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Shipping Companies Query VAT in China

Freight charges payable in China are now subject to a 6 percent VAT rate, but shipping companies are asking for clarification before accepting the change. ...
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Posted on August 8, 2013

China introduces VAT on Freight

After a pilot scheme in Shanghai last year, the Chines government decided to introduce VAT on transport and some other service sectors from 1 August. The p...
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Posted on August 7, 2013

Freight Association wants air action

The British International Freight Association, the trade association for freight and logistics providers, is recommending a measured approach to the report...
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Posted on August 6, 2013

Restrictive Freight Handling – Spain

The European Commission has referred Spain to the EU Court of Justice over the practice of cargo handling companies.  In some of the major ports such as B...
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Posted on August 1, 2013

Container Terminal for Rome

It is planned to replace the existing terminal at Civitavecchia in Rome with a new one in 2013. The current port only hosts one mainline container freight ...
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Posted on July 31, 2013

New Cargo Terminal at Grimsby

A new cargo terminal at Grimsby has received its first ship.  The terminal is designed for auto freight, and has capacity to admit vessels carrying up to ...
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Posted on July 30, 2013

Containers change Gauges

Freight containers on the new rail service from China to Germany will have to be transferred by crane to different guages twice.  The route goes via Kazak...
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Posted on July 29, 2013

New Rail Freight from China to Germany

Zhengzhou in Central China has started a rail freight service to Hamburg in Germany.  The train takers 18 days but this is more than twice as fast as ship...
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Posted on July 28, 2013

Green Shipping Project

As the use of fuel for cargo ships becomes more costly, developments are under way to introduce hybrid ships which will use wind assistance to reduce the c...
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Posted on July 27, 2013

New Shipping Service for Tilbury

The opening port of call for a new dirt Panama shipping service will be Tilbury.  The direct weekly service will start on 18 September and will begin and ...
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Posted on July 24, 2013

China Reforms Rail Freight

China has begun modernising its rail freight industry after seeking opinions from customers. The Beijing Railway Bureau Freight Center is offering new serv...
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Posted on July 22, 2013

Freight Improvements in China

The rail freight industry, which is one of the last few monopoly industries in China, is improving its services and introducing reforms. As well as adding ...
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Posted on July 21, 2013

New Cargo Air Hub

A new cargo centre facility at Berlin Brandenburg Airport will start working on 1 August.  The new airport serving the German capital for both passengers ...
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Posted on July 19, 2013

Freight Rates to rise in August

Shipping lines have announced new increases to freight rates and peak season surcharges for the Asia-Europe routes to be implemented inAugust. Although the...
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Posted on July 18, 2013

Fuel Savings from Freight Switching

The Haven Gateway Partnership estimates that switching 90 freight containers from road to rail or coastal shipping would save £12000 in fuel costs.  Acco...
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Posted on July 16, 2013

Low Carbon Freight Dividend Extended

The LCFD, which was originally used to encourage companies to move freight from containers to rail, has now been extended to include coastal and short sea ...
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Posted on July 15, 2013

Brazil Changes Import Procedures

Customs Procedures for imports into Brazil were changed in May 2013, amending regulations which had been in place since 2006. It is no longer a requirement...
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Posted on July 14, 2013

Call for Container Packing Improvement

A major insurance supplier to the freight industry has called for improved container packing standards.  They say that higher levels of training are neede...
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Posted on July 12, 2013

Rail Freight Charges re-think

The Office of Rail Regulation has decided to re-think its proposed increase of 400% to the capacity charge for freight.  A new plan will be devised.  Thi...
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Posted on July 11, 2013

Road Freight to Decline

According to a recent report by IbisWorld, freight carried by road in the UK will face a number of structural challenges up to 2018.  The report shows tha...
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Posted on July 10, 2013

New Rail Freight Terminal

The Port of Felixstowe has opened a new rail freight terminal, which will double capacity at the container port.  Felixstowe is the busiest container port...
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Posted on July 9, 2013

Cargo Theft Decreasing

Cargo thefts in the USA are declining in volume, but the value of the average loss is higher.  It is unclear whether the drop in freight theft levels is r...
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Posted on July 7, 2013

Mega Freight Truck Trial

The haulier currently trialling 15.65 metre long trailers is asking the Department for Transport to allocate more trailers, as it could make use of another...
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Posted on July 6, 2013

Government Infrastructure Investment encourages freight suppliers

The Freight Transport Association has responded enthusiastically to plans announced by the Chancellor to invest £9.5 billion in infrastructure from April ...
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Posted on July 5, 2013

Denmark Extends Freight Port

The port of Esbjerg in Denmark increased in size last week, enabling it to host specialist shipping of wind-turbines in addition to ro-ro and container ope...
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Posted on July 3, 2013

