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New Shipping Routes for North Sea

On 1 August the routing system for shipping in the Dutch part of North Sea changed extensively.  A new Traffic Separation Scheme has been introduced for t...
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Posted on August 31, 2013

Exporters’ Shipping Choices

A recent study carried out by a freight rate comparison website suggests that the majority of exporters find shipping companies on line.  36% of responden...
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Posted on August 30, 2013

Exports through Gothenburg rise

Container trade through the port of Gothenburg has so far improved by two per cent during the first six months of the year.  Exports increased by four per...
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Posted on August 29, 2013

Freight Handling Company prosecuted

A Suffolk based freight handling and warehousing company has been fined £50 000 for a series of safety breaches.  A forklift truck toppled due to an unre...
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Posted on August 28, 2013

Northeast Passage Freight to arrive next month

The first freight ship to use the North East passage north of Russia is expected to arrive in Rotterdam in September.  The ship carrying mixed cargo, incl...
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Posted on August 27, 2013

China inaugurates new shipping route

A Chinese freight ship has made the first ever voyage through the Northeast Passage. The Arctic Ocean shipping route north of Russia has been opened up by ...
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Posted on August 26, 2013

China exports and imports recover

Growth in Chinese exports and imports was higher than expected in July, representing a sharp recovery from the previous month. Exports rose 5.1% compared w...
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Posted on August 25, 2013

Air Freight Rates falling

Air freight rates fell once more in June, bringing rates to their lowest level since Drewry's East West Air Freight Price Index was first published in May ...
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Posted on August 24, 2013

Exports from Sweden slow

Official Swedish Statistics show that exports, which account for about half the Swedish economy, fell from the same period a year ago for the second quarte...
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Posted on August 23, 2013

Most Exporters choose sea freight

A new study about attitudes towards shipping goods overseas, shows that the majority of respondents claim to use sea freight.  41% of the company represen...
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Posted on August 22, 2013

Freight Forwarding Market Grows

A recent report by industry analyst Transport Intelligence shows that the global freight forwarding market grew by 3.1% in 2012. This growth was based enti...
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Export Sales increasing

According to research published by the British Chambers of Commerce, the export Index for Q2 2013 has increased by 2.94 per cent compared with the previous...
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Posted on August 21, 2013

West Midlands Exports Expect to Grow

The West Midlands is forecast to grow its exports by 8.1% per year according to a report issued last week.  This is based on a strong hi-tech and auto man...
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Posted on August 20, 2013

UK Export Forecasts Disappoint

An economic forecast published last week suggests that the UK can anticipate export growth of 0.3 per cent growth per year, until 2017 which is well behind...
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Posted on August 19, 2013

Freight Forwarding China

The Conference and Supply Chain Forum will be held in Shanghai from 5 - 6 September 2013.  The organisers expect 500 people to attend, and are advertising...
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Posted on August 18, 2013

Dogs Search Air Freight

A training centre of explosive detection dogs is being established at Liege airport.  Dogs are more flexible at detecting explosives in air cargo than x-r...
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Posted on August 17, 2013

Freight Transport Technology for Calais

Next month the Calais Premier Logistics Park, a £350 million development, will begin to take shape. Integral to its development is the use of a new techno...
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Posted on August 16, 2013

Freight Forwarders Forum

The annual event will take place in Antwerp on 28 November 2013; it is an opportunity for policymakers, politicians, and the industry to discuss EU initiat...
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Posted on August 15, 2013

Chinese Freight Train Record

The first freight train from Zhengzhou in North Central China travelled on Friday 2 August to Hamburg, making the journey in 15 days as against the project...
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Posted on August 14, 2013

Shipping Conference

London International Shipping Week will take place from 9 - 13 September and is advertised as a high level networking opportunity for leaders in all sector...
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Posted on August 13, 2013

Timber exports support China housing

In the first half of 2013, house building activities in China increased so much that imports of timber have grown significantly.  The biggest exporters of...
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Posted on August 12, 2013

Asia Export Growth Slows

Export growth from seven of East Asia's biggest exporters - Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore - slowed to a stop in the ...
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Posted on August 11, 2013

China Policies to boost import/export trade

The Chinese government is aiming to maintain stable growth in the second half of the year by fine-tuning economic policies.  The policies cover a wide ran...
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Posted on August 10, 2013

Exports from China faltering

In June, exports from China contracted by 3.1% compared with the previous year, the first monthly decrease since January 2012. The Chinese government is dr...
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Posted on August 9, 2013

Shipping Companies Query VAT in China

Freight charges payable in China are now subject to a 6 percent VAT rate, but shipping companies are asking for clarification before accepting the change. ...
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Posted on August 8, 2013

China introduces VAT on Freight

After a pilot scheme in Shanghai last year, the Chines government decided to introduce VAT on transport and some other service sectors from 1 August. The p...
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Posted on August 7, 2013

Freight Association wants air action

The British International Freight Association, the trade association for freight and logistics providers, is recommending a measured approach to the report...
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Posted on August 6, 2013

Restrictive Freight Handling – Spain

The European Commission has referred Spain to the EU Court of Justice over the practice of cargo handling companies.  In some of the major ports such as B...
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Posted on August 1, 2013
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