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Far East Shipping Capacity to Shrink

Shipping lines are intending to reduce capacity after a disappointing peak season.  Rates are declining and the week long China National Day holidays ...
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Posted on September 30, 2010

Freight Volumes Decline

Freight movements through major UK ports declined over the 12 months to June 2010.  Imports reduced by 6% and exports by 3%.  HOwever, the port o...
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Sweden Exports too expensive

Due to the strength of Sweden's currency, its exports are perceived as too expensive to its trade partners causing a negative balance of trade.  Offic...
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Air Freight Boom for India

Imports from and exports to India are increasing at such a rate that the air freight industry is struggling to supply enough capacity.  Leading freigh...
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Posted on September 28, 2010

Road Freight Draft Legislation

The Road Haulage Association has discovered that a new ruling on lorry height has stealthily crept its way into draft legislation in Brussels.  The RH...
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Broken down freighter blocks Hong Kong

Hundreds of passengers were delayed on Tuesday as a broken-down B747 freight aircraft blocked the runway at Hong Kong.  The aircraft was eventually to...
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Posted on September 23, 2010

Shortage of Container Ships in 2012

An industry research company has estimated that there will be a shortage of container ships by 2012, due to shipping companies and carriers cancelling orde...
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Greece passes new freight law

The Greek Government passed a new freight law yesterday, which opens up the industry to competition. The law will enable start-up hauliers, freight and log...
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China blocks exports to Japan

In protest over the refusal of Japan to release an interned Chinese trawler captain, China is blocking the export of some vital raw materials to Japan. Cus...
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Freight Train Crash in India

A freight train crash in India has killed at least 21 people, and injured many more.  The number reported dead could increase as the debris of two dam...
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Posted on September 21, 2010

Freight increases on Baltic routes

One of the main shipping lines in the Baltic Sea announced record profits as passenger and freight traffic increased around Estonia, Sweden and Finland. &n...
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Courier Companies help in drugs war

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has asked freight and courier companies to help in disrupting the supply of chemicals which are used to make drug...
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Posted on September 16, 2010

Shanghai busier than Singapore

For the first eight months of this year, Shanghai had a higher volume throughput of containers than Singapore.  However, some analysts question whethe...
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Logistics Apprenticeships

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has recently completed a survey to elicit members opinions about the training and education facilities a...
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Shipping Line accused in India

Exporters in west India have accused a major shipping line of pressurising them to use their port and shipping services.  The carrier and port operato...
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New Rail Freight Route Germany – Sweden

Last week a Dutch intermodal company launched a new rail freight service between Herne in Germany and Naessjoe in Sweden.  There will be three departu...
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Posted on September 14, 2010

Soybean exports from India multiply

Exports of soybean meal from India are expected to reach a record high in the year starting on October 1.  More than usually heavy rainfall has result...
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Indian Logistics Experts visit Italy

A visit has been arranged for 40 major logistics experts from India to visit the Liguria district of Italy; it is hoped that the business to business discu...
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New Zealand to allow megatrucks

New Zealand has been carrying out a year long trial to evaluate the use of 50 tonne payload freight trucks, which has encouraged the government to introduc...
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Posted on September 9, 2010

World Exports Growing

New figures released by the World Trade Organisation show that overall world trade is now increasing, in spite of the instability of the main world economi...
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Freight Summit in Macau

The Freight Summit in Macau from 21 - 26 September is expecting more than 600 delegates.  Any independent freight forwarding group, association or net...
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Posted on September 7, 2010

Extra Rail Freight Service for Christchurch

KiwiRail is putting on extra rail freight services to Christchurch so that additional food supplies can be delivered to supermarkets.  Christchurch - ...
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USA Freight Rates soar due to Record Harvest

Unlike Russia and Pakistan, the USA has had a record grain harvest this year, and storage facilities are under pressure.  Barge and rail freight space...
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New Rail Freight Company in Russia

The Russian Rail company has announced the formation of the new Second Freight Company.  156 000 rail freight wagons are to be transferred to the new ...
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Tunnel Under-used for Rail Freight

Although the use of rail freight by big shippers and importers has been increasing steadily, only 10% of the Channel Tunnel's capacity for rail freight is ...
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Posted on September 2, 2010

Container Terminal Plan for Scotland

An application is being made to build a new container shipping terminal in Scotland.  Whilst passenger ferry services from Rosyth to Zeebrugge have ce...
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