September 2015 - RW Freight

Network Rail postpones freight line upgrade

Network Rail has currently abandoned plans to upgrade the Ely and Soham section of freight line between Nuneaton and Felixstowe in its new cost-control dri...
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Posted on September 30, 2015

Kenya Flower Exports Stalling as El Nino Threatens Disease

Kenya’s flower exports may stall this year, as wet weather curbs production and costs increase because of the weakening shilling, the Kenya Flower Counci...
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Posted on September 29, 2015

China’s August exports fell by 5.5%

China's exports in August fell by 5.5% in US dollar terms, compared to expectations for a 6% fall year-on-year. Imports for the month fell by 13.8% in doll...
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Posted on September 28, 2015

Weak euro bolsters exports from Germany

Germany's trade surplus hit a record high in July, as a weaker euro helped bolster exports to countries outside the eurozone, particularly the U.S. The ...
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Posted on September 27, 2015

Air freight demand drops

Global demand for air freight dropped in July, heralding tough times ahead for international trade, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said...
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Posted on September 25, 2015

‘Sally Traffic’ to host BIFA Freight Service Awards

It has been announced that Sally Boazman will host the British International Freight Association’s Freight Service Awards 2015 Ceremony in London next ye...
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Posted on September 24, 2015

Brazil’s Poultry Exports to Decline

Brazil's export market is strongly affected by economic events in China, according to a joint Agricultural Outlook report from the OECD and FAO. Brazil�...
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Posted on September 23, 2015

Calais refugees:Freight companies warn of ‘grave’ consequences

Freight companies have warned of "grave" consequences, unless security is tightened in Calais. Eurotunnel has lifted a suspension on British-bound frei...
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Posted on September 22, 2015

Rail freight decision day looms in St Albans

A decision on whether to sell land in St Albans for a massive rail freight depot will be taken by the county council’s nine-man cabinet; only two members...
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Posted on September 21, 2015

Russia bans food imports from Bulgaria

Russia has banned some food imports from Bulgaria from September 1, after Sofia told Moscow about an unspecified number of cases of false phytosanitary cer...
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Posted on September 20, 2015

Increased Railfreight capacity at Port of Felixstowe

GB Railfreight ran its first train in its new slot at the Port of Felixstowe on 2 September. The freight operator has been able to increase its capacity a...
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Posted on September 19, 2015

Canadian exports jump in July

Canada’s export sector posted healthy growth for the second month in a row in July, helping cut the country’s trade deficit. Exports grew by 2.3 pe...
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Posted on September 18, 2015

Only 0.8% of UK Renewable Electricity Lost To RDF Exports

The RDF Export Industry Group has launched a report examining the legal, environmental and economic reasons for refuse derived fuel (RDF) export in the UK....
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Posted on September 17, 2015

Florida exports drop 9.9% in June

The latest international trade figures show that $4.54 billion worth of goods left Florida for international markets in June, a decrease of 9.9 percent fro...
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Posted on September 16, 2015

US imports of cell phones and drugs tumble

The U.S. trade deficit fell 7.4% in July, mainly because of smaller quantities of imports such as cell phones and pharmaceutical products. Exports rose fo...
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Posted on September 15, 2015

Scottish Salmon Company reports ‘record’ Q2 exports

National figures indicate that exports of whole, fresh salmon rose again in 2014 to an all time maximum, with a value of £494M. While the USA remained ...
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Posted on September 14, 2015

Shipping container freight rates jump

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe jumped by 26 percent to $591 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the we...
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Posted on September 13, 2015

Asian imports of Iran oil fall slightly in July

Asian imports of Iranian oil fell slightly from a year ago in July, after a landmark agreement on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme that may pave the way...
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Posted on September 12, 2015

Pulse imports to India set new record this year

Indian importers are looking for huge quantity of chickpeas, yellow peas, pigeon peas (tur) and black matpe (chana) from Australia, Canada and other countr...
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Posted on September 11, 2015

Fruit and meat exports from NZ rise

The value of total goods exported from New Zealand was $4.2 billion in July 2015, up $514 million (14 percent) compared with July 2014. Fruit exports led t...
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Posted on September 10, 2015

Northern Ireland exports feel chill from China

Exporters in Northern Ireland expressed concern that other markets will be caught up in China's problems. PwC chief economist Esmond Birnie said that Ch...
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Posted on September 9, 2015

Schiphol streamlines freight forwarding

Cargo carriers at Amsterdam Schiphol – Europe’s third-busiest freight airport – are trying out a new logistics system to cut CO2 emissions. The �...
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Posted on September 8, 2015

Chinese crash could affect Plymouth exports

PLYMOUTH’S manufacturers are becoming victims of their own success;an increased focus on exports means they are being hit by turmoil in the global econom...
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Posted on September 7, 2015

German pork imports at a 10-year low

Increased pigmeat production in Germany in the first half of 2015 has resulted in the country exporting more and importing less. Although Germany was a ...
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Posted on September 6, 2015

All Finland exports to Russia down this year

Customs data show a significant decline in exports to Russia from all sectors in Finland during the first five months of the year. Worst effected were expo...
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Posted on September 5, 2015

Finnish exports to Russia down more than 35 percent

Finnish Customs reported last week that exports to the eastern neighbour had fallen 35 percent in the months up to May this year compared to 2014, reflecti...
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Posted on September 4, 2015

Rosy outlook for exports from Denmark

Strong competitiveness, favourable exchange rates, lower oil prices and continuing positive growth outlooks in Europe and the US will result in a 35 billio...
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Posted on September 3, 2015

Transport for the North to create freight strategy

Transport for the North (TfN), a group comprising major northern cities in the UK, is working on development of a new pan-regional freight and logistics st...
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Posted on September 2, 2015

Investment pours into freight despite shipping slump

Global trade and shipping figures continue to be disappointing, but investment into the freight sector continues, with logistics providers hoping that bett...
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Posted on September 1, 2015

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