June 2021 - RW Freight

British Sugar; legal challenge against tariff-free imports

British Sugar has launched a legal challenge to the UK government's decision to allow 260,00 tonnes of tariff-free raw cane sugar to be imported into the U...
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Posted on June 30, 2021

Tea exports rise in Guizhou province of China

Tea exports rose by 15.2 percent year on year in the first five months of this year in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The customs of the provincial...
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Posted on June 29, 2021

Pakistan to promote exports to Netherlands

The government is concentrating on trade diplomacy to promote Pakistan’s trade and exports to foreign countries, according to Pakistan’s Ambassador-Des...
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Posted on June 28, 2021

Poland in top ten of ice cream exports

A new report says that Poland is one of the top ten largest ice cream exporters in the world. Data from the Statistical Office GUS showed that Poland's ...
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Posted on June 27, 2021

‘Cut red tape to boost exports’

A Leicestershire soft drinks manufacturer has told Liz Truss 'Make export easier, with less red tape and more support' The Secretary of State for Internat...
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Posted on June 26, 2021

High shipping rates to last until Q3

Global bottlenecks for shipping which are resulting in higher freight rates are expected to remain high until the third quarter of the year, disadvantaging...
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Posted on June 25, 2021

Small farms may suffer from cheap imports from Australia

Small family farms in Yorkshire are worried that they could be priced out by cheap imports from large-scale Australian agriculture companies. Their economi...
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Posted on June 24, 2021

Scotland and N Ireland concerns about Australia exports

The Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon, and her Northern Ireland Executive counterpart are seeking more clarity on the Australia...
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Posted on June 23, 2021

Scottish and Northern Irish ministers concerned re Australia ag imports

Rural affairs ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have written to the UK Government with concerns about the Australia trade deal. The letter to...
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Posted on June 22, 2021

S. Korea’s exports of cosmetics third in the world

South Korea’s exports of cosmetics products increased by 16.1 percent in 2020, making it third in the world for exports after France and the US. Accor...
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Posted on June 21, 2021

Salmon exports to EU down

UK exports of salmon to the EU have fallen by nearly 20% during the first three months of this year, according to information from the Food and Drink Feder...
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Posted on June 20, 2021

Spanish Exports Grow

Exports of goods from Spain made a historic rise of 71.8 % in April to 25.841 billion euros. Imports rose by 63.9 % to 27.138 billion, compared with April...
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Posted on June 19, 2021

Increased shipping costs affect consumer prices

The increasing price of shipping goods across the world may affect your household expenses from a cup of coffee each morning to children's toys. Shippin...
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Posted on June 18, 2021

Record farm exports forecast from USA

U.S. agricultural exports are projected to reach a record-breaking $164 billion in the financial year 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted the...
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Posted on June 17, 2021

Top exporting Australian requests Better China relations

Australia's biggest exporting state urged the government to stop antagonising China, the country's top trade partner. Increasing criticism of Beijing is be...
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Posted on June 16, 2021

Slovak police investigate illegal waste imports

Police in Slovakia are investigating five cases of illegal waste imports to Slovakia from Italy and Poland. Waste had ended up in agricultural and industri...
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Posted on June 15, 2021

Georgian Wine Exports Continue to Increase

During January-May 2021, up to 36.4 million bottles (0.75 l) of wine were exported from Georgia to 55 countries. This is 15% more than in the same period o...
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Posted on June 14, 2021

Thailand denies blocking exports of AstraZeneca vaccine

Thailand is not blocking exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a government representative has said. Taiwan had accused Thailand of keeping for itself doses ...
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Posted on June 13, 2021

Italian cheese exports: encouraging data in the first quarter of 2021

Export data for Italian cheeses in the first quarter of 2021, which show a breakeven in turnover for exports compared to 2020 (+ 0.1%) and even an increase...
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Posted on June 12, 2021

Suez Canal blockage – future for shipping

The recent blockage of the Suez Canal demonstrates the necessity of developing the Northern Sea Route as an alternative means of shipping goods between Asi...
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Posted on June 11, 2021

Are we facing a shortage of wine imports?

Imports of champagne into New Zealand continue to be hampered by Covid-19; winemakers warn the situation could soon get worse for vino drinkers. The cha...
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Posted on June 10, 2021

A tenth of British exports to EU have faced tariffs

Up to £3.5bn of British exports to the EU have paid tariffs they did not have to since the beginning of 2021, according to new research. Analysis of EU...
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Posted on June 9, 2021

NZ Goods and services exports during COVID-19

Total exports of goods and services from New Zealand fell by 16.5 percent, as visibility of the full COVID-19 affected year emerges. “This fall in exp...
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Posted on June 8, 2021

Australia imports record number of bicycles

Based on historical trends and ABS import data, Australia should reach a new record of 1.75 million bicycles imports into the country in a single 12 month ...
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Posted on June 7, 2021

April export increase

Aided by an export boom in April, the shippers' council of Thailand feels upbeat that the country's exports could rise by 10%-15% this year. The Preside...
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Posted on June 6, 2021

Bangladesh mango exports to UK begin

The export of mangoes to the UK from Rajshahi have begun. The first consignment of 3 tons of the fruit has been sent to Dhaka for packaging. The growers'...
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Posted on June 5, 2021

Covid-19 disrupts China cargo transport

Guangzhou and Foshan reported new COVID-19 cases, causing disruptions to not just port operations but also cargo transport. The cases in Guangzhou and Fosh...
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Posted on June 4, 2021

China-Central Asia freight train

The railway between Kaiyuan, Southwest China's Yunnan Province to Haiphong, Vietnam had carried 3,003 China-Central Asia freight trains as of Sunday, annou...
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Posted on June 3, 2021

Shipping costs increase due to COVID-19 in Guangdong

COVID-19 peaks at Yantian Port area in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province have reduced the port's handling capacity to one-seventh of the normal le...
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Posted on June 2, 2021

Peru estimates one-third uptick in avocado exports

Peru estimates that 460,000 metric tons (MT) of Hass avocados will be exported in the 2021 season, an increase in exports of almost 30 percent year-on-year...
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Posted on June 1, 2021

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