Jargon Explained
The international freight industry uses quite a lot of technical terms and jargon. This glossary aims to help you understand some of these terms and we hope you find it useful
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Rotterdam Freight Volumes Improve
Freight volumes in the Port of Rotterdam increased in the third quarter of the year, following the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the first half of the year. Throughput of bulk freight showed a marked improvement at the ...Read More
Tags: containers, freight
Australia calls for container detention exemption
Freight and trade groups in Australia are asking for container detention charges to be curtailed because of the Sydney container logistics chain’s continuing congestion spasm. It is accepted that the root cause is the back-up of empty freight containers due ...Read More
Tags: container, containers, freight, shipping
Kenya plans to increase horticulture exports
Kenyan agricultural experts have developed a one-year marketing strategy for horticulture products, with an exports growth target of 10 percent in 2020/2021. Export markets include the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Russia China and the US. The ...Read More
UK Rail freight funding
The government of the UK has announced that it will provide £17m of funding for track and signalling works, in order to increase the maximum length of freight trains from the port of Southampton from 520 m to 775 m. ...Read More
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