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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Aussie Wine Exports to Hong Kong increase
Wine companies in Australia may have hit a barrier in getting bottles to China because of excessively tariffs, exports to Hong Kong are booming. Shipments to the city rocketed 111% in the 12 months ended June 30, to A$187 million ...Read More
Ginger exports from China suffer
Increases in shipping costs, and the appreciation of the Chinese yuan, both affected the export environment of many Chinese agricultural products. The price of Chinese ginger has reduced in the last few weeks. The Sales manager at Jining Shangzhuo Food ...Read More
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Australia wine exports to mainland China are way down
Australia exported 45 per cent less wine to mainland China in the financial year ending in June. Exports to other markets increased by 12 per cent Britain bought 23 per cent more Australian wine imports, largely due to Covid-19 restrctions ...Read More
Passenger to Freight Aircraft Conversions increase
There has been a vast growth in plane conversions from passenger to freighter aircraft (P2F) because of falling passenger numbers due to Covid-19. Before the crisis InsightIQ recorded approx 78,000 freighter flights per month. By December 2020 this had increased ...Read More
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