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SwedenExports down

Sweden's trade surplus in November remained the same as for the previous month, the latest figures from Statistics Sweden revealed. The trade surplus was...
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Posted on December 31, 2013

Chennai airport losing freight revenue

The air freight station (AFS) at Chennai airport which was launched nearly five years ago has still not been put to effective use, say cargo agents and off...
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Posted on December 30, 2013

Five new freight trains for Pakistan

On 24 December, Pakistan Railways initiate the service of five freight trains from Karachi. The Railways spokesperson said that introducing of new trains ...
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India Railway freight loading hit by weather

The South-Central Indian Railway has registered a decline in its freight loading in the first three quarters of this fiscal year.Heavy rains disrupted trai...
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Posted on December 29, 2013

Rail Freight programme reaches midpoint

On December 4 a conference in Paris, France marked the mid-point of the EU-funded Sustrail research programme to ‘integrate vehicle and track innovations...
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Posted on December 28, 2013

Nuclear Freight wagon derails near Paris

On Monday a rail freight wagon carrying nuclear waste was derailed in Drancy, 3 km northeast of Paris. There was no leakage of the waste. Every year about...
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Posted on December 27, 2013

More US cars Shipping to China

Exports of cars from the USA to Saudi Arabia and China are increasing revenue for shipping vessel operators. The U.S.A exported a record 1.8 million car...
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Posted on December 23, 2013

Freight Transport Association supports airport expansion

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) said the interim report published on 17 December emphasises the need for new airport capacity in the south east. Th...
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Grangemouth freight terminal news

THE heart of Scotland’s rail freight industry lies in hub railheads along the Mossend-Coatbridge-Grangemouth axis. This is the north end of the West C...
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Posted on December 22, 2013

Freight earnings in India increase by 8 per cent

Railways in India have earned Rs 59,069.73 crore from freight traffic during April-November 2013, compared with Rs 53,923.37 cr during the corresponding pe...
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Posted on December 21, 2013

Slower freight growth for air cargo

A forecast from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2013-2017 shows that international freight volumes are expected to grow 17% over the ne...
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Posted on December 20, 2013

USA Freight Index Shows Strength

In the USA Spot market freight availability remained strong in November., according to the DAT North American Freight Index. Freight availability continue...
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Posted on December 19, 2013

Indian freight corridor contract bids

The dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India has allowed four companies to bid for electrical and signalling works on the Eastern Dedicated Freight ...
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Posted on December 17, 2013

Import from Oslo of famous tree

The world's most famous Christmas tree was exported from Norway via Immingham to London. Shipping free of charge on DFDS, the tree arrived on Saturday 30 N...
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Posted on December 12, 2013

Freight train strike in France

The freight service of the national rail operator of France will be affected by a 36 hour national strike beginning this evening. The strike will begin at ...
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Posted on December 11, 2013

Container Lines Investigation

Several container line shipping companies are being investigated by the European Commission to investigate whether they have breached anti-trust rules. The...
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Posted on December 10, 2013

Un-manned Freight Planes

An on-line retail giant is developing a freight delivery system, which will deliver packages within 30 minutes.  The drones - or octocopters - could carry...
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Posted on December 9, 2013

Freight Train takes the strain

The equivalent of approximately 12500 freight truckloads per year is transported to Northern Norway by train.  The freight train travels from Alnabru in O...
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Posted on December 8, 2013

Additional Freight Services to Arctic Circle

The Finnmark region in Norway will soon benefit from additional freight services supplied by a combination of rail and truck. The town of Narvik currently ...
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Posted on December 7, 2013

Possible Rail Freight routes to UK

Major multinational companies are planning new rail freight corridors, after the success of a regular service from Poland this autumn.  The companies have...
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Posted on December 6, 2013

Freight Awards Event

The Global Freight Awards event in November raised more than  £2700 for Transaid, the transport charity which helps with logistics and transport in devel...
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Posted on December 5, 2013

Shipping Industry hope for shopping

Ocean shipping carriers are hoping that last Friday - Black Friday - the beginning of the peak period for Christmas shopping, will encourage retailers to r...
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Posted on December 3, 2013

Shipping Industry concerns

The Global Shippers' Forum, which represents shipping industry worldwide, is concerned that a proposed alliance between three major shipping lines will lea...
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Posted on December 2, 2013
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