June 2015 - RW Freight

Turkey’s exports and imports both sink in May

According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) on last week, Turkey's exports decreased by 18.8 percent to $11.11 billion and i...
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Posted on June 30, 2015

Campaign boost for Western Australia wine exports

A NEW campaign to help Western Australia wine producers satisfy the growing global thirst is planned. The State Government is in talks with the local wi...
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Posted on June 29, 2015

Wine imports expected to surge in China

China's imports of wine are expected to increase sharply this year, after a free trade agreement was signed with Australia on June 17. Under this, tariffs...
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Posted on June 28, 2015

Increase in exports to key African nations from Vietnam

Viet Nam's exports to major African markets recorded high growth over the past five months of this year, the Vietnam Economic News reports. Major export p...
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Posted on June 27, 2015

Russia can change list of banned Western imports

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that a list of banned imports from Western countries could be changed according to the state of rel...
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Posted on June 26, 2015

India signs biggest wheat imports deal in a decade

India has signed the biggest wheat import deal in over a decade, despite surplus stocks at home, with a deal with Indian flour millers and the local units ...
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Posted on June 25, 2015

Export activity falls in Scotland

In the latest survey of business performance, a balance of 24 per cent of Scottish companies reported a fall in export activity in the three months to May....
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Posted on June 24, 2015

China cargo carriers merge to form huge freight company

The three largest airline cargo carriers in China will merge to form Asia's largest freight transport company, according to a senior official at the Civil ...
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Posted on June 23, 2015

UK Export progress disappointing

A commission set up by Ed Balls and led by Graham Cole took evidence from thousands of companies to come up with an action plan to increase exports. Reco...
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Posted on June 22, 2015

Cabinet must lead drive to get Britain out of ‘export slow lane’

The government must do more to turn around Britain’s weak export performance, according to a new report calling for cabinet-led action to simplify suppor...
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Posted on June 21, 2015

Turnover grows but exports tumble in Scotland

SCOTTISH companies have achieved growth in overall turnover in the latest three months, but the production sector remained weak as services firms drove the...
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Posted on June 20, 2015

Shipping subsidy to help exporters

A director of e-commerce Archway Cards, a Norwich-based exporter of cards and stationary, said governments could subsidise translation and shipping service...
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Posted on June 19, 2015

China’s coal imports from Australia down 37.6 percent

China imported 4.89 million tonnes of coal from Australia in May, down 37.6 percent from the corresponding period last year, figures from the country’s c...
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Posted on June 18, 2015

India’s sugar exports may double

Sugar exports from India may double as farmers prepare to harvest the third-biggest crop ever, extending the country’s surplus for a sixth year. Farme...
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Posted on June 17, 2015

Make exporting easier; says manufacturer

One of the fastest growing exporters in Norfolk, pet food manufacturer Natures Menu, based in Watton,  said exporting would be easier if complex paperwor...
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Posted on June 16, 2015

Small Manufacturers want export support

“If we are serious about exports, we have to change the culture. UK governments for the last generation have favoured the service sector and dismissed ma...
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Posted on June 15, 2015

Norfolk business calls for ‘culture’ change on exports

national drive to reduce the trade deficit would be boosted by making it easier to export to non-EU markets such as India, China, the US and Canada, busin...
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Posted on June 14, 2015

Talks on railway freight base for Cheshire town

Cheshire East council is talking to rail bosses about a new rail freight base in Middlewich; if the scheme goes ahead, it could transform the Cheshire town...
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Posted on June 13, 2015

Turkey’s exports decline sharply

Turkey’s exports in May 2015 were 19% lower than for the same month last year. Exporters Assembly of Turkey has announced that exports that were $12.87 b...
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Posted on June 12, 2015

Global air freight slowing

Growth in demand for air freight is slowing, as world trade growth weakens, a leading air industry body said on last week. Air cargo volumes rose 3.3 perc...
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Posted on June 11, 2015

Freight project agreed in Australia

Two major Australian Logistics groups will develop and operate an import-export freight terminal connected to Sydney's Port Botany, as part of a project fo...
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Posted on June 10, 2015

Fertilizer curbs threaten German wheat exports

Pending fertilizer legislation could threaten Germany's role as a key exporter of hard wheat, by cutting the protein content in grain, industry players war...
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Posted on June 9, 2015

Transport and Logistics Awards Promote Women in Freight

The 8th Annual FTA everywoman Awards for Transport and Logistics took place last week. The list of nominees for the seven standard categories longer than e...
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Posted on June 8, 2015

Export/Import balance narrows

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), published last month, showed a slight narrowing of the UK’s trade deficit; imports of go...
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Posted on June 7, 2015

Winderpower blasts lack of support for exporters

An engineering firm recently praised by Chancellor George Osborne has criticised lack of Government support available for boosting exports. Winderpower cal...
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Posted on June 5, 2015

France expects threat from Russia to wheat exports

French crop officials, ending a series of upgrades to wheat export forecasts, highlighted the threat to the country's trading prospects due to Russia lifti...
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Posted on June 3, 2015

Steel bars damage freight train in Australia

A freight train has been extensively damaged after hitting two steel bars believed to have been deliberately put on the tracks near Stawell, about 230 kilo...
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Posted on June 2, 2015

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