Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA)

Australian Peak Shippers Association joins Asian Shippers Alliance

The Asian Shippers Alliance, a regional alliance of peak trade organisations, welcomed the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA), which is affiliated with the Freight and Trade Alliance and is the Commonwealth-appointed organisation that represents the interests of shippers and cargo owners in Australia.

Andy K.H. Seo, Malaysian National Shippers’ Council chair and ASA chair, welcomed APSA to the Asian Shippers Alliance.

“As a part of our strength through a growing membership, we have an...

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Australia’s shipping bodies stress “unreasonable container fees”

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) have announced they have received extensive examples from members highlighting the “unreasonable administration of container detention fees”.

This has been used as evidence as a part of a supplementary submission to the Productivity Commission calling for regulation to end “the blatant misuse of this practice”, according to a statement.

“Our industry is paying more than one billion dollars per annum for fees in...

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