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European Union Approves Exports of Covid-19 Vaccines

The European Union has said that it has approved a further 23 requests to export Covid-19 vaccines outside the Union under the bloc’s new export-licensin...
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Posted on February 10, 2021

Turkey to raise number of freight trains to China

The Turkish trade minister has said that the number of freight trains will increase, and continue travelling regularly to China. "We are proud and delig...
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Posted on December 22, 2020

Import and export costs go up. Freight rates rise

Freight charges have risen in the last few weeks because of the effect of Covid-19 on the global shipping sector, increasing the cost for importers and exp...
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Posted on December 13, 2020

Plans to ban live animal exports

PLANS have been revealed to ban the export of live animals from England and Wales for slaughter and fattening. The Government wishes to strengthen the U...
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Posted on December 11, 2020

Billion dollar export target for sweets, chocolates

The confectionery and chocolate industry One of the oldest food industries in Iran, the confectionery and chocolate industry is now the second-largest exp...
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Posted on November 6, 2020

Bangladesh Exports hit problems

Exports earned $2.9 billion in October, a reduction of about 6.5% from a year earlier. This may be the harbinger of the cold, harsh winter awaiting Banglad...
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Posted on November 3, 2020

Japan exports and imports continue to recover

Japan's exports and imports continued to recover last month from a downturn caused mainly by Covid-19. Exports fell by 4.9 percent in September from a ...
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Posted on October 17, 2020

China vital for Cuban lobster exportsr

China is a fundamental market for exports of frozen whole lobster and fishery products from Cuba. An industry spokesman said: "China is a growing market f...
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Posted on October 7, 2020

Freight capacity increased on Belfast-Liverpool-Heysham routes

Short sea freight volumes dropped noticeably during the Covid-19 peak, so shipping lines were forced to remove freight ships from some services. During the...
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Posted on August 25, 2020

Shenzhen increases coronavirus testing for frozen food imports

The Chinese port city of Shenzhen requires extra tests on frozen meat and seafood after they detected traces of COVID-19 on food imports last week. The ...
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Posted on August 17, 2020

Exports of goods reached last year’s level

In June 2020 exports of goods from Estonia remained at the same level as 2019 and imports decreased by 8%. In the second quarter of 2020, exports decreased...
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Posted on August 12, 2020

Slovenia Exports and imports reduced

Slovenia's exports and imports in June 2020 decreased compared with the previous year; exports were 4.2% lower, imports were 5.1% lower. There were sign...
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Posted on August 9, 2020

Record low for UK manufacturing exports

Between April and June, the Trade Index was at a new low of 34.6 for new manufacturing exports, a decline from 46.8 in the first quarter of 2020. The fall ...
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Posted on August 4, 2020

Face masks provide opportunities for NZ wool exports

The face mask industry could be "game-changing" for New Zealand's wool exports, as a NZ company is already using specialist-breed New Zealand Astino wool a...
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Posted on August 2, 2020

UK pork exports drop 2% in May

May trading figures show the disruption caused by Covid-19, with UK pork exports recording a 2% decline on the year. Meanwhile, UK imports continued to be...
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Posted on July 30, 2020

Flower exports from Kenya

Kenyan flower exports have returned to 85 per cent of pre Covid-29 levels, following the easing of lockdown in European export markets. ...
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Posted on July 27, 2020

Bangladesh imports more fruits

The harvest season in Bangladesh is underway for local fruits such as mango, jackfruit and lychee, but there is also growing demand for fruits which have t...
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Posted on July 26, 2020

South Korea in recession – exports at 57-year low

South Korea has fallen into recession from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. GDP fall by a worse-than-expected 2.9% in year-on-year terms, the steepe...
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Posted on July 24, 2020

Turkey Exports surge

Exports from Turkey this June increased by 15.8% from the same month last year, recovering from a decline due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Turkey’s trade mi...
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Posted on July 3, 2020

Covid-19 Lockdown Causes Export and Import fall

The Covid-19 lockdown caused double-digit declines in Hungary’s exports and imports in April, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows...
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Posted on July 2, 2020

China Suspends Chicken Exports

China has suspended poultry exports from an Arkansas processing plant, where workers had tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the processing...
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Posted on June 22, 2020

Exports from Germany fall drastically

German exports fell at a record rate in April because economies around the world shut down to contain Covid-19. Export volumes fell 31.1% from a year ea...
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Posted on June 10, 2020

COVID-19 harms Kenyan Horticulture Exports

COVID-19 is damaging most sectors of the world’s economy. But Kenya has enjoyed a booming trade relationship with Europe recently, and the global lockdow...
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Posted on June 9, 2020

Thailand food exports soar

Thailand is making the most of its history of food production, as the Covid-19 pandemic affects production and shipments of manufactured goods. The prop...
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Posted on June 3, 2020

Covid-19 supplies by rail freight

China-Europe freight trains which depart from Yiwu connect five cities in eastern China and 36 countries in Europe. These include Spain, Denmark, Switzerl...
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Posted on May 31, 2020

