January 2017 - RW Freight

Exports of Scottish-made gin and beer on the rise

Exports of gin and craft beer from Scotland have grown during last year, new figures show. Whisky remains the "driving force of the UK food and drink indu...
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Posted on January 31, 2017

Japan Shifting to Trains for Freight

Companies in Japan are switching from freight lorries to rail to transport freight over land. In some cases, competitors are cooperating in the venture. T...
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Posted on January 30, 2017

Champagne exports plummet

According to the estimates released by the Comité Champagne in January, Champagne exports worldwide, and sales to the French market, fell by 6 million bot...
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Posted on January 29, 2017

Israel Exports more avocados to EU

Heavy rainfall this winter is expected to increase Israel’s avocado crop significantly this year. Some 24,000 tons will be harvested, instead of the usua...
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Posted on January 28, 2017

Weak pound boosts exports

Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI chief economist, said: “UK manufacturers are firing on all cylinders right now, with domestic orders up and optimism rising at...
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Posted on January 27, 2017

Freight train arrives Chinese city to London

About 34 containers packed with clothing, bags and millions of pairs of socks completed the 7,456-mile journey to east London on January 18th. During th...
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Posted on January 26, 2017

Taiwan cabbage exports troubled

Cabbage is not yet one of Taiwan's major agricultural export products, due to a lack of integrated marketing systems. The Council of Agriculture showed th...
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Posted on January 25, 2017

Cognac exports reach highest level yet

Cognac exports reached their highest ever level in 2016,mainly because of the expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) zone, according ...
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Posted on January 24, 2017

Ireland cost of imports rise

The value of Irish imports increased by 18 per cent to €6.15 billion in November, as weakness in sterling could be inflating the cost of British-manufact...
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Posted on January 23, 2017

Government reveals £20m low emission freight funding support

A £20m government competition to boost low and zero emission technology in the UK freight and logistics industries has given funding to twenty projects, t...
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Posted on January 22, 2017

Irish food exports to UK slump

There was an 8 percent fall last year in Irish food and drink exports to the United Kingdom, some commentators suggesting that this was caused by uncertai...
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Posted on January 21, 2017

Greek exports continue recovery in November

Greek exports continued to rise in November, coming to 4.2 percent on a monthly basis. This was the fourth consecutive month with a rise in the value of e...
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Posted on January 20, 2017

New Year Celebrations in China

The build up to Chinese New Year has already started, and can involve business disruption for about two weeks. Companies in China begin winding up for the ...
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Posted on January 19, 2017

Exports add £35 a pig to UK industry

Pork exports add about £35 to the value of UK pigs, with products going to China making a major contribution to that total, an industry lader told partici...
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Posted on January 18, 2017

November Air Freight Demand Strong

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released data for world air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilo...
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Posted on January 17, 2017

Nigerian Importers will spend extra N59 Billion On Freight

Nigerian importers and shippers will spend N59 billion in 2017, due to the increase in freight charges on every container coming into the country by foreig...
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Posted on January 16, 2017

Freight calls for Government support for ‘green’ fuels

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the Government to offer transport operators by providing significant financial support to help achiev...
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Posted on January 15, 2017

Iraq poultry import ban includes Serbia, Finland and Britain

Iraq widened a ban on live and frozen poultry imports to include Serbia, Finland and Britain on Monday. This reflects government concern over the spread of...
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Posted on January 14, 2017

German output lower, but exports surge

German exports surged 3.9% in November from the month before, while imports increased 3.5%. But total exports in the first eleven months of the year we...
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Posted on January 13, 2017

Good citrus exports end difficult year for Australia

Queensland citrus growers are expanding their planting of export varieties because of good prices for exports, which outperformed domestic markets. Pric...
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Posted on January 12, 2017

West Wales freight company on TV

A goods and freight supplier in Wales will be stepping into the headlights with a new six part documentary series on Welsh television. The series focuse...
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Posted on January 11, 2017

Italian machinery exports recover

A third-quarter 2016 recovery in exports of plastics and rubber machinery by Italian machine makers helped improve sales. In the nine months from Januar...
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Posted on January 10, 2017

Alcohol imports to China grew in 2016

China’s imported alcoholic drinks continued to grow in the first 11 months of 2016, with spirits imports registering positive growths in both volume and ...
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Posted on January 9, 2017

New ‘inland port’ near East Midlands Airport

An'inland port' planned for farmland near East Midlands Airport may create 7,000 new jobs. The East Midlands Gateway project will provide a Strategic Rail...
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Posted on January 7, 2017

Sterling exchange rate affects RDF exports

Since the Brexit referendum in June, the significant change in currency has had a direct impact on exports of Refuse Derived Fuel from the UK. The ma...
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Posted on January 6, 2017

China launches freight train to Britain

According to China Railway Corporation, China began operating its first freight train to London on 1 January. The freight train will commence from Yiwu...
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Posted on January 5, 2017

Why a US recession could cause pain for China

A recession in the USA could be a big challenge for major exporters to the US, such as Germany and China. The US is the world’s biggest importer. 14 ...
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Posted on January 4, 2017

Romania – Sweden rail freight service – RW Freight

Romania – Sweden rail freight service RW Freight The service will join two existing freight routes, to form the 'first unified rail conne...
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Posted on January 3, 2017

Afghanistan exports decline

Cool relations between Kabul and Islamabad have slowed down Afghanistan’s plans to boost fruit exports. Pomegranates and grapes have long been a part...
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US continues probe of China plywood imports

U.S. trade officials said they will continue their anti-dumping investigation into some hardwood plywood products imported from China, after deciding there...
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Posted on January 2, 2017

China to boost imports to balance trade

China has promised to increase imports, and cut import tariffs on some products in order to promote balanced trade. This will contribute to its effort to ...
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Rwanda Flower exports gain momentum

After more than three years of planned rose exports from Rwanda’s Gishari Flower Park in Rwamagana District, ‘encouraging’ flower shipments have been...
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Posted on January 1, 2017

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