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Greek transport network in chaos

Freight and shipping to and from Greece has been severely disrupted by the 48 hour general strike which began on Tuesday.  Thousands of protesters took pa...
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Posted on June 30, 2011

Irish Road Freight boycotts tunnel

Freight companies in Ireland are refusing to use the tunnel under the river Shannon in Limerick, as the tolls are too high.  Since the tunnel opened last ...
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Posted on June 28, 2011

China Exports potential

Yesterday some 31.4 bn of trade agreements with China were announced by the government to coincide with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Britian.  ...
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China to increase US imports

The President of the American Soybean Association has announced that exports to China are expected to rise by 5 % more than last year.  It is hope that th...
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Posted on June 27, 2011

New Air Cargo route for China

A new cargo route was launched last month between Chongqing in the southwest of China, and Europe. The route Shanghai-Chongqing-Moscow-Luxembourg-Shanghai ...
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Posted on June 25, 2011

USA Imports set to increase

The US National Retail Federation has commissioned a report showing that imports are expected to remain at about the same level as last year in July, with ...
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Posted on June 24, 2011

Shipping lines will enforce ENS

The Entry Summary Declaration came into force on 1 July.  The ENS contains information such as the Bill of Lading number, shipper and consignee name and a...
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China drought affects shipping

Although rain is now giving relief from China's six month drought, navigation for cargo shipping is still restricted on the Yangtze river - the longest riv...
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Freight Forwarders Conference

The second African Region Freight Forwarders Conference for independent forwarders will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 26th to 28th June. International lo...
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Posted on June 23, 2011

Shipping lines reduce services

Low utilisation rates have forced shipping lines to reduce capacity on the Asia to Europe routes in an effort to cut costs.  Freight rates have been stead...
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Posted on June 22, 2011

Campaign against longer freight lorries

An independent report, commissioned by Freight on Rail,  is being published tomorrow on government proposals to extend lorry lengths by 2.05 metres.  Sup...
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Posted on June 21, 2011

Olympic Fears for Freight

The London members of the Freight Transport Association fear that the Olympic Games in 2012 may cause difficulties for UK logistics and transport firms. Al...
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Posted on June 18, 2011

Chinese Roads protection

A subsidiary of China Highway Engineering Consulting Group company has signed an agreement with a company based in Milton Keynes to use its road preservati...
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Posted on June 17, 2011

New Zealand Freight to re-start this week

The Lyttelton Port of Christchurch(LPC) is expecting freight operations to be resuming at the port within the next two days after the two earthquakes whic...
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Posted on June 16, 2011

Greek Freight at standstill

All state-run organisations in Greece were on stop yesterday, as workers imposed a general strike protesting against government austerity measures.  The g...
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Fewer Container Ships idle

At the beginning of June, only 63 container ships were listed as idle, which is the lowest level since August 2008.  However, shipping line revenues are s...
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Posted on June 15, 2011

Dover Plan to improve freight traffic

Dover is the busiest ferry port in the UK, and the Harbour Board has now published plans for a project which is designed to reduce the number of traffic qu...
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Shipping lines ignore small importers

A shipping industry analyst recently carried out an experiment, to find out how interested shipping lines are in providing a service to small importers.  ...
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Posted on June 14, 2011

China – US exports dive

The government in China is due to announce its May trade figures on Friday, and some economists expect that they will show a slowdown in growth.  A  rece...
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Posted on June 11, 2011

Freight corridor for India

The World Bank is to  provide  a $975 million loan for a freight only railway line to enable more efficient movement of raw materials and goods between N...
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Posted on June 10, 2011

China freight rates tumble

Freight container rates from Asia to Europe are declining, even though shipping lines are increasing bunker surcharges. The Shanghai Containerised Freig...
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Posted on June 9, 2011
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