August 2020 - RW Freight

Ban on bean imports from Ethiopia lifted

A ban on beans imports from Ethiopia to Pakistan has been ceased, and flights between Karachi and Addis Ababa will start soon, the ambassador-designate of ...
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Posted on August 31, 2020

Face mask exports from China allowed in US

Disposable face masks, respirators, Bluetooth tracking devices and musical instruments are included the Chinese exports which have been granted a new short...
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Posted on August 29, 2020

Germany Imports Protective Clothing from Albania

Germany has received the first imports of protective clothing for medical staff from textile companies in Albania. Last week the German Embassy in Tiran...
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Posted on August 28, 2020

Spanish Olive Oil Exports to US fall sharply

Olive oil exports to the United States from Spain have dropped by 39 percent in the first half of 2020. The news arrived as the United States Trade Repr...
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Posted on August 27, 2020

Diversifying exports to help economic growth

Kenya has recently been focusing mainly on agricultural exports, following up with the Integrated National Export Development and Promotion Strategy of Jul...
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Posted on August 26, 2020

Freight capacity increased on Belfast-Liverpool-Heysham routes

Short sea freight volumes dropped noticeably during the Covid-19 peak, so shipping lines were forced to remove freight ships from some services. During the...
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Posted on August 25, 2020

Pakistan exports 125000 tons mangoes

Despite numerous issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan has achieved higher mango exports during the current season, exporting 125,000 tons of the f...
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Posted on August 24, 2020

Trade Ministry, TFO Canada team up to promote food, IT exports

The Trade Ministry of Indonesia and Canada’s Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in export promo...
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Posted on August 22, 2020

Philippines halts poultry imports from Australia

Australia has confirmed an outbreak of avian flu at an egg farm in Victoria. Australia provides less than 1 percent of poultry imports to the Philippines. ...
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Posted on August 21, 2020

Uruguay to promote beef exports to China

Uruguay is planning to open a trade office in China to promote its beef exports; the post-pandemic era is offering opportunities for Uruguayan meat which i...
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Posted on August 20, 2020

Chile exports promotional campaign

The main export unions of Chile have launched an international promotional campaign to reinforce their commitment to exports after the problems caused by t...
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Posted on August 19, 2020

China announces investigation into Australian wine imports

China has said that it has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine. This will probably worsen tensions between the two countries, and ...
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Posted on August 18, 2020

Shenzhen increases coronavirus testing for frozen food imports

The Chinese port city of Shenzhen requires extra tests on frozen meat and seafood after they detected traces of COVID-19 on food imports last week. The ...
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Posted on August 17, 2020

Turkey’s hazelnut exports – best season ever

Turkey has had its best season ever as it managed to export 337,000 tons of hazelnuts between September 2019 and August, according to data from the Black S...
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Posted on August 16, 2020

US back-to-school imports

The summer import season usually improves as retailers import cargo for what has, in recent years, become another mini-peak season: back-to-school shopping...
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Posted on August 15, 2020

Customer Demand Sees Seatruck Add Sailings on Irish Sea Central Corridor Service

A Ro-ro freight operator has announced an increase in capacity with an extra two roundtrips on the Irish Sea central corridor Dublin Port-Liverpool route. ...
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Posted on August 14, 2020

Exports of medical herbs up 120% in 4 months yr/yr

Iranian exports of medical plants in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21) increased by 120 percent in volume compa...
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Posted on August 13, 2020

Exports of goods reached last year’s level

In June 2020 exports of goods from Estonia remained at the same level as 2019 and imports decreased by 8%. In the second quarter of 2020, exports decreased...
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Posted on August 12, 2020

Freight forwarders join request for Brexit clarity

BIFA, trade association for UK freight forwarders says that there is limited time to prepare for revised trading arrangements, after Brexit. The directo...
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Posted on August 11, 2020

Brexit checklist help for exports and imports

A UK consultancy has prepared a checklist for businesses which summarises some of the information from the Government: - Goods will be subject to customs ...
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Posted on August 10, 2020

Slovenia Exports and imports reduced

Slovenia's exports and imports in June 2020 decreased compared with the previous year; exports were 4.2% lower, imports were 5.1% lower. There were sign...
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Posted on August 9, 2020

Indian sea & road freight recovering

India Ratings and Research's credit news digest on India’s logistics sector shows a moderate recovery for sea and road transport after the easing of the ...
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Posted on August 8, 2020

China Exports increase in July

Exports from China rose in July, as economic activity in the rest of the world recovered. Export shipments to the U.S. jumped, but imports unexpectedly con...
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Posted on August 7, 2020

Logistics hub boosts commodity imports

12,000 units of beef imports from South Africa sold out within a month from the trading hub in Shanghai. This is a new import product for China, which w...
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Posted on August 6, 2020

Bike imports to USA can’t match demand

Bike imports increased significantly in recent months, according to U.S. Department of Commerce figures, but importers are still struggling to make up for ...
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Posted on August 5, 2020

Record low for UK manufacturing exports

Between April and June, the Trade Index was at a new low of 34.6 for new manufacturing exports, a decline from 46.8 in the first quarter of 2020. The fall ...
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Posted on August 4, 2020

Face masks provide opportunities for NZ wool exports

The face mask industry could be "game-changing" for New Zealand's wool exports, as a NZ company is already using specialist-breed New Zealand Astino wool a...
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Posted on August 2, 2020

Fresh fruit imports to Japan grow

Japan's fruit imports reached a total 897,458 tonnes of fresh fruit during the first six months of 2020, an increase of 3 per cent from the same period in ...
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Posted on August 1, 2020

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