November 2019 - RW Freight

Rail strike in Canada affects exports

The biggest rail strike ever in Canada is badly affecting the transport of goods for export and affecting the economy as a whole. Canada relies on the R...
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Posted on November 29, 2019

Swiss watch exports fall to Hong Kong

Watch exports from Switzerland to mainland China were greater than those to Hong Kong for the first time in October, as anti-Beijing protests in the city r...
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Posted on November 27, 2019

Energy saving in Rotterdam port

The Port of Rotterdam is planning three projects to make it CO₂ neutral in three steps. The Port's goal is construct a robust and sustainable internation...
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Posted on November 26, 2019

Beef exports Japan/China may resume

Japan is negotiating with China to resume exports of beef to the world's largest market for the first time in about two decades. Japan hopes to begin ex...
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Posted on November 24, 2019

Xinjiang imports seafood from Pakistan

A cargo flight loaded carrying 9.25 tonnes of seafood from Pakistan arrived at the airport of Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region...
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Posted on November 23, 2019

Freight Transport Association says Fuel targets will cost shipping sector

Companies who are shipping goods across the Irish Sea could face over £20m in extra charges annual in attempting to meet new targets on sulphur oxide, acc...
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Posted on November 22, 2019

Pakistan allows tomato imports from Iran

The government of Pakistan has decided to allow import of tomatoes from Iran for a period of one month to help slow down the increase in prices of the vege...
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Posted on November 21, 2019

Exports from Bulgaria increase

The value of Bulgaria’s exports in for the year up to September 2019 amounted to 42 636.7 million leva, 3.2 per cent higher than last year although in Se...
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Posted on November 20, 2019

US wine exports to China tumble

U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai and Chardonnay in Shenzhen because of the trade war between China and the USA. China is one of the...
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Posted on November 19, 2019

Indonesia mattress imports to USA

Mattress imports from Indonesia have increased quickly recently, and recorded an approximate 25% share of the mattress import market in September. Vietn...
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Posted on November 18, 2019

Chilean blueberry exports rise

Blueberry exports from Chile continue to rise despite the troubles the country is facing. Up to Week 44, 1,681 tons of fresh blueberries have been exported...
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Posted on November 16, 2019

US fashion exports grow 2.7% until September

In spite of the import tariffs imposed on China by the USA, exports from the United States have continued to increase. Between September 2018 and September...
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Posted on November 14, 2019

Coffee exports fell in October but gained overall

Brazil exported 3.4 million 60-kg bags of coffee in October, a reduction of 13.1% year-on-year. Exports earned USD 441.1 million, a reduction of 14.7% from...
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Posted on November 13, 2019

Dangerous Beef Exports

In August 2019, Bolivia in South America shipped 96 tons of beef to China, its first export to China. The event was celebrated but at the time wildfire...
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Posted on November 12, 2019

Japan Government supports sake exports

The government of Japan intends to strengthen support for the expansion of sake exports, the Chief Cabinet Secretary said during his visit to a sake brewer...
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Posted on November 10, 2019

Norway seafood exports to China growing

Seafood exports from Norway to China are growing steadily, and Norway would be willing to strengthen cooperation between Chinese and Norwegian companies in...
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Posted on November 9, 2019

China will focus on imports

The Chinese President has told world and business leaders at the opening of an international trade fair on Tuesday (Nov 5) that China would honour its comm...
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Posted on November 8, 2019

Netherlands machinery exports increase

The Netherlands earns its highest proportion of export revenue from machines and machinery parts, according to new figures from the national statistics off...
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Posted on November 7, 2019

China asked to end steel scrap import ban

A scrap industry association in China is lobbying their government to end a ban on ferrous scrap imports in order to help relieve a domestic shortage of sc...
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Posted on November 6, 2019

Fastest rail freight service between China and Germany

The fastest rail service from Xi'an in China to Hamburg and Neuss in Germany started on Monday, November 4. The freight service is expected to reduce trans...
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Posted on November 5, 2019

The double edge of growing exports to China

THE large increase in exports to China from emerging economies such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam has benefited their development, but may make th...
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Posted on November 4, 2019

German exports to fall

Germany’s Chambers of Industry and Commerce has said it expected exports to shrink next year for the first time since the global financial crisis more th...
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Posted on November 3, 2019

Tea exports exceed $10 million

Turkey has exported 3,088 tons of tea valued at $10.8 million to 103 different countries in the first nine months of 2019, according to statistics from the...
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Posted on November 2, 2019

Marine exports to China may exceed $1-billion

Marine exports from India to China may exceed $1 billion by the end of the year. A trade delegation from China visited India on 9 October 2019, and signed ...
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Posted on November 1, 2019

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