Arushan Balendra Australia Tightens Import Rules on High-Risk Goods “Biosecurity Blitz: DAFF Tightens Rules on High-Risk Imports” Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has introduced new inspection measures for selected high-risk importe... 30 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Singapore & PTP Congestion Delays Australian Trade “Chokepoint at the Hub: Transhipment Delays Ripple Into Australia” Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)—two of the world’s busiest transhipment hubs—are experiencing a fresh wave of congestion, creatin... 30 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Global Reefer Shortage Hits Asia–Australia Trade “Cold Chain Crunch: Global Reefer Shortage Ahead of Summer Peak” The global refrigerated container market has swung into a tight squeeze as carriers warn of mounting shortages across Asia–Oceania. Acc... 30 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra India Signals Tariff Hikes on Food & Agri Imports “Tariff Tremors: India’s Policy Shift Puts Aussie Exporters on Alert” India, one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets, is preparing a new round of import tariff adjustments aimed at protect... 23 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Aussie Dollar Wobbles as the Greenback Flexes “Down But Not Out: AUD Slide Puts Pressure on Importers—and Opportunity for Exporters” The Australian dollar has entered yet another period of nervous weakness, slipping against a resurgent US dollar ... 23 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra China Tightens Biosecurity on Aussie Agri Exports "New Hurdles at the Gate: Aussie Food & Timber Face China’s Tougher Checks” China has once again stepped up its biosecurity regime, placing Australian exporters squarely in the spotlight. What began a... 23 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra The ASEAN Manufacturing Shift: How the China+1 Pivot Is Rewriting Australia’s Buying Patterns Why Factories Are Moving and Supply Chains Are Following The China+1 strategy has gained serious momentum. Rising labour costs in China, geopolitical tensions, and new tariff risks are pushing manufac... 17 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Green Pressure, Higher Bills: How New Emissions Rules Are Reshaping Freight Costs for Australian SMEs Why Cleaner Seas Are Making Shipping More Expensive The push towards lower-emission shipping is accelerating. Stricter IMO carbon-intensity requirements, mandatory vessel efficiency ratings and invest... 17 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra When Ships Don’t Show Up: The Return of Blank Sailings and What It Means for Australian SMEs Why Ships Are Quietly Disappearing from Schedules Blank sailings — cancelled or withdrawn vessel departures — are back in force as global carriers’ trim capacity to protect utilisation. Soft demand in... 17 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Dollar Drama: The Strong USD Squeeze on Aussie Freight Costs The Greenback Won’t Quit The Australian dollar has been stuck near US $0.65 for months while the US Federal Reserve holds interest rates high. Every USD-based cost — freight, bunker fuel, equipment le... 10 Nov 2025
Arushan Balendra India Rising: Why the Australia–India Trade Lane Is Heating Up Tariffs Down, Volumes Up Under the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), tariffs have fallen on more than 85 per cent of Australian exports to India, with 90 per cent set to be duty-free by... 10 Nov 2025
Arushan Balendra Red Sea Detours Return: Global Tensions Ripple Through Australian Supply Chains Ships on the Long Way Round Security risks across the Red Sea and Bab-al-Mandeb Strait have pushed carriers to reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope — adding up to three weeks to global schedul... 10 Nov 2025
