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Air Freighting Luxury to Central Asia

A new air freight service has been launched to connect Europe to Central Asia. Consumer spending has risen sharply in many Asian countries, stimulating the...
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Posted on June 25, 2013

Controversial Shipping route

The Russian Prime Minister was promoting a controversial shipping route at the Barents summit in Kirkenes, Norway, earlier this month. The shipping route a...
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Posted on June 24, 2013

International Logistics Prize

An academic from a Gothenburg University has won an international logistics award worth 10 000 euros. His dissertation 'Urban freight transport sustainabil...
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Posted on June 23, 2013

‘Mega Freight Trucks threaten roads’ MEP

An MEP who is also UKIP's Transport spokesman says that extra long freight lorries will result in deaths, road wear congestion and pollution.  Weight limi...
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Posted on June 22, 2013

Rail Freight Developments In China

The Chinese Government is investing heavily in rail infrastructure to enable freight traffic from manufacturers in the interior to gain access to ports.  ...
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Posted on June 21, 2013

Logistics Changes in China

The logistics requirements of the country's export, import and domestic industries are changing with the expanding domestic economy. Global Third Party Log...
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Posted on June 20, 2013

Boost to Chinese Imports

As the Chinese people become wealthier, the domestic market for consumer goods is growing.  China is now importing more goods than ever from the rest of t...
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Posted on June 18, 2013

India Shipping Strength

In April a delegation from Norway visited India to participate in a joint working group; after a day of talks 25 business representatives visited yards, ow...
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Nor Shipping Event

The Nor Shipping Event opened its doors in Oslo on 3 June, to welcome top shipping executives from all over the world. As a new departure, the event is enc...
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Posted on June 17, 2013

Air Freight improves slightly

In April air freight markets improved slightly, with a 1.4% expansion in global air freight tonne kilometres. However, growth remains weak overall and IATA...
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Posted on June 16, 2013

Japan exports more to China

Exports to China from Japan rose 0.3 percent in April compared with the previous year, while exports to the USA jump 14.8 per cent. However, imports increa...
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Posted on June 15, 2013

Japan Exports Grow

Economic conditions have improved in Japan, where growth in exports helped business confidence to increase. The government is trying to reflate the economy...
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Posted on June 14, 2013

China Rail Freight serves Russia

The rail freight service from China to Poland crosses Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, during its 10 000 km journey, where freight containers can be unloade...
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Posted on June 13, 2013

China to Poland Rail Freight Service

A weekly rail freight service between Chengdu in China and Lodz in Poland began at the end of April.  The service carrying between 41 and 52 wagons with m...
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Posted on June 12, 2013

Romania Rail Freight Privatisation

Romania's loss-making state owned rail freight operator, CFR Marfa, is to be privatised as a condition imposed by the IMF and the EU in return for an aid d...
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Posted on June 11, 2013

British International Freight Association Changes

BIFA has named its new National Chairman, Carson McMullan, who has been Vice Chairman for the past two years.  The Association also has a new Vice Chairma...
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Posted on June 10, 2013

Freight Container Event

Intermodal, in Hamburg from 8 - 10th October, is one of the leading events for container transport and logistics covering all modes across road, rail and s...
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Posted on June 9, 2013

Logistics Fair

The Transport Logistics Fair in Munich, Germany from June 4th to 7th will cover logistics, air cargo, packaging and IT, rail freight, ports and shipping. Â...
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Posted on June 8, 2013

Southern China Provinces Lose out

As land, labour and other production costs rise in China's southern provinces, producers are moving north and inland. In the Southern province of Guangdong...
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Posted on June 7, 2013

China Orders New Ships

The second largest shipping company in China has ordered what will be the world's larges container ships from Korea. The order consists of five container v...
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Posted on June 6, 2013

Air Freight Recovery

One of the sharpest increases in freight rates was for the Shanghai to Frankfurt route.  The price index rose 13.8% in April, while other routes saw more ...
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Posted on June 5, 2013

New Rail Freight Stock for Gateway

72 intermodal wagons are to be modified to operate daily freight services from the new London Gateway port from late in 2013. Their deck height will be red...
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Posted on June 4, 2013

Drones may Carry Freight

A high tech company in California is developing a network of unmanned quadcopters designed to carry small amounts of freight to regions without roads.  Th...
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Posted on June 3, 2013

Up-grade to Freight Corridor in Latvia

A new loan totalling 17 million euros will finance an upgrade of a section of the railway in the country's east-west transport corridor.  The loan will pa...
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Posted on June 2, 2013

Rail Freight Shortens Transit times

The new express freight train from Chengdu in China to Lodz in Poland is more expensive than ocean freight but offers far shorter transit times than the 30...
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Posted on June 1, 2013

Investment in Water borne Freight

The Visakhapatnam-Rajahmundry-Vijayawada region of India is the focus of entrepreneurs who wish to re-vitalise this more efficient means of freight transp...
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GM Threatens USA Grain Exports

Unapproved genetically modified wheat has been found on a  farm in Oregon; it is not known yet whether any of the wheat was included in grain shipments, b...
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