September 2012 - RW Freight

Freight Awards Luncheon

The British International Freight Association has announced that the speaker for its Awards Luncheon will be a former Olympian. Derek Redmond, who has achi...
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Posted on September 30, 2012

EU and USA stimulate shipping

The European Union and USA government are both taking measures to stimulate the global economy and increase global trade. Some financial bodies are predict...
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Posted on September 29, 2012

Container Shipping lying idle

It is estimated that about 41% of the world's idle container fleet is laid up in China, South Korea and Russia while 27% is laid up off Vietnam, Thailand, ...
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Posted on September 28, 2012

Xiamen, China to build shipping hub

Xiamen, a special economic zone in East China, is preparing to develop a global shipping hub. The centre's core framework and services will be in�...
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Posted on September 27, 2012

Idle Freight Trains in India

In New Delhi, about 300 freight trains are lying idle because they have no cargo to carry, in spite of 20% growth in freight earnings in the first five mon...
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Posted on September 26, 2012

Japanese Freight Company price-fixing

A freight forwarder in Japan has agreed to plead guilty to being part of a conspiracy to fix fees. It was announced in the USA that the company conspired...
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Posted on September 25, 2012

Increasing Freight Rates for Asia-USA

Freight rates for shipping routes between the Far East and USA are climbing, as consumer demand for goods from China increases in spite of the poor perform...
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Strategic Freight Interchange Enquiry

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has decided that there will be a third inquiry into the proposed Freight Interchange at the f...
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Posted on September 23, 2012

Container Record at Gothenburg

Container exports through the port of Gothenburg were at their highest ever in the first six months of the year. this was mainly due to strong exports to c...
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Posted on September 22, 2012

Sweden – India Route

An international logistics operator has launched two new LCL ocean freight services between India and Sweden and between India and the UK. The Swedish s...
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Posted on September 21, 2012

Freight Driver shortage

Most countries in Europe are experiencing a severe shortage of freight truck drivers, as the career is less attractive to younger people. In Germany arou...
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Posted on September 20, 2012

New Tax for Sweden’s Shipping?

The Ministry of Finance in Sweden is considering placing a new tonnage levy on shipping. It would be calculated agains ship capacity and cargo departing ...
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Posted on September 19, 2012

Finnish government to help shipping

The government in Finland is proposing measures to help compensate shipping and road transport companies with additional costs. The EU marine fuels sulph...
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Posted on September 18, 2012

Freight Industry Sponsored Bike Ride

The freight industry charity Transaid is arranging a sponsored London to Paris bike ride to raise £100 000 for the Professional Driver Training Project ch...
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Posted on September 14, 2012

HMRC Meeting with Freight Association

The British International Freight Association is meeting with HMRC this week to discuss movement of cargo to Enhanced Remote Transit Sheds. HMRC has said t...
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New Freight Bill for US

Last month President Obama signed a new transportation bill, which established a national freight policy and called for the creation of a National Freight ...
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Posted on September 13, 2012

Freight Policy Council for USA

The government of the USA has instituted a Freight Policy council to develop a national intermodal plan for improving the efficient of freight movement. ...
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Posted on September 12, 2012

China Shipping goes slow

Shipping lines carrying cargo from China are likely to increase slow steaming to save fuel in preparation for Golden Week. The first week in October is a...
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Posted on September 11, 2012

Deadly snake in shipping container

A saw-scaled viper, known as the world's deadliest snake, was found curled in the corner of a shipping container in Tilbury last month. The snake, which ...
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Posted on September 8, 2012

Freight Forwarders to beware of counterfeit

The British International Freight Association has issued a warning to freight forwarders to be wary of counterfeit goods, especially those which may infrin...
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Posted on September 7, 2012

Road Freight In crease in Quarter 2

The Freight Transport Association's latest quarterly report shows that grown remained weak in the second quarter of 2012. The report found that growth co...
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Posted on September 6, 2012

Swiss Exports Positive

Exports from Switzerland to the Eurozone increased in July in spite of the dire economic conditions in the EU. Sales of goods to Asia fell 0.2 per cent, ...
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Posted on September 5, 2012

Container Shipping Lines Crisis

Germany controls almost 40% of the world market in container shipping, but many shipping lines over invested and now have mountains of debt and too many sh...
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Posted on September 4, 2012

Japan exports fall

A slow down in China and economic difficulties in Europe have caused Japanese exports to fall and the trade deficit to increase. Higher prices for oil me...
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Posted on September 3, 2012

Shipping Lines to Reduce Sailings

Cargo carrying shipping lines are planning to reduce capacity on the Asia to Europe routes. September onwards should be the busiest time of year, but with ...
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Posted on September 2, 2012

Russia Imports likely to increase

Now that Russia has joined the World Trade Organsation, exporting countries, especially Finland, are expecting to benefit. Russia is expected to reduce s...
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Posted on September 1, 2012

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