February 2020 - RW Freight

Cheap honey imports from Ukraine and China

An increase in cheap honey imports from China and Ukraine - the latter of which has a free-trade agreement with the EU - is forcing honey producers in Euro...
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Posted on February 29, 2020

Roll on Rail freight plans

A French ferry company is planning to increase cooperation with the rail freight sector. The operator has announced an intermodal transport service for una...
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Posted on February 28, 2020

Salmon egg imports from Norway banned

Exports of salmon eggs from Norway to Scotland were banned last June, following an inspection by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Millions o...
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Posted on February 27, 2020

Estonia rail freight increase

An Estonian Rail operator has increased its containerised freight tonnage by 110% compared to 2018. ‘Our multimodal transport project helped boost the ...
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Posted on February 26, 2020

Airfreight rates increase as China factories open

Businesses shipping goods in and out of China may experience a doubling of airfreight rates as limited capacity is available due to airlines cutting airfre...
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Posted on February 24, 2020

Growth in railfreight from Hamburg port

Freight transport from and to Hamburg was dominated by environment-friendly container transport by rail. Rail freight achieved double digit growth in 2019...
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Posted on February 23, 2020

Exports from Norway to China drop dramatically

Salmon exports to China from Norway have collapsed by up to 90 per cent among some companies since the coronavirus struck China more than three weeks ago. ...
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Posted on February 22, 2020

Protests in Canada affect freight

Protests over proposed pipeline in British Columbia are causing major disruption to the rail network in Canada. A major Canadian rail company, has annou...
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Posted on February 21, 2020

Grape exports hit by COVID-19

The new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, has reportedly impacted grape exports from the India. A horticultural production organisation in India said tha...
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Posted on February 20, 2020

China will waive import tariffs for medical imports

China has announced that it will waive tariffs on imports of selected US medical equipment from March 2, as China strives to contain coronavirus. The new ...
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Posted on February 19, 2020

India Coffee exports fall 17% from January 1

India’s coffee exports are likely to fall this quarter because of a shortfall in the crop and a reduction in the government export incentive. Coffee ...
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Posted on February 18, 2020

Turkey exports 60M roses for Valentine’s Day

Flower producers in Turkey exported 60 million roses to 50 countries before Valentine's Day on 14 February. Exports went to the Netherlands, the U.K., Germ...
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Posted on February 17, 2020

Drought resulted in wine imports

Wine cellars and traders in South Africa imported more than 40 million litres of wine during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons to compensate for shortage...
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Posted on February 15, 2020

China coronavirus not affecting seafood exports

The Marine Products Export Development Authority in India said last week that seafood exports to China will not be affected by coronavirus. Approximatel...
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Posted on February 14, 2020

2019 was record-breaking year for UK exports

The Office for National Statistics published new figures on 11 February showing that 2019 was a record-breaking year for UK exports. The UK has now shown ...
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Posted on February 13, 2020

Shipping from China affected by coronavirus

Most cities in China have begun normal working again, but some shipping line offices will remain closed or be providing a limited service. Exporters facto...
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Posted on February 12, 2020

New Freight Service Sweden – Denmark

A new crossing between Halmstad in Sweden and Grenaa in Denmark will offer considerable freight capacity as well as passenger facilities. The Transport mi...
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Posted on February 11, 2020

Exports from Norway going well

Seafood exports from Norway did well in January, despite coronavirus affecting business with China during the final week. Exports totalled 207,000 tonne...
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Posted on February 10, 2020

Exports to non-EU countries

Exports to non-EU countries amounted to around £342 billion in 2017, showing the worldwide demand for British goods and services remains. Exports to EU co...
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Posted on February 9, 2020

Banana imports

There has been an increase in contract prices for all in the banana market, large and small. All shipping companies have raised their prices to amortize th...
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Posted on February 8, 2020

Scotland’s biggest export markets

More than 60% of all Scottish exports go to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which is more than the rest of the world combined. Scotland’s exports t...
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Posted on February 7, 2020

Record growth for UK exports

Data published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the 2018/19 was a record-breaking year for UK exports;total exports grew at a rate of...
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Posted on February 6, 2020

UK exports increasing

UK exports are not showing signs of slowing down;latest HMRC data shows every nation in the UK has broken its record for goods exports. In the 12 months...
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Posted on February 5, 2020

Free-to-use tools help navigate exports post-Brexit

The Department for International Trade has provided two digital tools for based businesses which export to the UK or export from the UK. The tools are a...
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Posted on February 4, 2020

Indonesia limits Imports from China

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister of Indonesia said that the spread of coronavirus from China is a concern. To minimize virus transmission, the m...
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Posted on February 3, 2020

Exports from Spain increase growth

Exports from Spain grew by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2019, and was the only component of GDP to accelerate. Imports fell by 1.2%, having risen by 1...
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Posted on February 2, 2020

Zimbabwe removes ban on GM Corn Imports

Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn it begins to take action to avert what is likely to be its worst famine ever. Weekly i...
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Posted on February 1, 2020

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