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New logistics and freight yard

A new logistics and freight yard adjoining Southampton Container Terminal is expected to give a significant extra competitive edge to cargo and haulage ope...
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Posted on May 20, 2024

US tariffs on green Chinese exports

The USA's reported plan to levy tariffs on imports from China's emerging industries and its commerce department's decision to add 37 Chinese entities in hi...
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Posted on May 17, 2024

Two RO/RO freight ferries increase capacities

Two RO/RO freight ferries operated by Stena Line of Sweden are each to undergo conversions that will increase their capacities by 30%, not through a midbod...
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Posted on May 16, 2024

India eyes new export markets

The ministry of commerce in India is working on a plan to diversify its export destinations, and ship cargo such as electronics goods, drugs, engineering g...
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Posted on May 15, 2024

Gem exports eyed for uptick – Bangkok Post

Gem and jewellery exports from Thailand are expected to grow by 5-10% this year amid global economic uncertainties, says a local trade group. Gems and ...
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Posted on May 14, 2024

Ukraine’s exports via maritime corridor

About 1,600 vessels loaded with 45 million tonnes of cargo have sailed through the Ukrainian maritime corridor since it was inaugurated. The relevant sta...
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Posted on May 13, 2024

China care exports

China exported a total of 504,000 vehicles in April, marking a significant year-on-year growth of 34 percent, data from the China Association of Automobile...
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Posted on May 10, 2024

Exports of gold jewellery from Malaysia

The exports of Malaysian-made gold jewellery are expected to grow by at least 15% this year compared with 2023. A financial advisor said the US Federal ...
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Posted on May 9, 2024

Afghanistan Exports By Air freight

A spokesman of the ministry of Industry and Commerce, said that the most important export items through air corridors include heng, saffron, dried fruits, ...
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Posted on May 8, 2024

Pepper exports from Vietnam

Pepper exports from Vietnam continued to experience high export prices in April, enabling the country to earn US$353 million from this 'black gold' export ...
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Posted on May 7, 2024

Research on UK agrifood exports

A veterinary deal with the European Union could increase UK agricultural and food exports by more than a fifth, according to new research. The study,ana...
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Posted on May 1, 2024

EU Waste Exports

The EU exported 32.1 million tonnes of waste to non-EU countries in 2022, which is a slight decline from the 33.0 million tonnes of waste exports to these ...
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Posted on April 30, 2024

Ukraine 2023/24 grain exports

Ukraine’s grain exports in the 2023/24 July-June season had reached 40.7 million metric tons as of April 29 compared with 41.4 million in the previous ye...
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Posted on April 29, 2024

Avoid ban on exports in India

Raising India’s share in the exports of 20 agricultural products excluding rice and wheat to 10% from the current 2.2% is the goal of the government. ...
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Posted on April 26, 2024

Vietnam’s pepper exports up 7 pct

Vietnam's pepper exports reached 70,248 tons, in the first four months of this year, down 21.8 percent in volume, but up 7 percent in value compared to the...
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Posted on April 25, 2024

Vietnam’s fruit vegetable exports up

Vietnam's fruit and vegetable export turnover hit over 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of 2024, up 32.9 percent from the same period last...
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Posted on April 24, 2024

China lifts ban on Germany beef exports

Germany has agreed the removal of China’s ban on its beef products after talks between Berlin and Beijing. This decision was agreed by Yu Jianhua, the...
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Posted on April 23, 2024

Freight shipping carbon emissions

Conflict in the Red Sea has caused a much higher increase in carbon emissions in ocean freight container shipping, according to recent data released by a N...
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Posted on April 22, 2024

Waste plastic exports hit low volume

Exports of recovered plastic from the U.S.A have been on a downward trend for the past few years. In 2023, the amount exported totaled less than one fifth ...
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Posted on April 19, 2024

Garment exports problems from Bangladesh

Garment export shipments from Bangladesh are showing fresh concerns after tension increased between Iran and Israel. This increased pressure on the global ...
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Posted on April 18, 2024

Freight transport 2022 in EU

Road freight transport represented 24.9% of all freight transport performance in 2022 in the EU; it increased by 0.4 percentage points (pp) when compared t...
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Posted on April 17, 2024

Welsh food and drink exports

Food and drink businesses in Wales will benfit from an event from the Food and Drink Export Council (FDEC) will take place in Pontyclun on April 23. Aim...
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Posted on April 16, 2024

China-Europe rail freight

Freight forwarders are using rail services between China and Europe, as a freight transportation alternative because of disruption to international shippin...
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Posted on April 13, 2024

Beijing dismisses US fears of cheap Chinese exports

The USA fears that cheap Chinese exports, such as solar panels and electric vehicles, are harming the development of green industries around the world are ...
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Posted on April 12, 2024

Container Shipping Rates Fall Despite Baltimore Shutdown

Many shipping analysts have been predicting that the shutdown of the Port of Baltimore would not significantly affect container rates to the U.S. East Coas...
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Posted on April 11, 2024

