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Australian Customs' troubled Integrated Cargo System (ICS) will be reviewed by an independent consultancy after its introduction led to a pile-up of cargo at ports across Australia last year.
The federal government appears to have paved the way for a controversial sea cargo import reporting system to be bypassed for now and the old system reinstated amid turmoil at ports and air freight hubs.
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