It’s quickly coming to the time of the year where the Brown Marmorated Stink season commences. BMSB season starts on the 1st September 2024 and finishes on the 30th April 2025, which means high risk goods shipped on or after the 1st September from target risk countries will require mandatory treatment, either offshore before shipping or onshore on arrival. There hasn’t been many changes in policy from last season, but for more information on BMSB legislation, target risk countries, and high risk goods, please visit the below link to Quarantines website:
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/before/brown-marmorated-stink-bugs
If you get your supplier to arrange offshore treatment prior to shipping, please ensure that the treatment provider is registered with Australian Quarantine. The website link to the accepted treatment provides has changed from last season, its now found at:
If you chose to treat your shipments onshore, please ensure that they are packed correctly to allow enough free airspace for the fumigant / heat to circulate throughout the container and for the equipment to be able to be put into the container correctly. If you need more information on this process, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Please do not pack target risk goods floor to ceiling inside containers as they cannot be treated normally in Australia.
Shipping News:
The Fremantle trade lane is experiencing major space issues. The situation appears to be deteriorating rapidly following on from the MSC withdrawal of their Capricorn service. This, coupled with the on-going congestion in Singapore & Malaysia, has created further issues to the supply chain.
Due to the immediate reduction in capacity, it seems that all other carriers are struggling with an increase in bookings, not only because of limited space but also a shortage of equipment. Some lines have even temporarily suspended bookings into Fremantle.
Market conditions are now at a point where lines are starting to increase rates rapidly, some even in-between the usual two-week validity.
There is some good news with Maersk advising that there will be two vessels performing a southbound inducement call in Fremantle. This contingency has been secured to continue to protect capacity and services for import cargo to Fremantle.
This shared service between ONE (WAU service), Maersk (Western Australia Connect) and Hapag Lloyd (S2A service) has suffered major delays in their three-vessel rotation. Delays on one vessel has caused a cascading effect for subsequent vessels and voyages.
With congestion in Singapore and Malaysia still lengthy, vessels are being slowed down, which is causing increased sailing time between Singapore and Fremantle and bunching of vessels arriving in Fremantle at the same time, the result of which is causing delays in arrival times, stevedore discharge and delivery of containers to your premise. For example, the Maersk Yellowstone is departing Singapore on the 10th August and arriving into Fremantle on the 21st August with a transit time of 11 days rather than the usual 5 days.
As always, we will endeavor to find the best solution to ship your cargo to Australia as well as get it delivered to you as soon as possible.
