Melbourne Enters Covid ‘State of Disaster’ — emerging details
The Hon Dan Andrews PM (Victorian Premier) declared a State of Disaster, with Melbourne facing additional restrictions under stage 4 COVID-19 lockdown, with stage 3 for the rest of Victoria. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-changes-regional-restrictions ...
read moreDeferral of Government Duty Fees | An Update
The Federal Government is supporting the Australian economy through the current pandemic, providing broad relief through a variety of stimulus and economic support measures. However, with trade bodies pushing hard for more support (in particular the FTA and APSA) ACF...
read moreInfrastructure Surcharges Continue to Cause Alarm
The Infrastructure Surcharge has increased again. Here’s the latest. Effective today 27 July 2020, the Infrastructure Surcharge (now more appropriately referred to as a Terminal Access Charge) administered by Hutchison Ports increases by 90% ($50 to $94.78) payable...
read moreVictorian Freight Developments — some good news!
This is the latest freight news in relation to a newly announced rail network upgrade program. The trade-off between continuing investment and prudish behaviour during COVID-19 is obviously critical. But, at ACF we believe it’s great to see key infrastructure...
read moreCOVID-19 — SECOND VICTORIA BORDER UPDATE
ACF is updating you on all customs and forwarding news, in Australia and across the world. This is the latest freight and logistics update issued by the Victorian State Government and Department of transport. You can download the full release here. The below outlines...
read moreCOVID-19 — VICTORIA BORDER UPDATE
The VIC border closure is impacting transport, freight and logistics. Here’s the latest news on the rules and regulations and how we expect it to play out in the coming weeks. We will be keeping you regularly updated as the situation changes. Together, we can help...
read moreBMSB — The Latest
After the finalisation of the BMSB measures was issued last month, ACF is continuing to update customers on the impact and steps that should be taken. The following update has been abridged from the notice issued by the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Department of...
read moreNSW / VICTORIA BORDER CLOSURE – UPDATE 1
The FTA and ACF wanted to update Australian cargo and forwarding organisations in relation to the NSW/Victoria border closer, which has now come into effect. The below is the FTA’s latest release: — We attended this morning’s NSW Freight & Logistics Advisory...
read moreBreaking — new M5 Tolling and ACF Response
We wanted to update customers with regards to the toll increases across the M5. There is now an increase of $20.86 each way for leaving the port and entering at Foreshore Drive. The image below of the NSW Government toll calculator shows this increase in action. As an...
read moreBreaking — NSW and Victoria border to close today
The NSW/Victoria border will close at 11.59 pm on Tuesday 7 July. Please note, with transport considered an essential service, ACF will still be operating business as usual — though we are factoring in the changes at the NSW and VIC border, especially while the...
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