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Container shp stacks collapse

The 12,100 TEU container vessel Ever Feat, operated by Evergreen Marine, docked at the Port of Montevideo with significant damage to its container stacks. ...
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Posted on August 7, 2025

New US Tariffs for Norway

The implementation of new US tariffs is expected to create significant ripple effects across international trade routes and freight forwarding operations. ...
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Posted on August 4, 2025

US EU Trade Deal

A potential trans-Atlantic trade dispute has been avoided following an agreement between the United States and European Union. The framework deal represent...
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Posted on July 29, 2025

Vietnam Anticipates Significant Export Decline to USA

Vietnam's trade authorities have expressed concern over the potential impact of increased tariffs proposed by the Trump administration, estimating that the...
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Posted on July 27, 2025

Norway Fresh Salmon Exports Reach 2025 Peak

Fresh salmon exports from Norway have reached their highest weekly volume of 2025, with shipments between 7-13 July marking a significant milestone for the...
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Posted on July 23, 2025

Swiss Exports Slip

Switzerland's export sector experienced a notable contraction in the second quarter, with shipments declining by 5.3% as businesses adjusted to shifting ma...
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Posted on July 20, 2025

Sail-powered shipping

A non-profit organisation championing sail-powered shipping solutions for American waters is redirecting its efforts following recent shifts in federal dec...
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Posted on July 19, 2025

Ukraine’s Starts Biomethane Exports to Germany

Gals Agro, a leading Ukrainian agricultural company, has commenced exporting biomethane to Germany, as reported by ExPro. The firm exported approximately 7...
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Posted on July 7, 2025

Poor ocean reliability presents major challenge for US ag exporters

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition's annual meeting highlighted the ongoing difficulties faced by US agriculture exporters due to poor ocean reliabil...
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Posted on July 3, 2025

Air cargo demand grows

In the midst of global economic uncertainty, the air cargo market managed to avoid a perfect storm as demand grew by 6% in May. This growth occurred despit...
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Posted on June 14, 2025

Antwerp-Bruges Surpasses Rotterdam as Europe’s Busiest Container Port

In a significant shift within the European shipping industry, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges has surpassed Rotterdam to become the busiest container port in Eu...
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Posted on April 30, 2025

US sanctions rattle freight market

The freight market is experiencing uncertainty as the Indian Directorate General of Shipping acknowledges the two primary insurers of vessels transporting ...
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Posted on February 7, 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

Nestlé electric road freight operations in Germany

Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company, has partnered with a digital freight forwarder sto expand their electric road freight operations in...
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Posted on February 1, 2025

China and India Halt Russian Oil imports; Shipping Costs Surge

China and India, two of the world's largest consumers of Russian crude oil, have temporarily suspended their purchases for the month of March. This dec...
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Posted on January 31, 2025

Vietnam risks USA import tariffs

Vietnam has been making significant strides as a viable manufacturing alternative to China in recent years. However, industry experts caution that the coun...
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Posted on January 30, 2025

Freight Rates Rise Steel Imports

The Brazilian foreign trade authority, COMEX, has reported an increase in the average freight rates for the country's finished steel imports in December. ...
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Posted on January 27, 2025

Shippers face uncertainty

Shippers are confronted with a high degree of uncertainty as President Trump seems to have reconsidered his campaign pledge to impose tariffs of 60% on Chi...
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Posted on January 26, 2025

NZ government promises to double exports

The New Zealand government has once again set its sights on doubling the nation's exports. However, a review of historical data indicates that achieving th...
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Posted on January 23, 2025

Freight Train from China Arrives in Afghanistan

In a significant development for Sino-Afghan relations, the inaugural freight train from China successfully completed its journey to Mazar-e Sharif, Afghan...
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Posted on November 25, 2024

East China Sea container traffic facing delays

Container traffic in the East China Sea is currently facing significant delays and port congestion after a powerful typhoon that struck the region in the l...
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Posted on November 12, 2024

Russian Railways wants full control of Far East railway

Russian Railways has expressed its desire to assume complete authority over the railway network in the Far East region. The Russian company aims to optimis...
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Posted on October 8, 2024

Typhoon closes Shanghai, Ningbo ports

According to a recent news, the ports of Shanghai and Ningbo have been closed due to a typhoon, leading to significant vessel congestion and delays. Ships...
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Posted on October 1, 2024

Hamburg port strike

The labour union in Germany has been staging a series of warning strikes during an industrial dispute at Hamburg. The latest warning strike began on Sep...
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Posted on September 5, 2024