Freight Rates Double

Sea freight rates on the Asia to Northern Europe route have more than doubled for container freight.  This is the highest level of rates since mid March, ...
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Posted on July 2, 2013

Air Freighting Luxury to Central Asia

A new air freight service has been launched to connect Europe to Central Asia. Consumer spending has risen sharply in many Asian countries, stimulating the...
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Posted on June 25, 2013

Controversial Shipping route

The Russian Prime Minister was promoting a controversial shipping route at the Barents summit in Kirkenes, Norway, earlier this month. The shipping route a...
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Posted on June 24, 2013

International Logistics Prize

An academic from a Gothenburg University has won an international logistics award worth 10 000 euros. His dissertation 'Urban freight transport sustainabil...
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Posted on June 23, 2013

‘Mega Freight Trucks threaten roads’ MEP

An MEP who is also UKIP's Transport spokesman says that extra long freight lorries will result in deaths, road wear congestion and pollution.  Weight limi...
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Posted on June 22, 2013

Rail Freight Developments In China

The Chinese Government is investing heavily in rail infrastructure to enable freight traffic from manufacturers in the interior to gain access to ports.  ...
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Posted on June 21, 2013

Air Freight improves slightly

In April air freight markets improved slightly, with a 1.4% expansion in global air freight tonne kilometres. However, growth remains weak overall and IATA...
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Posted on June 16, 2013

China Rail Freight serves Russia

The rail freight service from China to Poland crosses Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, during its 10 000 km journey, where freight containers can be unloade...
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Posted on June 13, 2013

China to Poland Rail Freight Service

A weekly rail freight service between Chengdu in China and Lodz in Poland began at the end of April.  The service carrying between 41 and 52 wagons with m...
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Posted on June 12, 2013

Romania Rail Freight Privatisation

Romania's loss-making state owned rail freight operator, CFR Marfa, is to be privatised as a condition imposed by the IMF and the EU in return for an aid d...
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Posted on June 11, 2013

British International Freight Association Changes

BIFA has named its new National Chairman, Carson McMullan, who has been Vice Chairman for the past two years.  The Association also has a new Vice Chairma...
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Posted on June 10, 2013

Freight Container Event

Intermodal, in Hamburg from 8 - 10th October, is one of the leading events for container transport and logistics covering all modes across road, rail and s...
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Posted on June 9, 2013

New Rail Freight Stock for Gateway

72 intermodal wagons are to be modified to operate daily freight services from the new London Gateway port from late in 2013. Their deck height will be red...
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Posted on June 4, 2013

Up-grade to Freight Corridor in Latvia

A new loan totalling 17 million euros will finance an upgrade of a section of the railway in the country's east-west transport corridor.  The loan will pa...
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Posted on June 2, 2013

Rail Freight Shortens Transit times

The new express freight train from Chengdu in China to Lodz in Poland is more expensive than ocean freight but offers far shorter transit times than the 30...
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Posted on June 1, 2013

Investment in Water borne Freight

The Visakhapatnam-Rajahmundry-Vijayawada region of India is the focus of entrepreneurs who wish to re-vitalise this more efficient means of freight transp...
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Sustainable Road Freight Transport

The Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge has established a Centre for Sustainable Road Freight Transports. Opening at the end of last y...
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Posted on May 30, 2013

Bridge Collapse Threatens Canada Freight

Last week a bridge collapsed on the main highway connecting Seattle in the USA with Western Canada.  Freight Cargo to a value of 20 million dollars travel...
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Posted on May 29, 2013

Freight Train Crash

Two freight trains in rural southeastern Missouri collided on Saturday.  The highway overpass collapsed after at least twelve rail carriages derailed and ...
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Posted on May 28, 2013

Logistics Hub Plan for Jamaica

The government of Jamaica is planning to develop a global logistics hub, with the help of investment from Kuwait and Dubai.  The development will include ...
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Posted on May 27, 2013

Gothenburg Increase in Crude Oil Imports

During the first quarter of 2013, 5.5 million tonnes of crude oil and other energy products were handled by the port of Gothenburg, an increase of five per...
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Posted on May 26, 2013

Floods May delay Norway Freight

Flood warnings for Norway suggest that freight cargo may be delayed as major roads are closed in Akershus, Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud.  Freight railway l...
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Posted on May 24, 2013

Global Freight Rates tumbling

According to a new Global Freight Rate Index, rates fell 12% last month.  This was the lowest level since February 2012, when container shipping was still...
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Posted on May 23, 2013

China – UK Freight Trade Increase

Trade between China and the UK increased by 7.5% last year, compared with the previous year.  Two of China's major shipping lines use Felixstowe as their ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013

China visits Container Port

The Chines ambassador visited Felixstowe last week, and went on a tour of the facilities at the UK's largest container report. China's two main container s...
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Posted on May 21, 2013
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