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Russia accelerates Trans-Siberian Railway

Russian Railways intends to triple trans-Russia rail freight by 2030.  To this end, they have started by trying out a new experimental container train...
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Posted on April 30, 2009

Job losses in Gothenburg

Industry in Sweden has been hit hard by the recession with the result that there has been a sharp downturn in the volume of imports and exports.  The ...
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Posted on April 28, 2009

Multimodal at NEC this week

Multimodal 2009, which began this morning, has expanded by 60% this year and features more than 130 exhibitiors.  As well as the exhibition, which inc...
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Logistics warehouses going cheap

Freight forwarders and logistics providers are benefitting from the decline in the construction industry; developers are willing to offer flexible terms to...
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China exports falling

The reduction in export shipping volumes through China's ports is beginning to reflect the downturn in consumer demand in the Western economies.  Havi...
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Chinese airline plans for expansion

Shenzen Airlines is looking at plans to convert some of their passenger planes to freighters.  At the moment, all freight is carried in the hold of pa...
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Posted on April 23, 2009

Shipping Line issues profit warning

A major shipping line offering sailings between the UK and Finland has issued a profit warning before its first quarter results.  Last year the compan...
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Budget: no help for freight forwarding

With another fuel duty increase in the pipeline for later this year, businesses in the freight and shipping industry don't expect any relief from rising co...
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IFW awards

The trade newspaper International Freighting Weekly has invited entries for its 2009 Awards.  The Award Ceremony, which will be held in October this y...
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Posted on April 21, 2009

Freight delayed by French blockades

The UK Freight Transport Association estimates the overall cost to the industry of the French blockade of Dover to be about £1M per day.  The bl...
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Freight forwarders dominate ocean freight

At the recent Global Liner Shipping conference in London, one of the speakers explained how major forwarders are increasing their market share of the ocean...
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Police Target Freight Crime

Freight theft is on the increase, and looks set to grow during the recession as if offers criminals a high reward for their efforts.  The UK Police ha...
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Posted on April 16, 2009

Human freight

The UK Border Agency is enforcing immigration controls more rigidly after the recent detach of 62 Afghani migrants found in a freight container in Pakistan...
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Shipping lines increase charges

Port and terminal operators have increased terminal handling charges by 25 - to 35%, but shippers are worried that the shipping lines are inflating the inc...
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Road transport dominates UK freight

The latest statistics issued by the Department for Transport show that 68% of freight in the UK is moved by truck;the average journey made by by truck is 5...
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China spends to boost economy

China has already begun its fiscal stimulation plans, and is devoting hundreds of billions of dollars to improving roads, railways and other projects. &nbs...
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Logistics Innovation Prize

A new prize for innovation in transport and logistics has been introduced by CLECAT.  CLECAT is a the European association for freight forwarding, tra...
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FIATA at Transport Logistics Fair

FIATA 'the global voice of freight logistics' will have its own stand at the Munich Logistics Trade Fair in May.  The flow of goods continues to be im...
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Freight Best Practice

This scheme is being funded by the Department for Transport, with the aim of promoting operational efficiency, safety, journey time reliability and emissio...
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Posted on April 14, 2009

New Port for Malmo, Sweden

This month building will begin on the new Port and dock area in the Norra Hamnen area of Malmo.  The City of Malmo, which owns the land, has made a co...
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Posted on April 9, 2009

Ports lobby Government about new ratings scheme

The Government decided some years ago to change the way in which port and dock areas were assessed for business rates.  This has inevitably had the ef...
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Search for Stability

Big shippers are looking for stability above cheap rates, judging by the opinions expressed at last week's Global Liner Shipping conference in London. &nbs...
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Logistics Link Exhibition

Taking place from 13-14 May in Magna Park near Rugby, this exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to see Supply chain equipment in action in a real ware...
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FIATA Congress

The FIATA world congress is being held in Geneva, this coming September, and information is already being sent out to logistics providers, freight forwarde...
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Posted on April 2, 2009

Fuel Duty Rise

In spite of lobbying by the Freight Transport Association,fuel duty rose on 1 April as planned by the Government.  The logistics sector is also due to...
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Job Losses in Freight Sector

One of the largest operators in the international freight market is to reduce its staff by 3,000 to 3,750 workers.  This is partly due to its aquisiti...
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Logistics Providers to prove solvency

Shippers are becoming more and more cautious, and requiring their logistics, transport and freight suppliers to prove their financial viability.  If t...
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Air freight market collapses

Freight carrying airlines have underestimated the magnitude of the fall in volumes, which this year is estimated to be in the region of 13%.  Internat...
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