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Rail Freight Hub for Spalding

Councillors in Spalding have welcomed enquiries from developers outside the region to turn the area into a rail freight hub. They view this as a way of sec...
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Posted on November 30, 2011

China Freight growth prompts development

The volume of freight through China's ports has been on the increase, with domestic movements out-stripping international freight. Overall freight movement...
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Posted on November 29, 2011

Fruity Freight on Barges

Imports of fruit will now move within the Rotterdam port area on barges instead of freight lorries. Research showed that inland barges would deliver fruit ...
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Posted on November 28, 2011

Calais Logistics Development

The Nord Pas de Calais is set to become a key logistics hub for Northern Europe.  The development agency is supporting a project to transform the region, ...
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Posted on November 27, 2011

Transpacific freight rates fall

Last week the rate for container shipments from Hong Kong to Los Angeles fell $64 from the week before to $1,457 per feu. This means that the rates has red...
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Posted on November 26, 2011

Security fee for Tunnel Freight

A security fee on rail freight traffic through the Channel tunnel is planned for next year by France's rail network manager. The fee, which could be as muc...
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Posted on November 25, 2011

Korea exports falter

As Korea's international freight carriers increase capacity in response to buoyant exports last year, markets are reducing due to economic circumstances in...
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Posted on November 24, 2011

Japanese Freight Forwarders fined

The US department of Justice has succeeded in its prosecution of six Japanese freight forwarders, all of whom pleaded guilty to price fixing.  This means ...
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Posted on November 23, 2011

Freight drivers and cyclists

Transport for London is raising awareness amongst freight operators and drivers of cycle safety.  Their Freight Team is working with cyclists and HGV driv...
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Posted on November 22, 2011

Logistics Institute welcomes longer trailers

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has welcomed the news that the Department of Transport will allow trials of longer trailers for articula...
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Posted on November 21, 2011

Simpler Imports for US air freight

The Customs authority in the USA has announced a pilot plan for simplifying air freight imports. During the pilot scheme, the importer or broker will prov...
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Posted on November 20, 2011

Whisky exports to China grow

The UK trade association for the Scotch whisky industry have published figures showing that the value of China's imports of Scotch whisky is increasing ste...
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Tough times for shipping

Industry leaders are warning that 2012 will be a difficult year for freight and shipping. The chairman of one of Hong Kong’s best-known logistics and ...
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Posted on November 19, 2011

Strong Rise in USA Freight Revenues

The monthly Cass freight index showed that October's freight volumes grew 2.2% over the same month last year, while shippers' spending increased by 16.1%. ...
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Posted on November 18, 2011

China Exports slowing

Exports from China to the rest of the world slowed in October, as growth in Europe stagnated.  But China continued to buy products from the rest of the wo...
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Posted on November 17, 2011

PM urges small companies to export

Last week the Prime Minister launched a drive to help companies to export. He said that if the UK matched the European average for companies trading overs...
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Posted on November 16, 2011

French Road Freight Pessimism

A survey of 172 firms completed by a specialist supply chain consulting firm suggests that 65% of respondents expect stagnation or decline in their freight...
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Posted on November 15, 2011

Freight Transport Association protests

The FTA has told the European Commissioner Siim Kallas that the proposed four meter height restriction on freight trailers should be withdrawn. They said t...
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Posted on November 14, 2011

Shipping Industry aids Thailand

As well as giving substantial donations to help people affected by the floods, a major shipping line operating in Asia will provide free transprot of relie...
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Posted on November 13, 2011

Increased Freight through Rotterdam

The volume of freight through the Port of Rotterdam increased during the first nine months of 2011 by 1.7% to 327 million tons. Now that the world economy...
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Posted on November 12, 2011

China Exports Slow

With demand from the European Union and the USA slowing in September, China is expecting the export sector to face difficult times in the months ahead.  I...
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Posted on November 11, 2011

High Capacity Inland freight barge

This week sees the first trips by the largest ever barge/tug combination which can carry inland shipping.  The inland terminals of Oss and Venlo in ...
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Posted on November 10, 2011

Freight Rates on the rise

Freight rates for containers between the USA West Coast and China are rising, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index. This could be a reacti...
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Posted on November 9, 2011

Freight Organisation supports Fair Fuel

The British International Freight Association, which repesents most freight forwarders in the UK, is putting its support behind the Fair Fuel campaign, as ...
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Posted on November 8, 2011

Russian rail freight privatisation

A 75% stake of the rail freight subsidiary of Russian Railways has been bought by Russia's (reputedly) richest man.  His company now has control of 21% of...
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Posted on November 5, 2011

Direct Rail Freight to China

This month a new direct rail container service from  Germany to China will be officially opened. The transit time of 23 days for a journey of about 11 ...
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Posted on November 4, 2011

Xiamen Container Port Expansion

Xiamen Port in the Fujian province of East China has plans to increase freight volumes in response to reducing exports caused by weakening demand from the ...
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Posted on November 3, 2011

Freight Conference in Hamburg

Intermodal Europe, featuring a free to attend conference and exhibition, is returning to Hamburg on 29 November – 2 December 2011.  It is expected to a...
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Posted on November 2, 2011

Freight Transport Congress Bremen

Starting tomorrow, the Breakbulk Africa Transport Congress covers a variety of topics. How China is investing in Africa, infrastructure and port developmen...
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Posted on November 1, 2011

Gothenburg to be ‘freight hub of Scandinavia’

According to the Chairman of Gothenburg ports, that is the stated aim of port situated on the West Coast of Sweden and new investment will help it to achie...
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