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Lamb exports go outside EU

Increases in exports of lamb to the Far East have been particularly encouraging, while other key markets outside the EU included Ghana, Congo and the Ivory...
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Posted on August 31, 2014

Exports of British lamb rising

UK export volumes of sheep meat in the first six months of 2014 have hit their highest half-year level since 1998, according to latest statistics. Global ...
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Posted on August 30, 2014

Australian cherry growers ramp up exports

Australian cherry growers want to increase exports of fruit. Their objective is to send half the annual crop to overseas markets. About 25 to 30 per cen...
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Posted on August 29, 2014

India – PM says port development will increase exports

IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi said development of ports is essential to promote exports from India and take the 'Made in India' brand global. The rece...
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Posted on August 28, 2014

China considering high-speed freight trains

China is considering high-speed freight trains, to meet growing demand for faster shipping in the world's biggest e-commerce market. China Railway is se...
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Posted on August 27, 2014

Exports essential to India

As the Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation of a highway connecting the country's biggest container port to the hinterland, he emphasised repeatedly t...
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Posted on August 26, 2014

Body Found in Shipping Container on Freight Ship

A police investigation is under way after 34 people thought to be from the Indian sub-continent were found early on August 17 in an import shipping contain...
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Posted on August 25, 2014

Eurozone exports to Russia down 14 per cent in 2014

Exports and imports between the Eurozone and Russia have plummeted in the period January to May, figures from Eurostat revealed last week. The was a 14...
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Posted on August 24, 2014

Singapore July exports down

Singapore's exports in July fell less than expected, as freight shipments to major economies picked up. This suggests that the manufacturing sector may hav...
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Posted on August 23, 2014

British Freight Industry Awards Ceremony

Members of the country’s freight forwarding community will gather next January for the 2014 British International Freight Association (BIFA) Awards and t...
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Posted on August 22, 2014

Shipping Lines face cost increase

As from 1st January 2015, the new EU sulphur directive will come into force, regulating the maximum allowed sulphur content of bunker fuel. The direct...
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Posted on August 21, 2014

America biggest exports market for British businesses

The majority of the United Kingdom’s small and medium exporters are targeting the US market, according to a new survey from Barclays Business. Identifyi...
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Posted on August 20, 2014

Russia turning to Israel for fruit imports

Russia is interested in increasing its fruit imports from Israel, after boycotting imports from Europe as part of the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Ru...
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Posted on August 19, 2014

Rail freight transport in Latvia increases by 4.1%

In the first seven months of 2014, the total amount of rail freight in Latvia increased by 4.1%, reaching 35 tons, as compared to the same period of 2013, ...
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Posted on August 18, 2014

Singapore exports fall 3.4% over last year

A drop in electronics shipments continued to oppress Singapore's exports in the second quarter, trade agency IE Singapore said last week. Non-oil domestic...
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Posted on August 17, 2014

UK wheat imports top forecasts

UK wheat imports finished high in 2013-14, far exceeding expectations, as exports put in their worst performance in more than 20 years, with imports of cor...
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Posted on August 16, 2014

Russia bans most food imports from EU and US

Russia has banned meat, fish, dairy and fruit and vegetable imports from Western countries in the most drastic retaliatory measures taken by the Kremlin so...
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Posted on August 15, 2014

Austrian Railways seeks freight locomotives for Slovenia

ON August 7 Austrian Federal Railways' subsidiary ÖBB Produktion published a tender for five second-hand electric locomotives certified to operate in Slov...
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Posted on August 14, 2014

Exports from Dorset increase by 25 per cent

BUSINESSES in Dorset exported nearly £132m worth of goods last year, which represents an increase of 25 per cent. The Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Indu...
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Posted on August 13, 2014

Freight growth spike at DWC in Quarter 2

Freight volumes at Dubai airport surged by triple-digits in the second quarter, recording 199,751 tonnes, up 308 per cent from the 48,955 tonnes recorded d...
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Posted on August 12, 2014

Finland fears crisis as Russia curbs food imports

Finland warned last week that Russian retaliation against EU sanctions could push its economy into crisis, while President Vladimir Putin ordered curbs on ...
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Posted on August 11, 2014

Canada’s export recovery firmly on

Canada’s trade surplus soared unexpectedly to a two and a half high of $1.86-billion in June, boosted by record exports and falling imports, Statistics C...
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Posted on August 10, 2014

Warning of over reliance on food imports

THE PROPORTION of food which the UK produces for itself is continuing to fall, with the country able to feed itself only up until today without imports, fa...
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Posted on August 9, 2014

Freight train driver investigation, Germany

The driver of the freight train which collided with a passenger train in southern German city of Mannheim on Friday night last week is under investigation ...
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Posted on August 8, 2014

Russia to ban all US agricultural imports, EU fruit & vegetable imports

A one-year ban has been imposed on certain agricultural produce, foods and raw materials imports from countries that have sanctioned Russia. An order for e...
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Posted on August 7, 2014

Small USA firm exports to Africa

The Obama administration is this week encouraging U. S. companies to boost investment and exports and imports with Africa. One small business is already wa...
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Posted on August 6, 2014

Air Freight Security a Major Issue

Members of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) are being asked to attend the advance data workshop at Air Cargo Forum 2014 to be held in South ...
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Posted on August 5, 2014

UK Exports to Chile, China and UAE Increase

UK exports to Chile, China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) grew faster than to any other countries in the world in 2013. Overall, the UK's exports grew b...
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Posted on August 4, 2014

Upgrade brings longer freight trains to Selby terminal

A Selby based logistics firm will now be able to welcome some of the longest freight trains in the country following the opening of its upgraded rail termi...
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Posted on August 3, 2014

Logistics Group Freight Stacking in Containers

A major logistics company has launched an innovative ocean freight shipping service. The system enables double stacking of freight inside shipping containe...
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Posted on August 2, 2014

Boost China exports with premium goods

A Shanghai based economist has advised New Zealand exporters struggling to meet Chinese demand for commodities such as milk powder, logs and lamb flaps, to...
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Posted on August 1, 2014
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