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UAE ministry bans import of birds, eggs from Estonia and Romania

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has banned imports of birds and eggs from two countries. The newly-announced ban is app...
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Posted on February 28, 2021

Israel relaxes import regulations on wireless products

The government of Israel has revised regulations considerably reducing the number of wireless products requiring a license from the Ministry of Communicati...
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Posted on February 27, 2021

Aussie wine exports to China and US

Only three months ago, customers in China drank 50% of Australian red wine exports. By January, that was down to 1%, because of China’s tariffs of 200% ...
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Posted on February 26, 2021

Tropical Fruit Imports to Iran

Imports of tropical fruits to Iran cost as much as $500 million annually, an official with Agriculture Ministry, said. He said that favorable climatic co...
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Posted on February 24, 2021

US potato exports may recover

Potato exports from the US have continued to recover but remain behind previous year levels, according to a recent report. Exports for the first six mo...
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Posted on February 23, 2021

Roll out of Covid-19 vaccines spotlights logistics

The global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has introduced new logistical challenges for vaccine manufacturers and logistics providers. Transport capacity is ...
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Posted on February 22, 2021

Soap, Cleansers Export Ban Lifted

The prohibition in Iran on the export of soap and other cleansers have been lifted until further notice. Exports of soap and cleansers were banned after ...
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Posted on February 21, 2021

S. Korea to increase exports of eco-friendly cars

South Korea has finalized a five-year plan for the eco-friendly auto industry, including expanding exports of such automobiles by threefold by 2025. Kor...
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Posted on February 20, 2021

German exporters optimistic

German exporters in the industrial sector have increased optimistic outlook, hitting its highest level since September 2018. “The strong performance o...
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Posted on February 19, 2021

Butternut squash from Ukraine exports to Europe and Middle East

Ukraine has been actively developing exports of its fresh butternut squash. Its main export market is the UK. Despite Brexit, in 2020 Ukraine was able to ...
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Posted on February 18, 2021

Italy wine industry focusing on direct sales, exports

The Covid-19 pandemic has sped up the growth of interest in export markets, particularly to fast-growing markets in Asia. The economic recovery in China...
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Posted on February 17, 2021

Norway Sea Drones to Ferry Grocery Freight

As freight movement constitutes a major source of carbon emissions, a pioneering project with Norway’s largest grocery distributor, will use two new auto...
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Posted on February 16, 2021

Exports of Luxury Sake Flourish

Exports of premium sake from Japan made using sophisticated techniques are going well, although the quantity of sake exported in 2020 has fallen for the se...
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Posted on February 15, 2021

Cargo increases in Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

The increase in cargo during last several months of 2020 at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has continued into the new year. The spike in imports h...
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Posted on February 14, 2021

Non Brexit cause of grief for Irish agri-food sector

The Irish Government has refused to grant compensation for the increased costs of animal feed imports such as beet pulp and cane molasses from the USA. ...
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Posted on February 13, 2021

India exports 273000 kilos of roses to 41 destinations

Kempegowda International Airport, in Bangalore, India, has reported exports of 273,000 kilos of roses to 41 destinations around the world this Valentine’...
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Posted on February 12, 2021

Irish exports increase

Irish goods exports hit a record €160.8 billion in value, mainly because of a surge in exports of medical and pharmaceutical products. The value of ph...
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Posted on February 11, 2021

European Union Approves Exports of Covid-19 Vaccines

The European Union has said that it has approved a further 23 requests to export Covid-19 vaccines outside the Union under the bloc’s new export-licensin...
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Posted on February 10, 2021

Premium for container loading

Because of severe shortages in the Asian container markets, carriers are only assuring availability when shippers pay a premium over the usual freight rate...
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Posted on February 9, 2021

Shipping trailers unaccompanied to Europe

Increasing numbers of haulage companies are shipping goods on unaccompanied trailers. Ports on the western Channel in France, the UK and Ireland are set-up...
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Posted on February 8, 2021

New shipping routes Ireland-EU

Rosslare port in Ireland has experienced a 446% increase in freight moving directly to the Continent, in spite of road routes via the GB landbridge being ...
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Posted on February 7, 2021

Irish freight figures show increased short-sea shipping

Freight flows between the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Great Britain are about 50% of normal levels a month after the UK’s exit from the EU. There ha...
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Posted on February 6, 2021

Air Cargo Trends in a Pandemic World

During the pandemic passenger flights plummeted. Hundreds of passenger planes were converted to freighters, known as preighters, to transport loads of Covi...
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Posted on February 5, 2021

Management of prawn imports into Australia

Australia's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment commenced an investigation into suspected breaches of biosecurity border controls for unco...
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Posted on February 4, 2021

Export of second hand clothes delayed

A company in the North East of England would usually export container loads of second-hand clothes, bric-a-brac etc to Latvia for sale in Eastern Europe. ...
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Posted on February 3, 2021

China imports less Irish infant formula

Exports from Ireland to China of infant milk formula fell last year during the Covid-19 pandemic, halting growth over many years of an industry which provi...
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Posted on February 1, 2021
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