November 2012 - RW Freight

China Freight values climbing

The logistics and freight industry in China carried 9.6% more cargo by value in the first 10 months of this year compared with last year. The China Federa...
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Posted on November 30, 2012

Speedier freight China – Germany

Train operators have been testing the use of a common consignment note, which contains all the information needed to clear borders between China, Kazakhsta...
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Posted on November 29, 2012

China Imports Duty Increase

The European Commission has imposed high import taxes on pipe fittings and tableware from China. The 'crockery' tax will affect cheap tableware, and add ...
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Posted on November 28, 2012

Asia – North Europe Freight Rates

Shipping lines attempted to increase westbound freight rates to North Europe at the beginning of this month without success, according to a shipping analys...
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Posted on November 27, 2012

New rail freight wagon design

A new type of freight wagon has been designed to meet the demand of the deep sea market for 40 ft containers. The new wagons will enable the trains to in...
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Posted on November 26, 2012

US Electronics Freight at Risk

Consignments of high value consumer electronics are being aggressively targeted by thieves, as shipping of cargo increases in the lead up to Christmas. S...
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Posted on November 23, 2012

Higher Freight rates for Indian rail

Haulage rates for container train operators will be increased on Indian Railways by up to 31%. Rail Freight operators pay haulage charges to Indian Railw...
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Posted on November 22, 2012

Norway Freight Hub threat

The business federation of Norway has criticised the government for failing to invest in the state railway's primary rail cargo hub in Alnabru, Oslo. The...
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Posted on November 21, 2012

Norway import/export Trade Increases

Imports of seafood from Norway to Grimbsy are growing. Both salmon and cod imports are increasing year by year. Various trade events have helped to pro...
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Posted on November 20, 2012

Additional Rail Freight for France

The French government is helping to get freight off the roads by promoting rail freight 'motorways'. They announced a new route last week, which will car...
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Posted on November 19, 2012

More Rail freight with Italy

Rail freight services between the UK and Italy are used by a wide range of retailers, good producers and manufacturers; this has prompted the introduction ...
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Posted on November 18, 2012

Duty free holiday for Pakistan exports

The European Parliament recently approved a regulation to allow more goods to be exported duty free to the EU on a temporary basis. The measure is design...
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Posted on November 17, 2012

London Gateway visits China

Representatives of the new London port on the Thames have been visiting Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Taipei and Seoul. Officials are keen to attract s...
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Posted on November 16, 2012

Rail Freight improvement in Sweden

Rail Freight to and from Gothenburg, Sweden, increased by 10%in quarter 3 in comparison with 2011. Rail traffic to and from Gothenburg currently replaces...
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Posted on November 15, 2012

Downturn in Auto Freight through Sweden

Of all the freight cargo moving through Gothenburg port this year, the biggest fall in volumes has been in cars. During the third quarter, 30 000 cars were...
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Posted on November 14, 2012

Swedish Imports/Exports stable

Although growth in imports and exports through Gothenburg was down slightly in January - September, volumes in the third quarter increased. The most comm...
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Posted on November 13, 2012

Gothenburg container volume increase

Contrary to expectations, container volumes through the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden - the largest port in the Nordic region - were 4% higher than in the cor...
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Posted on November 12, 2012

Shipping Services Cut

From November to Mid January an alliance of shipping lines has announced that it will cancel seven sailings from Asia to the Mediterranean. Demand for frei...
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Posted on November 11, 2012

Norway Fish Exports Sinking

This year exports of fish from Norway are showing an overall decline of 5%. In September, the main reason for this was the fall in the value of mackerel ...
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Posted on November 10, 2012

Scotland Exporters Target China

Total Scottish seafood exports to Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and China in 2011 increased by 56% over the previous year. The value of exports to China in...
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Posted on November 9, 2012

French Logistics going broke

In Quarter 3 of this year about 558 French haulage and logistics companies declared themselves bankrupt. This is the result of shrinking freight volumes,...
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Posted on November 8, 2012

Rail Freight Group on France

The Rail Freight Group has made clear its disapproval of French plans to integrate infrastructure and operations into a single organisation. The RFG th...
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Posted on November 7, 2012

Freight returns to New York

Shipping companies and air freight carriers are gradually returning to New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Ship arrivals are expected today, while a...
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Posted on November 6, 2012

‘No growth’ Air Freight in Asia Pacific

Global air freight markets in July had shrunk 3.2 per cent compared with the previous year. Middle East carriers reported an increase in freight demand, ...
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Posted on November 5, 2012

Freight Facilities expand at Dubai

Improvements at Dubai International airport within the next few months means that the airport's annual freight capacity will increase to more than 3.1 mill...
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Exports increasing for some manufacturers

39% of UK exporters reported that export sales for Quarter 2 increased, but this is down from nearly half of exporters in the previous quarter. The major...
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Posted on November 4, 2012

Rail Freight Operators challenge French Strikers

Last year, private rail freight operators asked for a minimum service to be guaranteed during strikes by rail workers. Operators find it unacceptable tha...
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Posted on November 3, 2012

Marseille lures container freight

The port of Marseille in southern France has opened two new container freight terminals, doubling its handling capacity. The first port in southern Europ...
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Posted on November 2, 2012

Freight revenue increase in Eurotunnel

Overall freight revenue through the tunnel increased by 17%for the third quarter of this year, but the tonnage transported reduced by 9%. The number of r...
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Posted on November 1, 2012

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