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Norway to Become First Country with 100% Electric Vehicle Usage

Norway is expected to make history by becoming the first country to transition entirely to electric vehicles. As a prosperous nation, Norway has the financ...
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Posted on February 9, 2025

Ocean carriers warn of disruption as storms bear down on Europe

RW Freight advises clients that ocean carriers are warning of potential disruptions as a series of storms approaches Europe from the Atlantic. UK ports are...
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Posted on February 3, 2025

Europe could save on energy imports

The European Union could save up to $80 billion (50.21 billion pounds) in energy imports if oil prices remain low. The price of oil has dropped over a quar...
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Posted on October 24, 2014

Freight Transport Technology for Calais

Next month the Calais Premier Logistics Park, a £350 million development, will begin to take shape. Integral to its development is the use of a new techno...
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Posted on August 16, 2013

Freight Transport Advice

The Freight Transport Association has just published the most recent edition of advice for UK-based operators on delivering and collecting in Europe and be...
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Posted on May 5, 2012

China Exports Prospects

Chinese exports to Europe fell 9% in October compared with the same period in 2010.  The foreign trade director of the Ministry of Commerce in China told ...
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Posted on February 24, 2012

Danube Shipping suspended

The Danube, one of the main rivers in Europe used for freight shipping, is not being used by at least four countries. Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbi...
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Posted on February 13, 2012

Barge Freight for Northern Europe

Intermodal barges services are being developed for shipping containers in the Nord-Pas de Calais in France and the Wallonia region in Belgium. It is planne...
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Posted on September 27, 2011

Autumn Freight Prospects

Danske Bank regularly publishes a Freight Forwarding Index, which reports the results of a survey of freight forwarders.  Volumes of freight seems to be c...
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Posted on September 18, 2011

Shipping Volumes in decline

A report issued jointly by a shipping consultancy and the Bremen Institue of Shipping Economics and Logistics, warns that freight rates will remain low nex...
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Posted on September 8, 2011

Freight and Logistics Opportunities in emerging economies

Emerging markets will become more and more important in the global economy, as countries like India and China report growth rates of around 10%, in sharp c...
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Posted on September 5, 2011
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