January 2020 - RW Freight

Coronavirus in China affecting sea freight

Due to the spread of the Coronavirus and consequent quarantine procedures, most ports of origin in China are shut down, until Feb 10 currently, and further...
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Posted on January 31, 2020

Gold imports to China via Hong Kong surge in December

Net gold imports to China via Hong Kong in December increased to 41.361 tonnes from the previous month, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data sho...
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Posted on January 30, 2020

Baltic seaport operations

Baltic seaports are streamlining cargo operations and their workflow using automation and technology. 60% of all logistics in the Baltic area is marit...
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Posted on January 29, 2020

India grape exports expected to improve

Exporters in India said that lack of availability of quality grapes had resulted in a fall in exports. January was slow for the export of grapes, and ov...
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Posted on January 28, 2020

Beer Imports Fall

Beer imports into South Korea fell in 2019 for the first time in a decade, a feature which has not been seen since the 2009 global financial crisis. Ana...
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Posted on January 27, 2020

Exports grow from Uganda

Despite border disputes and export blockades which were imposed on some of Uganda’s goods, exports grew in 2019, according to data from Uganda Export Pro...
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Posted on January 26, 2020

China Spring Festival good for cherry imports

There was a significant increase in the volume of cherries expected to be exported from Chile to China this year. Chinese Spring Festival is taking plac...
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Posted on January 25, 2020

Waste imports to Asian countries

Within months of China banning waste imports in 2018, shipments of waste from Europe, Australia, Canada, the United States and Japan began to arrive at por...
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Posted on January 24, 2020

China ban on waste imports

In January 2018, China banned shipments of plastic, unsorted scrap paper and other waste materials. It had previously been the world's largest importer ...
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Posted on January 23, 2020

China lifts restriction on US beef imports

China and the USA have signed a Trade agreement by which China will remove the 30-month age limit for beef imports from the USA. This is known as the �...
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Posted on January 22, 2020

New Refinery in Algeria to reduce Imports

The vast majority of oil in Algeria is pumped for export to other countries. But Algeria is one of several major crude exporters in the position of needing...
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Posted on January 21, 2020

Leading freight companies support new freight hub

Western Sydney Airport has signed Memoranda of Understanding with 12 major international freight companies to collaborate on the design of a new freight pr...
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Posted on January 20, 2020

Japan exports fell in December

Although exports from Japan fell in December from a year earlier, shipments to China rose for the first time in 10 months. Exports reduced by 6.3% on ye...
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Posted on January 19, 2020

Dutch pork exports rise, shortage in China drives the increase

Pork exports from Holland rose 30% in value and 16% in volume last year, according to a new report. The increase is mainly due to increased exports to Chin...
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Posted on January 18, 2020

Shipping industry challenges

An online freight forwarder says that 2019 was a year of uncertainty for the shipping industry, should remain aware of the challenges 2020 will bring. P...
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Posted on January 17, 2020

China Mushroom Exports

The annual output of mushrooms in Xixia County has stabilized at about 300,000 tonnes, and there are over 100 export enterprises. The products are expo...
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Posted on January 16, 2020

China measures to boost exports

China has introduced several reforms to make its car industry more accessible and boost exports. There are no limits on companies making fully electric ...
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Posted on January 15, 2020

China exports mushrooms to Russia via sea-rail freight service

A freight train carrying 35 containers of mushroom products left Nanyang in central China’s Henan Province on the first week of January, heading for Russ...
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Posted on January 14, 2020

China car exports

Although the government of China is predicting an increase in China-made car exports in the future, exports of finished vehicles in November 2019 only acco...
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Posted on January 13, 2020

Brexit – new border controls for freight

The British Ports Association's New Year statement has outlined priorities for 2020. The EU Withdrawal Agreement will mean new border controls for freig...
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Posted on January 12, 2020

Ford, Tesla, BMW to be made in China for export

Beijing has set an objective of increasing exports of China-made foreign-branded vehicles in the coming years. Domestic car sales are falling and restricti...
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Posted on January 11, 2020

Turkey Wishes to Increase Exports to Libya

An Organisation of Independent Businessmen in Turkey has revealed that Ankara is looking to boost Turkish exports to Libya by over 571%. ٍFrom Tripoli,...
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Posted on January 10, 2020

Sugar exports from India increasing

Although domestic sugar production in India during the current 2019-20 crushing season fell by 30 per cent, mills have signed sugar export contracts worth ...
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Posted on January 9, 2020

South African citrus exports

Citrus exports from South Africa to the USA are expected to increase in 2020, based on increased plantings, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Servic...
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Posted on January 8, 2020

Chilean cherry exports land in Shanghai

The first export shipment of around 7,700 tons of cherries from Chile to Shanghai via a direct route arrived last week, and passed frontier inspection and ...
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Posted on January 7, 2020

Canadian government not reporting on art exports

A series of government ministers has not released public reports from the past two years on the number of export permits issued for expensive artwork to le...
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Posted on January 6, 2020

Record US Farm Exports to Philippines

The United States has benefitted from the Philippines’ growing demand for imports of agricultural products. Agricultural exports to the Philippines will ...
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Posted on January 5, 2020

Record Pakistan rice exports

Rice exports from Pakistan are stable as their currency devaluation against the dollar continues. Pakistan’s rice exports reached a record of 4.5 mill...
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Posted on January 4, 2020

Egypt exports to Saudi

In 2017, Saudi Arabia banned imports of various Egyptian agricultural products, including strawberries, peppers, and guava, because of the high percentage ...
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Posted on January 3, 2020

Iranian exports

Khorasan province in Northern Iran exported 245,400 tons of products worth $74m to Afghanistan in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar yea...
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Posted on January 2, 2020

Egypt exports to 12 new markets

Egyptian crops were exported to 12 new destinations in the year 2018/2019. The government were able to lift bans and additional inspections on some of the ...
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US import tariffs soon on Champagne

Officials and trade leaders in France have rebuked the announcement of potential US import tariffs on Champagne and other sparkling wines, as well as on ma...
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Posted on January 1, 2020

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