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Surplus containers pile up in Far East

According to local reports, about 400,000 empty containers are piled up in the port of Yantian at Shenzen.  The Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong K...
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Posted on March 24, 2009

EU plans charges for pollution and congestion

MEPs have just voted in favour of a draft Eurovignette for lorries, which would allow member states to charge lorries at peak periods on congested roads an...
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Freight Prospects in Russia

A recent report suggests that Russia continues to offer good potential for international trade, although it is currently suffering a slow down in common wi...
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R W Freight expands fleet

In response to growing traffic between the UK and Sweden, following their recent successful agency change to Transfargo, R W Freight has expanded its trail...
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Logistics move forward in Poland

Poland is one of the few countries in the world where transport and logistics seem to be flourishing despite depressing predictions for the rest of Europe....
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Logistics Growth in China

The internal logistics market in China grew in 2008 against a background of falling world trade.  The volume of business grew by 15.4%, which represen...
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Posted on March 17, 2009

China regulates Freight Forwarders

Freight Forwarders in China now have to adhere to a set of standards which govern service procedures, quality, terms and conditions, statistics gathering, ...
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Transport Investments in South America

Over the past few years there have been major investments in the transport and port infrastructure in the South American countries of Brazil, Argentina, Ch...
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China ports in top 10

Last year six of the top ten ports in the world by volume were in China; Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Guangzhou and Ningbo.  Volume through...
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Posted on March 12, 2009

Australia feeling the pinch

Austraila was expecting a boom, but is now suffering the effects of the world downturn in trade like many other developed countries.  International tr...
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French Road Freight in crisis

After unprecedented road freight job losses in France during 2008, the coming year looks set to be even worse.  More than 2000 firms failed due to hig...
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Freight Forwarders under suspicion in Japan

The Fair Trade Commission in Japan is accusing some of the country's largest freight forwarders of participating in a cartel, to fix prices for fuel and se...
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Posted on March 10, 2009

China imposes 24 hour rule for shippers

on 1 January the Chinese government officially introduced a new rule covering imports and exports through all ports apart from Hong Kong and Macau.  O...
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Export Freight Tariff Classification

When shipping goods outside the United Kingdom, shippers have to declare the goods to UK Customs.  To do this, the goods must have a Tariff Classifica...
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Posted on March 5, 2009

Freight Insurance for retail customers

Some freight forwarding companies provide services for private individuals who are not trading companies.  The forwarder is allowed to offer goods in ...
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Freight Insurance for retail customers

Some freight forwarding companies provide services for private individuals who are not trading companies.  The forwarder is allowed to offer goods in ...
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Freight Forwarders and Insurance

In the year 2000 the EU issued a directive to regulate the provision of insurance products.  The UK government's interpretation of this meant that - i...
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