Meat Exports Up Over Last Year

The Meat Export Federation in the USA reports a 14% increase in pork exports for February from a year ago. The value increased by 15% during that time. ...
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Posted on April 10, 2024

Turkey Restricts Exports to Israel

Turkey has announced restrictions on exports to Israel, after Israel opposed Turkish aid drops over the Gaza Strip and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was c...
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Posted on April 9, 2024

Peruvian mango exports plummet in the 2023-2024 season – Produce Blue Book

From the beginning of the 2023-2024 until the end of week 10, Peru exported 75,167 tons of fresh mango, representing a drop of 66.9 percent compared to the...
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Posted on April 8, 2024

S. Korea’s beauty exports hit all-time high

South Korea’s exports of cosmetics increased around 22 percent on-year to reach an all-time high in the first quarter of this year, amid the growing inte...
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Posted on April 5, 2024

NZ red meat exports

The Meat Industry Association says New Zealand red meat exports were worth $932 million during February, with demand from the United States helping to off...
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Posted on April 4, 2024

India aims to increase seafood exports

Indian shrimp exporters follow a robust regulatory and safety regime, helping them to export quality marine products to developed regions like the US and E...
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Posted on April 3, 2024

Furniture and handicraft exports from Phillippines

A local export trade association is expecting exports revenues from consumer durables such as furniture and handicraft to be lower by $100 million or about...
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Posted on April 2, 2024

Australian cattle exports

Monthly Australian cattle shipments totalled 23,021 head in February; the export volume was 56 percent below the rolling five-year average for the month, a...
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Posted on March 29, 2024

Sea freight rates falling but shipping lines have concerns

Earlier in the year, disruption to international sea freight caused by the Red Sea crisis pushed container rates to their highest levels in almost a year a...
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Posted on March 28, 2024

Increase in container shipping imports from China into Mexico

There has been a massive increase in container shipping imports from China into Mexico. Increase in demand for container shipping imports from China int...
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Posted on March 27, 2024

Swiss Watch Exports Fall: lower Shipments to China, Hong Kong

Swiss watch exports by month fell for the second time in three years, led by lower shipments to China and Hong Kong. Demand for luxury consumber goods ...
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Posted on March 26, 2024

EU import tariffs on Russian grain imports

It is reported that the European Union is preparing to levy tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. The aim is to placate farmers and some of the...
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Posted on March 25, 2024

Sri Lanka freight and shipping delays

Workers affiliated with the customs officers' union are on strike across Sri Lanka as from March 19. They are calling for the urgent resolution of issues r...
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Posted on March 22, 2024

Belgium top import market for Kenyan coffee

Belgium has ousted America as Kenya’s top export market for coffee for the first time in a decade. Belgian Kenyan coffee imports amounted to Sh6.5 bil...
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Posted on March 21, 2024

Kenya’s coffee exports nearly double in January

Kenyan coffee exports almost doubled to 2,685 tonnes in January. There was high demand for the larger quantities of quality crops from the main October-Dec...
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Posted on March 20, 2024

Vietnam Cashew firms add value to exports

Vietnam net exporters are using state-of-the-art processing technologies to ensure products meet strict new international standards. Highly processed it...
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Posted on March 19, 2024

Indian grape expoprts

Indian grape exports have proved to be a success in the European markets. The product is fetching premium rates, especially in the Netherlands, Lithuania a...
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Posted on March 18, 2024

China-Europe freight train service

A new freight train route which links Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, with Tilburg in the Netherlands, has been initiated. ...
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Posted on March 15, 2024

Pharmaceutical exports from Sweden

Exports of pharmaceuticals from Sweden reached a peak of 152.2 billion kronor, which corresponds to 7.3% of the country’s total exports by value. This i...
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Posted on March 14, 2024

India defence imports

India is reducing its dependence on Russian arms imports to counter tensions with Pakistan and China. According to the Stockholm International Peace Resear...
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Posted on March 13, 2024

Ukraine exports and imports

Ukraine’s exports of goods in January-February 2024 increased by 4.6% year-on-year. Imports decreased by 1%, from $10.1 billion to $10 billion, the State...
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Posted on March 12, 2024

Vietnam Forestry exports

Vietnam's forestry exports totaled US$2.68 billion in the first two months of 2024, an increase of 47.4% year-on-year. The sector enjoyed a trade surplus ...
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Posted on March 11, 2024

German exports rise

German exports rose more than expected at the beginning of the year, due to rising demand from European Union countries and China. Exports rose by 6.3% in...
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Posted on March 8, 2024

Poland farmers protest against Ukraine farm imports

Thousands of angry farmers demonstrated in Warsaw against European Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two officers had...
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Posted on March 7, 2024

Pallet network “simplifies the process of shipping freight to European destinations”

A UK base pallet network has announced the launch of its new streamlined service designed to significantly strengthen distribution of exports to Europe. ...
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Posted on March 6, 2024

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