November 2017 - RW Freight

Decrease of Exports to Russia

The decline in Bulgaria's exports to Russia during the last four years is caused by problems of the Russian economy and not by EU sanctions against Russia....
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Posted on November 30, 2017

UK food and drink exports continue to rise

Exports of UK food and drink increased to £5.9bn in the third quarter of the year, an increase of 14.7% on the same period last year. The Food and Drin...
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Posted on November 29, 2017

India cotton exports to drop

India is likely to export nearly one-fifth less cotton than estimated as pink bollworms are expected to eat into the south Asian country's output. Lower e...
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Posted on November 28, 2017

Russia has suspended Brazilian beef imports

According to a Brazilian beef processor, Russian authorities have temporarily suspended bovine meat imports from Brazil, a measure Brazilian authorities ha...
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Posted on November 27, 2017

Swiss Watch Exports – Biggest Monthly Gain Since 2013

Swiss watch exports rose at the quickest monthly pace in more than four years in October. This has been largely fuelled by Asian demand for higher-priced t...
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Posted on November 26, 2017

Slowdown of UK timber import predicted

The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is predicting a slowdown in the UK’s softwood imports for next year. The TTF’s Softwood Import Forecast shows growth...
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Posted on November 25, 2017

Northampton rail freight depot plans

Plans to build a multimillion-pound rail freight interchange, which could support 7,500 jobs, is going before Northampton councillors. Developers want to ...
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Posted on November 24, 2017

Japan exports climb

Japan's exports grew 14 percent over the previous year earlier due to strong demand for vehicles, electronics and machinery. However, customs data showed e...
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Posted on November 23, 2017

Bulgarian Exports to the EU Increase

In the period January - August 2017 Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 11.0%, compared with the same period in 2016. The main trade partners of B...
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Posted on November 22, 2017

South Australia exports soaring

NEW airlines and more wide-body planes helped direct exports from South Australia’s agriculture and fisheries industries to increase by 50 per cent durin...
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Posted on November 21, 2017

China’s rail freight up by 4.3 per cent in October

Rail freight volume in China, an indicator of economic activity, showed steady growth in October, the national railway operator said last week. Railways...
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Posted on November 20, 2017

China makes mainland ports available for Hong Kong wine imports

The General Administration of Customs in China has announced that all of its ports are open to wine imports from Hong Kong. From 9 November, China has ma...
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Posted on November 19, 2017

Digitalised intermodal freight project

A group of rail freight operators and logistics companies has initiated a project aiming to enhance intermodal transport services by using digital technolo...
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Posted on November 18, 2017

China October exports & imports growth slows

Export and import growth for China eased in October, suggesting that the world’s second-largest economy is starting to cool after a strong first half. G...
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Posted on November 17, 2017

China to remove VAT on imports

China intends to remove the value-added tax on imports of distillers dried grains (DDGS), the foreign ministry said in a statement last week. This should r...
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Posted on November 16, 2017

Abu Dhabi New Container Port

A shipping line and port operator based in China has held a ground breaking ceremony for the new Abu Dhabi Container Terminal at Khalifa Port. The ceremony...
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Posted on November 15, 2017

Freight carriage: EU Commission public consultation on electronic documents

On 25 October 2017, the European Commission launched a public consultation on electronic documents for the carriage of freight. Consignment notes, waybi...
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Posted on November 14, 2017

Bringing Sail Freight Back to the Hudson River

At any moment, more than 20 million shipping containers full of raw materials or finished products are crossing the oceans, neatly stacked on ships. Othe...
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Posted on November 13, 2017

India begins anti-dumping investigation into paper imports

India has initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of paper from Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore following complaints from some domestic companies. ...
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Posted on November 12, 2017

China increases campaign against illegal waste imports

China has expanded its campaign against the import of waste materials, arresting 39 suspects and seizing 33,000 tonnes of plastic and mineral waste during ...
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Posted on November 11, 2017

World’s largest freight vessel docks in Purfleet

THE world’s largest short sea ro ro freight vessel docked at the Port of London’s Purfleet terminal during the first week of November. She is the fi...
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Posted on November 9, 2017

Intermodal Freight Service to increase Southampton freight Capacity

A Railfreight company has started operating its first intermodal service from Solent Stevedores terminal at Southampton to Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal ...
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Posted on November 8, 2017

China will commit to buy more US soy imports

China will commit to import more U.S. soybeans during President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week. This emphasises the importance of trade in far...
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Posted on November 7, 2017

Korean pear exports increase

Exports from Korea are on the rise, according to a new report form the US Agricultural Service./ The total pear crop is expected to grow 4 per cent to 247...
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Posted on November 6, 2017

French Air Freight Specialists Preparing for Beaujolais Nouveau

The annual Beaujolais Nouveau is in progress, and freight cargo companies are working with airlines to ensure the timely delivery of over 3,000 tonnes of t...
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Posted on November 5, 2017

Beef imports to China up 14.7%

Imports of beef into China reached 502,887 tonnes valued at USD 2.2 billion in the first nine months of 2017, up 14.7% and 15.2% respectively according to ...
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Posted on November 4, 2017

Value of Scotch whisky exports on the up

Scotland’s whisky is the UK’s single largest food and drink export, which makes up about a fifth of Britain’s food sector exports. It’s also the nu...
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Posted on November 3, 2017

Turkey’s exports and imports up

The Turkish Statistical office said that Turkey's exports in the first three quarters of 2017 amounted to around $115 billion — a 10.5 percent rise compa...
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Posted on November 2, 2017

Scottish beef and lamb exports exceed £80 million

During the past year, the value of exports of beef and lamb from Scotland has increased to over £80 million. But almost 90% of the volume is to EU member ...
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Posted on November 1, 2017

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