Freight Archives - Page 18 of 24

Freight lorry accident in Sweden

There was a serious accident in Sweden, north east of Helsingborg, on 15 January involving three commercial freight lorries. Two of the lorries were th...
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Posted on January 25, 2013

Seafood exporters criticize freight increases

The shipping services sector pays little attention to the scale of port handling rates set by the Indian Tariff authority, and the port of Kochi has recent...
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Posted on January 13, 2013

Environmental approval for freight corridor

The dedicated rail freight corridor in India has received environmental approval for the section running through Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The railway...
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Posted on January 12, 2013

Rail Freight supports EC liberalisation

The Rail Freight Group's chairman has written to the European Commissioners, requesting them to maintain their policy of liberalisation of the rail sector....
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Posted on January 8, 2013

Positive hope for freight rates

According to Containerisation International, prospects for freight rates on the Asia to Europe routes are looking quite positive. Freight rate increases ...
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Posted on January 7, 2013

Gothenburg congestion charge

From the first of this month, all drivers - including those driving freight vehicles - will pay a congestion charge on weekdays between eight and 18 krono...
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Posted on January 4, 2013

Freight Container Record

Two cargo handling terminals in the Eastern Cape achieved new cargo handling records during December. They moved the highest number of freight boxes per ...
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Posted on January 3, 2013

Possible freight merger

The railway freight companies of the Czech Republic and Slovakia may merge as both companies have financial problems. The possibility of a merger has bee...
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Posted on January 2, 2013

UK Port Traffic falters

Department for Transport statistics show that total freight traffic through UK ports was 2% down over last year, based on the rolling 12 months to the end ...
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Posted on December 23, 2012

Baltics chase Eastern Freight

Lithuania and Latvia are investing in port infrastructure and rail freight systems in an effort to become the gateway to Western Europe for exports from Ch...
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Posted on December 22, 2012

Record volumes for Saudi air freight

Saudi Airlines cargo division has had a very successful year, recording increased volumes of freight for both October and November . The main reason for th...
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Posted on December 21, 2012

French Rail Freight Fine

SNCF Fret has been fined 60.9 million Euros for commercial practices which the Competition Regulator says were designed to keep competition out of the rail...
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Posted on December 20, 2012

Freight Theft rising

According to a recent international conference, the most high risk countries for freight theft are Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. Freight is sto...
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Posted on December 19, 2012

BIFA Clarifies Customs

The British International Freight Association advises that HMRC has clarified its policy on Authorised Economic Operators. Importers and exporters using, s...
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Posted on December 18, 2012

Canal Freight Revival

Voies Navigables de France is lobbying for support in Europe to rehabilitate the Rhine - Rhone canal as a freight channel between Switzerland and France. �...
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Posted on December 17, 2012

Co-operation for Freight Corridor

Ports in France, Switzerland and Germany have decided to co-operate more closely in developing the Rotterdam-Genoa freight corridor. All are inland ports...
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Posted on December 15, 2012

Freight recovery in China

Shanghai and Ningbo ports in the east of China experienced a strong recovery of freight container throughput in September, and their biggest cargo flows of...
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Posted on December 14, 2012

Congestion Charge for USA Freight

Now that the clerical workers strike in Los Angeles has ceased, some shipping lines have started to charge a US$20 per container congestion charge. More ...
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Posted on December 12, 2012

Freight Benefits from Autumn Statement

The Fair Fuel Campaign, the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association gained victory of a kind when the Chancellor deferred the planne...
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Posted on December 11, 2012

Logistics Event

The Supply chain and Logistics summit for Asia will be taking place early in the New Year. On 8th and 9th January, industry professionals will meet to disc...
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Posted on December 10, 2012

Rail Freight Tunnel Security Charge

The Rail Freight Group in the UK is questioning why rail freight services will be charged an additional 750 Euros security surcharge in France. Freight l...
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Posted on December 9, 2012

Freight Ships Collide

Last Thursday two freight ships collided in the North Sea, with one of them sinking with loss of life. The sinking ship was a car carrier from Zeebrugge ...
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Posted on December 8, 2012

Cargo moving again in LA

Freight is moving again through the largest port complex in the USA, after mediators from Washington DC helped the strikers to reach an agreement one Tuesd...
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Posted on December 7, 2012

Trans Alpine Freight Link

The governments of France and Italy have approved the building of a high-speed rail link between Lyon and Turin. The link should reduce the journey time by...
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Posted on December 6, 2012

Finland Approves Giant Freight Trucks

The Government of Finland has received parliamentary approval to allow freight trucks of up to 76 tonnes gross weight and 4.4 metres high on the roads. T...
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Posted on December 5, 2012

