August 2023 between New Delhi customs officials of India…
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AADA bunker surcharge rises to US$150/TEU, $300/FEU on June 18

Member lines of the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) have increased the bunker surcharge US$150 per TEU and US$300 per…
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New Biosecurity Legislation in Effect from 16 June 2016

New Biosecurity Legislation in Effect from 16 June 2016

Important changes to Australia’s biosecurity system come into effect on 16 June 2016 with commencement of the Biosecurity Act 2015. The…
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Australian Trusted Trader Programme

Update: Australian Trusted Trader Programme

T​he Australian T​rusted Trader​ Programme (ATTP)​ seeks to provide trade facilitation benefits to importers and exporters that demonstrate strong security practices…
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Protect or Perish

Protect or Perish – The Quandry for Government in a Free-Trade World

The recent announcement that steel producer Arrium was moving into voluntary administration threw up a number of comments that many…
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CSCL / COSCO

Merger Update: CSCL / COSCO

CSCL and COSCO have merged, following the integration and restructure of China COSCO, COSCO Pacific, China Shipping Container LINES (CSCL)…
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Enhanced Project Bylaw Scheme

Enhanced Project Bylaw Scheme (EPBS) closure

A recent major announcement from the Australian Government is that the Enhanced Project Bylaw Scheme (EPBS) will be closed. The…
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