Freight News

Container Freight Boost in Korea

Throughput of freight containers in 2012  rose 4.1% compared with the previous year at South Korean ports.  Most of the increase was due to transhipment ...
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Posted on January 31, 2013

Shipping Line Surcharges

Most of the shipping lines offering services from Asia to Europe will impose surcharges by the end of the month.  Some carriers will also be withdrawing c...
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Posted on January 30, 2013

Record Freight Trucks for Eurotunnel

Rail shuttles through Eurotunnel last year carried more freight trucks than ever before.  Overall revenue increased by 14%, but there was a 3% reduction i...
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Posted on January 29, 2013

Danish Logistics in Protest

The Danish Transport and Logistics Association has asked to meet government finance and tax ministers to discuss proposed levies on freight vehicles.  The...
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Posted on January 28, 2013

Denmark to charge freight truckers

The Department of Finance and Ministry of Taxation in Denmark are developing a system to charge freight vehicles a levy for using the roads.  The plan is ...
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Posted on January 27, 2013

Freight Vehicles in Sweden – stronger regulations

Following a serious accident involving three freight lorries earlier this month, the Department of Transport in Sweden is considering stricter laws to regu...
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Posted on January 26, 2013

Freight lorry accident in Sweden

There was  a serious accident in Sweden, north east of Helsingborg, on 15 January involving three commercial freight lorries.  Two of the lorries were th...
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Posted on January 25, 2013

Illegal Imports via Norway

Prosecutors in Sweden have issued international arrest warrants for two British men accused of smuggling garlic via Norway.Other smugglers have been arrest...
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Posted on January 23, 2013

Smugglers arrested in Gothenburg, Sweden

Two British men have been arrested in Gothenburg, charged with bringing illegal imports of garlic into the EU.  Since the imposition of a heavy import tax...
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Posted on January 22, 2013

Garlic smuggled from China

A huge illicit trade in imports of garlic from China to the EU countries has been growing up since 2001.  The EU imposed a 9.6% duty on garlic imports to ...
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Posted on January 21, 2013

Seafood exporters criticize freight increases

The shipping services sector pays little attention to the scale of port handling rates set by the Indian Tariff authority, and the port of Kochi has recent...
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Posted on January 13, 2013

Environmental approval for freight corridor

The dedicated rail freight corridor in India has received environmental approval for the section running through Sanjay Gandhi National Park.  The railway...
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Posted on January 12, 2013

EU Criticizes Norway Import Tariffs

The EU's draft report on Norway for 2012 shows that Europe regrets Norway's decision to increase import tariffs on certain cheeses and meat.  However ther...
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Posted on January 11, 2013

Norway increases meat imports

Meat imports into Norway increased by 69 percent in the first nine months of 2012.  Agriculture in Norway is struggling to meet demand and the industry do...
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Posted on January 10, 2013

Bangladesh Ceramic Export Boom

The government of Bangladesh is expecting a large increase in exports of reasonably priced tableware to Europe.  The European Commission is proposing impl...
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Posted on January 9, 2013

Rail Freight supports EC liberalisation

The Rail Freight Group's chairman has written to the European Commissioners, requesting them to maintain their policy of liberalisation of the rail sector....
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Posted on January 8, 2013

Positive hope for freight rates

According to Containerisation International, prospects for freight rates on the Asia to Europe routes are looking quite positive.  Freight rate increases ...
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Posted on January 7, 2013

Gothenburg congestion charge

From the first of this month, all drivers - including those driving freight vehicles - will pay a congestion charge on weekdays between eight and 18 krono...
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Posted on January 4, 2013

Freight Container Record

Two cargo handling terminals in the Eastern Cape achieved new cargo handling records during December.  They moved the highest number of freight boxes per ...
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Posted on January 3, 2013

Possible freight merger

The railway freight companies of the Czech Republic and Slovakia may merge as both companies have financial problems.  The possibility of a merger has bee...
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Posted on January 2, 2013
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