US pet food exports

Dog and cat food exports from the United States to Chile have nearly tripled since 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultur...
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Posted on August 29, 2024

New Zealand exports to China

China was New Zealand's number one market for exports in May, with an annual value of 17.9 billion NZ dollars (10.94 billion U.S. dollars) for the year end...
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Posted on June 24, 2024

New Zealand exports to USA

The rise in New Zealand exports in May, which was 202 million NZ dollars (123.44 million U.S. dollars), was led by an increase in exports to the United Sta...
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Posted on June 21, 2024

EU Waste Exports

The EU exported 32.1 million tonnes of waste to non-EU countries in 2022, which is a slight decline from the 33.0 million tonnes of waste exports to these ...
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Posted on April 30, 2024

Poland farmers protest against Ukraine farm imports

Thousands of angry farmers demonstrated in Warsaw against European Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two officers had...
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Posted on March 7, 2024

Rice exports from Pakistan

With a ban on rice export by India, there are new export opportunities for Pakistani traders. Rice exports are likely to touch the $3-billion mark for the ...
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Posted on September 15, 2023

Shanghai ports growth in consumer goods imports

The imports of consumer goods at Shanghai ports increased by 17 per cent in the first five months this year. Shanghai Customs said volumes had recovered...
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Posted on June 16, 2023

South Africa needs to free up flow of imports and exports

In October 2022, exports exceeded imports by 12.2%; exports amounted to $104.05 billion and imports to $92.76 billion. In the same period exports grew by 0...
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Posted on January 17, 2023

Champagne Exports sharp increase

Demand for imports of champagne is surging across the globe. Consumers around the world — especially in the United States — are reaching for bottles of...
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Posted on December 23, 2022

Rwanda to export first avocado sea freight shipment

Rwanda plans to launch avocado sea freight exports for the first time. According to the National Agricultural Export Development Board, the aim of this...
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Posted on December 1, 2022

China imports more Swiss watches

Demand in China for Swiss watch imports is recovering as Covid-19 lockdowns ease. China is now the second-biggest market for Swiss watch exports after the ...
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Posted on August 19, 2022

New duty procedure for UK imports

After 1 October UK importers will need to use the CDS dashboard to manage payments to HMRC for Duty Deferment Accounts (DDA). If you import goods into t...
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Posted on August 5, 2022

New Customs Clearance system for exports and imports

UKHMRC are implementing a new Customs Clearance system, starting later this year, called CDS. This will replace the current CHIEF system, so all importers...
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Posted on July 5, 2022

India worried about exports to Ukraine

The government in India is worried about the impact on its exports because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The finance minister asked for industry feedbac...
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Posted on February 28, 2022

Freight forwarders cease activities in Nigeria ports

Freight forwarders in Nigeria have blocked activities at the ports with protests at the Tin Can Island Port and PTML Terminals. They are protesting about...
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Posted on February 21, 2022

China suspends chicken imports from 2 Brazilian facilities

The Government of China has said nothing about the reason for suspending imports of chicken meat from 2 Brazilian processing facilities. Imports were su...
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Posted on February 7, 2022

UK food exports to China recovering

Global exports of whisky and salmon have started to recover fom adverse environmental factors, with sales of both products up 21% compared with 2020. All o...
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Posted on December 28, 2021

China Food Imports

Food imports to China have surged recently years mainly because of growing demand from a huge middle class. Their value was $89 billion in 2019, according ...
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Posted on December 15, 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

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

Covid-19 hampers solar manufacturers in India

Indian solar panel manufacturers kept production levels steady despite Covid-19 lockdowns this year are experiencing fewer sales and rising input costs. Pr...
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Posted on May 27, 2021

Increased International supply chain and shipping delays

Temporary shipping delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which lead to shortages of products for New Zealand industries - may continue until the end of th...
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Posted on May 10, 2021

India ministry COVID-19 helpdesk

The commerce ministry in India is starting a COVID-19 helpdesk to help resolve issues of exporters and importers, such as customs clearance delays and bank...
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Posted on April 26, 2021

UNICEF freight mission to support vaccine delivery

The UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative has been formed with leading airlines for the transport of vaccines, and other life-saving supplies worldwide...
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Posted on April 6, 2021

EU to reduce Covid Vaccine Exports for 6 Weeks

The European Union is finalizing emergency legislation giving it broad powers to curb exports for the next six weeks from Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in...
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Posted on March 29, 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

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