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Kitchen imports from China and Hong Kong

From 1 July 2011, imports of plastic kitchenware from China and Hong Kong will have to be a accompanied by a declaration and analytical results to confirm ...
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Posted on April 28, 2011

Freight drivers in China go back to work

China's freight sector has been experiencing rising costs at container shipping and freight distribution centres, leading to reduced earning for freight dr...
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Posted on April 26, 2011

India Exports grow

Exports from India increased by about 40% during its last financial year.  The majority of increase was in the engineering sector, whilst petroleum pr...
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New Calais freight centre

Work on a major new logistics and freight centre in Calais is due to begin next year.  The centre will cater for goods being distributed between the U...
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Trans Russia in Moscow

Later this month exhibitors in the transport and logistics industries will be heading for Moscow, to take part in the largest exhibition for Russia and the...
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Posted on April 14, 2011

China – Moscow transit time to improve

The speed of the regular freight train service between Lianyungang in China and Moscow is set to increase with improvements in border formalities and highe...
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China expanding cautiously

China is anticipating more spending on transport and infrastructure this year, but at a slower pace than last year.  This will include the port of Sha...
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BIFA queries import charge

The owners of Southampton Port are levying a 10% charge on all loaded import containers in order to recover its contribution to the Southampton-Nuneaton ga...
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Sea Trade Asia opens

Singapore saw the opening of the biennial event which attracts all the major operators in shipping and ocean freight transport; Singapore is situated in a ...
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Posted on April 12, 2011

Global shipping expects growth

An industry analyst has predicted that recovery will strengthen this year, and that there should be a rebound in exports from Asia to Europe and North Amer...
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FTA Measuring emissions

The Freight Transport Association is developing a Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme through which signed-up members will commit to reduce the carbon footpr...
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Exports on the up

In a reverse of the usual trend, freight container exports from Europe increased in February, while imports from Asia were down by 37% compared with Januar...
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Japan exports depleted by quake

Imports from Japan into Europe and the USA will probably begin to falter once Japanese factories have used up all their inventory and are unable to replace...
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Posted on April 5, 2011

Primary Logistics

Hull University is promoting logistics as a career to primary school children.  The Logistics Institute is offering pupils at Hull schools the opportu...
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Congestion in Asian Ports

Exports  and imports between Asian countries are the fastest growing sector in international freight, but ports are struggling to cope with the volume...
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Shipping Conference in London

A key speaker at the Containerisation Global Liner Shipping Conference in London, advised shipping lines to stop ordering too much new tonnage. According t...
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Logistics Fair in Germany

Transport Logistics 2011 is looking for a further rise in exhibitor numbers.  In 2009, the International Exhibition for Logistics, IT, Freight and Sup...
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