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Strong pound constrains exports

THE STRENGTH of sterling is serving to stilt Britain’s economic growth by constraining export performance and driving a surge in cheap imports, experts h...
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Posted on May 30, 2015

New rules on Japanese food imports to be enforced

A new measure that will tighten regulations on Japanese food imports will be enforced from May 15 as scheduled, a Cabinet spokesman said earlier this month...
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Posted on May 29, 2015

South Africa Shifts Freight From Road To Rail

In 2013, about 71 percent of the 734-million tons of freight in South Africa was moved by road, despite the fact that railways make up 80 percent of Africa...
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Posted on May 28, 2015

South Australia expects to grow China exports

South Australian businesses have the potential to create jobs and double in size by embracing exports to China, said Australian Trade Minister. The minist...
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Posted on May 27, 2015

Scottish salmon exports worth £500 million

Scottish salmon brought in £500 million in overseas sales for the first time in 2014, as it leapt to the top of the UK food export league. Figures releas...
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Posted on May 26, 2015

Malaysia’s March exports rebound

Malaysia’s exports in March 2015 rebounded with a 2.3% growth to RM66.47bil from a year ago, defying economists forecast of a 4.2% decline. The Intern...
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Posted on May 25, 2015

E-commerce site to slash price of wine imports

A major e-commerce platform is slashing prices of wine imports to China by offering direct sales to retailers, according to media reports. Using a busi...
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Posted on May 24, 2015

France leads world wine exports

The world wine export market is largely dominated by Spain, Italy and France, who represent more than half of the world’s wine exports in terms of value ...
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Posted on May 23, 2015

Ghana’s exports to Italy on the rise

Ghana’s total export to Italy in 2013 amounted to $751 million dominated by petroleum oils, cocoa beans and tuna, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trad...
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Posted on May 22, 2015

California nut exports beat competition in March

Led by almonds and walnuts, California exports slipped slightly in March but managed to do better than Texas, its primary shipping rival, and the rest of t...
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Posted on May 21, 2015

Freight Transport Association Conference

On 2 June, the FTA will hold a dedicated Managing Freight in London conference.  Freight is a vital part of London's economy and its success relies on saf...
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Posted on May 20, 2015

Food imports may be allowed into Turkey

Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said the government might allow the import of some products in order to decrease food inflation. Zeybekci said the minis...
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Posted on May 19, 2015

Undersea Tunnel to facilitate freight

The Danish Parliament has adopted the proposed Construction Act which provides for a direct road and rail link between Scandinavia and Central Europe. This...
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Posted on May 18, 2015

Seedless Grape Exports Surge

South Africa’s table grape farmers are switching to seedless varieties, with exports more than doubling over 5 years as consumer demand for the seeded va...
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Posted on May 17, 2015

Iron ore imports from Australia to China fall

China's iron ore imports from Port Hedland, Australia, fell 4% in April as demand weakened, according to data released by the Pilbara Ports Authority on 4 ...
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Posted on May 16, 2015

Shipping Freight Rates to Stay Low

Shipping freight rates, which have hit record lows this year, are set to remain weak for the rest of the decade or longer. There are too many ships and low...
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Posted on May 15, 2015

US trade deficit largest since 2008 as imports surge

The U.S.A trade deficit increased to its highest level in nearly 6-1/2 years in March, as imports rebounded strongly after being held down by a labour disp...
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Posted on May 14, 2015

Fast-tracked freight in Dubai

Dubai Customs and the Department of Economic Development in Dubai have unveiled a ‘Virtual Corridor’ to improve the overall trade sector and facilitate...
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Posted on May 13, 2015

Global air freight demand up 1.6 % in March

Air freight volumes rose by 1.6 percent in March, the International Air Transport Association said on last week, continuing a steady growth path after Febr...
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Posted on May 12, 2015

Oswestry the place for exports expertise

Oswestry was the destination for exporters from across the region when the Shropshire branch of UKTI held an event to look at exports. The 'Exporting for ...
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Posted on May 11, 2015

How freight is supporting London

Business leaders, operators, trade associations and local authorities are stepping up their work to ensure that the freight and logistics industry continue...
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Posted on May 10, 2015

Complex procedures delay imports

Lack of standard norms for clearance of inbound shipments at ports coupled with complex procedures lead to inordinate delay in imports,the government audit...
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Posted on May 9, 2015

Australian freight owners want government funds

Seven of Australia's transporters of freight on rail and road have written an open letter to the country's prime minister Tony Abbott to take a call on the...
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Posted on May 7, 2015

Zimbabwe imports maize

Zimbabwe plans to import 700 000 tons of the staple maize grain to compensate for a deficit after bad weather affected the crop from the current farming se...
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Posted on May 6, 2015

Exports soar 77 per cent in Sheffield

Exports through Sheffield Chamber of Commerce leapt 77 per cent last year - sparking a visit from the head of a national commission which aims to tackle th...
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Posted on May 5, 2015

Freight Forwarders urge an end air freight surcharges

Freight forwarders have urged airlines to simplify their surcharge schemes and move to inclusive pricing. Speaking at an air freight seminar at Multimod...
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Posted on May 4, 2015

Benefits of rail freight

The Campaign for Better Transport has published a study arguing that an earlier government study made use of national averages that failed to take account ...
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Posted on May 3, 2015

Report: Are environmental savings from rail freight being underestimated?

Shifting more freight from road to rail and water could lead to significant reductions in congestion and environmental impacts, according to new research. ...
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Posted on May 2, 2015

Car Imports to Russia Down 50 Percent

Imports of new cars to Russia dropped 45.4 percent in the first quarter of 2015, as car sales in the weakening economy collapsed, it was reported. The m...
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Posted on May 1, 2015
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