Extra freight for Hong Kong

Extra freighter flights in the last weeks of the year promise to deliver an increased volume of air freight to Hong Kong's statistics. Airlines have book...
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Posted on December 3, 2012

Container volume fall predicted

A new report suggests that container volumes through North European ports are likely to fall by almost 10% in the coming six months. Total freight volume...
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Posted on December 2, 2012

Freight Charity Celebrates

Transaid, the charity which helps developing countries to improve transport and logistics, benefited to the tune of over £4000 from a Freight Awards cerem...
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Posted on December 1, 2012

China Freight values climbing

The logistics and freight industry in China carried 9.6% more cargo by value in the first 10 months of this year compared with last year. The China Federa...
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Posted on November 30, 2012

Speedier freight China – Germany

Train operators have been testing the use of a common consignment note, which contains all the information needed to clear borders between China, Kazakhsta...
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Posted on November 29, 2012

Asia – North Europe Freight Rates

Shipping lines attempted to increase westbound freight rates to North Europe at the beginning of this month without success, according to a shipping analys...
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Posted on November 27, 2012

New rail freight wagon design

A new type of freight wagon has been designed to meet the demand of the deep sea market for 40 ft containers. The new wagons will enable the trains to in...
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Posted on November 26, 2012

US Electronics Freight at Risk

Consignments of high value consumer electronics are being aggressively targeted by thieves, as shipping of cargo increases in the lead up to Christmas. S...
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Posted on November 23, 2012

Higher Freight rates for Indian rail

Haulage rates for container train operators will be increased on Indian Railways by up to 31%. Rail Freight operators pay haulage charges to Indian Railw...
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Posted on November 22, 2012

Norway Freight Hub threat

The business federation of Norway has criticised the government for failing to invest in the state railway's primary rail cargo hub in Alnabru, Oslo. The...
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Posted on November 21, 2012

Additional Rail Freight for France

The French government is helping to get freight off the roads by promoting rail freight 'motorways'. They announced a new route last week, which will car...
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Posted on November 19, 2012

More Rail freight with Italy

Rail freight services between the UK and Italy are used by a wide range of retailers, good producers and manufacturers; this has prompted the introduction ...
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Posted on November 18, 2012

London Gateway visits China

Representatives of the new London port on the Thames have been visiting Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Taipei and Seoul. Officials are keen to attract s...
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Posted on November 16, 2012

Rail Freight improvement in Sweden

Rail Freight to and from Gothenburg, Sweden, increased by 10%in quarter 3 in comparison with 2011. Rail traffic to and from Gothenburg currently replaces...
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Posted on November 15, 2012

Gothenburg container volume increase

Contrary to expectations, container volumes through the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden - the largest port in the Nordic region - were 4% higher than in the cor...
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Posted on November 12, 2012

Shipping Services Cut

From November to Mid January an alliance of shipping lines has announced that it will cancel seven sailings from Asia to the Mediterranean. Demand for frei...
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Posted on November 11, 2012

French Logistics going broke

In Quarter 3 of this year about 558 French haulage and logistics companies declared themselves bankrupt. This is the result of shrinking freight volumes,...
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Posted on November 8, 2012

Rail Freight Group on France

The Rail Freight Group has made clear its disapproval of French plans to integrate infrastructure and operations into a single organisation. The RFG th...
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Posted on November 7, 2012

Freight returns to New York

Shipping companies and air freight carriers are gradually returning to New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Ship arrivals are expected today, while a...
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Posted on November 6, 2012

‘No growth’ Air Freight in Asia Pacific

Global air freight markets in July had shrunk 3.2 per cent compared with the previous year. Middle East carriers reported an increase in freight demand, ...
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Posted on November 5, 2012

Freight Facilities expand at Dubai

Improvements at Dubai International airport within the next few months means that the airport's annual freight capacity will increase to more than 3.1 mill...
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Marseille lures container freight

The port of Marseille in southern France has opened two new container freight terminals, doubling its handling capacity. The first port in southern Europ...
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Posted on November 2, 2012

Freight revenue increase in Eurotunnel

Overall freight revenue through the tunnel increased by 17%for the third quarter of this year, but the tonnage transported reduced by 9%. The number of r...
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Posted on November 1, 2012

Global Freight Awards

Wednesday 21 November sees the staging of the Global Freight Awards for excellence in freight and logistics in London. Categories range from Air Cargo to...
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Posted on October 31, 2012

Shipping Over-supply

Analysts are concerned about short-term prospects for the container shipping sector, where there is still too much capacity but carriers want to increase f...
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Posted on October 29, 2012

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