May 2019 - RW Freight

Rail Freight in Europe

Ten years ago the China Government proposed to build a robust rail network to connect Europe and China. The development was not welcomed by logistics s...
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Posted on May 30, 2019

Export figures restore confidence

Total exports from the UK grew at a rate of three per cent in the financial year 2018/2019 to a high of £639.9 billion, according to the Office for Nation...
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Posted on May 29, 2019

Peruvian pomegranate exports yield positive results

Pomegranate exports from Peru increased slightly during the first four months of this year. The Netherlands was the main export destination, taking 51% ...
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Posted on May 28, 2019

Elbe upgrade gives port of Hamburg opportunity

The Elbe entrance to the port of Hamburg is being upgraded, which gives a positive signal for shipping companies and shippers in Germany and internationall...
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Posted on May 27, 2019

Plastic waste exports drop

U.S. exporters shipped 67% less plastic scrap in the first quarter of this year, than the first quarter of 2017. The decline was mainly caused by China,...
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Posted on May 26, 2019

China cancels imports of US pork

China has cancelled orders for 3247 tons of US pork imports, a day after the USA had imposed a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. ...
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Posted on May 25, 2019

Turkey halves import tariffs on US goods

Turkey has decided to halve the additional duties on U.S. imports. The policy was instituted after Washington's announcement that they would decrease tarif...
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Posted on May 24, 2019

Top 5 exporters account for a quarter of exports

A new report from the Central Statistical Office show that the country's five biggest exporters accounted for 26% of all exports in 2017. The biggest expor...
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Posted on May 23, 2019

Fresh Produce Imports to Spain

Spain's fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew in both volume and value terms compared with the same period of 2018. According to the latest data from C...
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Posted on May 21, 2019

Food imports to Pakistan drop

The country’s food imports dropped by 9.85pc in the first 10 months of the current financial year, as compared to the imports recorded during the same pe...
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Posted on May 20, 2019

US-China trade war

Intermediate goods and capital equipment — such as electric motors, bicycle parts and plastics — delivered to American factories and workshops make up ...
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Posted on May 19, 2019

Japan plan to increase food exports

Japan intends to streamline policy coordination between government agencies in an attempt to expand food exports. Exports of agricultural, forestry and ...
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Posted on May 17, 2019

Kesar mangoes from Valsad shipped by

For the first time Kesar mangoes from the Valsad area of India have been shipped by sea to the UK. The mango exports always previously travelled by air, b...
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Posted on May 16, 2019

April exports from Taiwan down

Taiwan received orders for exports to a total of US$37.66 billion in April 2019, decreasing by 3.7% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
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Posted on May 15, 2019

Concern about fraudulent imports of cashew kernel

Cashew processors and exporters in India are worried about the sharp increase in fraudulent imports of cashew kernels. India produces 6-7 million tonne of...
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Posted on May 14, 2019

Capacity increasing on land-sea freight route from China

Twenty-five containers of vehicles on freight trains Chongqing Municipality in southwest China last week and headed for the Philippines. The export ship...
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Posted on May 13, 2019

China Exports fall In April

Instead of the expected rise in exports, in April data showed a fall, suggesting that the trade war with the US was having a greater effect than previously...
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Posted on May 12, 2019

Knitwear exports from India

Knitwear exports from India during April 2019 are on the increase which is a very encouraging sign, said the chairman of India International Knit Fair. ...
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Posted on May 11, 2019

China hope for South African avocado exports

The current South African government is planning to achieve export-led growth in agriculture and has identified avocados as a key factor. Advisers are enco...
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Posted on May 10, 2019

Australian beef exports

Export figures of beef from Australia just released by Department of Agriculture are higher than expected at 98,647 tonnes, considering the production lost...
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Posted on May 9, 2019

Drug exports from India rise on disruption in China

Exports of bulk drugs from India have been growing in double digits during the financial year 2019. This period that was marked by drug shortages in the g...
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Posted on May 8, 2019

NZ wine exports on track for another good year

Wine exports are expected to exceed growth forecasts for the 2019 export year, according to a recently released report. Modest growth for New Zealand wi...
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Posted on May 7, 2019

Duty-free maize imports to be allowed

Kenya is preparing to allow duty free maize imports from July, to compensate for the grain shortage which has caused the price of flour rise 30 percent in ...
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Posted on May 6, 2019

Shippers expect export recovery

A shippers group in Bangkok is hopeful that exports will fare better in the second quarter than the first after a contraction of 1.64% year-on-year in the ...
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Posted on May 5, 2019

China suspends imports from Canada pork producer

Pork producers in Canada await developments, after China temporarily suspended pork imports from two Canadian processing facilities. The suspension impo...
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Posted on May 4, 2019

Zimbabwe needs to diversify its exports

The CEO of ZimTrade has said exports from Zimbabwe need to urgently be diversified to narrow the trade deficit. Imports have continued to dominate the e...
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Posted on May 3, 2019

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