Air cargo aims to make freight more efficient

According to the Digital Container Shipping Association, the ocean freight industry spends up to $8bn a year on paper bills of lading. The Covid-19 pandemi...
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Posted on May 22, 2020

Exports of coronavirus test kits

South Korea's exports of coronavirus test kits increased in the first 20 days of this month in comparison with last year. Exports of test kits were valu...
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Posted on April 25, 2020

China will not limit exports of Covid-19 medical goods

China will not restrict exports of medical goods which protect against the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said. China, the biggest maker ...
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Posted on April 16, 2020

Shipping Industry Covid-19 aftermath

The 'Big 3' shipping alliances — 2M, Ocean Alliance, and The Alliance — are cutting back operations to prevent freight rates from falling because of a ...
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Posted on April 15, 2020

Iron Silk Road Proves cheaper for freight

Groupage freight traffic has been reinvigorated on the 'Iron Silk Road' - the China/Europe rail freight route - but the option of the overland route, faste...
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Posted on April 14, 2020

Healthcare Industry’s Exports Grow 22.5% in Q1 amid COVID-19 Crisis

Healthcare exports from South Korea increased 22.5 percent in the first quarter of 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. The Korea Health Industry Developmen...
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Posted on April 13, 2020

Singapore exports grow in COVID-19 outbreak

Non-oil exports from Singapore grew rather than shrank in February, showing a rise in shipments to the European Union, Japan and the U.S. But exports to...
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Posted on March 17, 2020

Exports to non-EU countries

Exports to non-EU countries amounted to around £342 billion in 2017, showing the worldwide demand for British goods and services remains. Exports to EU co...
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Posted on February 9, 2020

Baltic seaport operations

Baltic seaports are streamlining cargo operations and their workflow using automation and technology. 60% of all logistics in the Baltic area is marit...
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Posted on January 29, 2020

India increases income from tea exports by 10%

Up until the end of October 2019, India has earned 10.41 per cent more than last year from tea exports. This was because of a 9.52 per cent increase in ...
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Posted on December 22, 2019

Exports from Bulgaria increase

The value of Bulgaria’s exports in for the year up to September 2019 amounted to 42 636.7 million leva, 3.2 per cent higher than last year although in Se...
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Posted on November 20, 2019

Chilean blueberry exports rise

Blueberry exports from Chile continue to rise despite the troubles the country is facing. Up to Week 44, 1,681 tons of fresh blueberries have been exported...
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Posted on November 16, 2019

Indian exports

The Finance minister of India has announced a series of measures to boost exports. Since the beginning of the decade, exports from India have grown at...
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Posted on September 24, 2019

Abu Dhabi Exports Office is launched

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Abu Dhabi, has announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), which will pr...
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Posted on September 12, 2019

Possible new freight route Scotland – Holland

If proposals for a new ferry line between Rosyth and Groningen are fruitful, there would be advantages for Scottish exporters and British roads. New fer...
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Posted on August 28, 2019

China welcomes Australian beef imports

Australia may be able to triple its exports of grain-fed beef to China by 2030, as the country has an increasing appetite for the marbled meat. Increase...
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Posted on August 26, 2019

Hong Kong June Exports fall

Hong Kong’s exports fell more drastically than expected in June. Exports declined in June to HK$309.6 billion ($39.6 billion), a reduction of9% from ye...
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Posted on July 30, 2019

Kiwifruit exports from Chile to Europe fall

The Far Eastern market seem to have become the leading importers for Chilean kiwifruit exports this season. There has been huge year-on-year drop in expor...
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Posted on July 29, 2019

Container goods improve port throughput

In the first half of the year import and export trade figures reached a record at Rotterdam. The largest port in Europe handled more container goods and im...
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Posted on July 28, 2019

Food Imports for Africa

A South African government official called on African countries to increase trade, particularly food trade, between each other. He said latest research on...
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Posted on June 25, 2019

NZ wine exports on track for another good year

Wine exports are expected to exceed growth forecasts for the 2019 export year, according to a recently released report. Modest growth for New Zealand wi...
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Posted on May 7, 2019

Duty-free maize imports to be allowed

Kenya is preparing to allow duty free maize imports from July, to compensate for the grain shortage which has caused the price of flour rise 30 percent in ...
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Posted on May 6, 2019

Zimbabwe needs to diversify its exports

The CEO of ZimTrade has said exports from Zimbabwe need to urgently be diversified to narrow the trade deficit. Imports have continued to dominate the e...
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Posted on May 3, 2019

Afghan Saffron Increase In Exports

The price of Afghanistan’s saffron has increased in local because exports of the spice to international markets have seen a dramatic increase, a local in...
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Posted on April 23, 2019

China may permit more Brazilian meat imports

China may permit more Brazilian meat imports after important trade talks planned for May, the Chinese ambassador to Brazil said on Monday. He did not sa...
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Posted on April 17, 2019

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