January 2018 - RW Freight

Iran lifts ban on registration for rice imports

Iran has lifted its ban on registration for imports of rice for five months, the customs administration announced in a statement published on Tuesday. T...
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Posted on January 31, 2018

Courier businesses in China use international freight flights

Chinese private courier companies are increasingly using international freight flights as global e-commerce booms. Earlier this month a cargo airline co...
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Posted on January 30, 2018

Russia-Vietnam rail freight service

A rail freight service from Russia to Vietnam has been successfully tested. A shipment containing shampoos, soap, shower gels, creams and masks for face...
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Posted on January 29, 2018

US beef exports increase

The latest USA beef trade data for November shows continued improvement in beef exports. November beef exports were 260.7 million pounds, up 2.7 percent ov...
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Posted on January 28, 2018

Very high US road freight rates set to reduce

Freight rates have been an important topic of discussion in the fresh produce industry across the United States recently. Growers and shippers have express...
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Posted on January 26, 2018

Forwarders need to compare air freight prices pre China New Year

Air freight rates have rebounded after severe weather disruption across Europe and the US, but one index is reporting a double-digit drop. China to Europe...
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Posted on January 25, 2018

Freight train service to link Yanbian, China with Europe

A new China-Europe freight train route is to open, which will link up northeast China's Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Yanbian with Europe this year, the ...
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Posted on January 24, 2018

Gothenburg container port endangered by industrial dispute

The CEO explained: “We had hoped for a recovery towards the end of the year in the absence of any industrial action since last summer. But this was not t...
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Posted on January 23, 2018

Port of Gothenburg 2017 container volume falls

The Port of Gothenburg in Sweden had its worst year ever for container volumes in 2017, due to prolonged labour issues. The number of boxes moving through...
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Posted on January 22, 2018

New markets for Belarus’ agricultural exports

Belarus began to export agricultural products to 17 new countries in 2017 the head of the main department for foreign economic affairs at the Belarusian Ag...
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Posted on January 21, 2018

Indian bicycle hub threatened by imports from China

Cheap imports from China are threatening the survival of Ludhiana’s bicycle industry in western Punjab. Once one of the leading manufacturing hubs in ...
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Posted on January 20, 2018

Global air freight demand expects seven-year high

The rise in air freight demand in November puts the air cargo industry on track for the strongest performance since the post-global financial crisis reboun...
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Posted on January 19, 2018

China adjusts tariff policies for major equipment imports

Chinese authorities have released tariff policy adjustments for imports of major technological equipment. Imports of major technological equipment on the...
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Posted on January 18, 2018

India rice export record

India's rice exports increased by approximately 22 percent in 2017 to a record 12.3 million tonnes as nearby Bangladesh increased imports, after flooding h...
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Posted on January 17, 2018

Global air freight demand on increase

The rise in freight volumes in November puts the air cargo industry on track for the strongest operational and financial performance since the post-global ...
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Posted on January 16, 2018

Irish Butter exports surged 60% last year

Butter that continues to be the big winner for Irish food and drink export; last year, dairy products were the largest sector of Irish exports and this was...
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Posted on January 15, 2018

Plastics exports rise to non-China destinations

Exporters of plastic waste for recycling have increased volumes sent from the UK to Turkey, Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia, Michael Gove, Secretary of State ...
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Posted on January 14, 2018

Dover freight increase for fifth year running

Freight volumes through the Port of Dover reached record levels for the fifth consecutive year in 2017, the south coast port has announced. Dover handle...
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Posted on January 13, 2018

Freight service starts on Kenya’s standard gauge railway

The first rail freight service has been launched on Kenya’s 472km standard gauge railway between the capital of Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombassa....
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Posted on January 12, 2018

Record year for Irish food and drink exports

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has announced that the value of Irish food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 13% in 2017. ...
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Posted on January 11, 2018

Algeria bans certain imports

Algeria has temporarily banned the import of 900 products which includes mobile phones, household appliances and vegetables. This is an attempt to cut an i...
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Posted on January 10, 2018

Canada says US duties on lumber exports unfair

Canada has denounced the United States for imposing import duties on its some softwood lumber exports. "U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber are un...
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Posted on January 7, 2018

Rwanda bans fruits imports from South Africa

Rwanda has banned the import of meat, dairy products, vegetables and fruit from South Africa. Listeriosis viral disease is purported to be present in the p...
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Posted on January 6, 2018

Zeebrugge-Tilbury freight reaches record levels

A major ocean carrier shipped more freight between Zeebrugge and Tilbury in 2017 than in any other year since the 10-year history of the route. The inte...
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Posted on January 5, 2018

Row over pig imports in Cambodia

Government officials have rejected pleas from pig farmers to curb imports of pigs into the country. Speaking at a forum on agriculture, Agriculture Mini...
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Posted on January 4, 2018

Spice exports from India rise 24%

India exported 5.57 lakh tonnes of spices and spice products worth Rs. 8,850.53 crore during April-September 2017, compared with 4.5 lakh tonnes of exports...
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Posted on January 3, 2018

Russians increase Italy wine exports to record level

Exports of wine from Italy reached a record six billion euros ($7.2 billion) in 2017, an increase of 7.0 percent on the previous year thanks largely to Rus...
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Posted on January 2, 2018

Fiji bans live coral exports

Fiji's government has banned the export of live coral, hoping to protect the Pacific nation's reefs. This has has stirred concerns about job losses among l...
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Posted on January 1, 2018

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