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Freight Security in France and Germany

Police forces in mainland Europe, especially France and Germany, seem to be robustly enforcing laws on cargo security. If the wrapping on a pallet is not...
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Posted on October 12, 2013

China Freight rates fail to surge

Freight rates from China remained weak last month: the industry usually expects a surge in demand before China's National Golden holiday which begins on 1 ...
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Posted on October 10, 2013

Singapore’s Perishable Cargo facility

A new perishable cargo handling centre has been opened at the airfreight centre at Singapore Airpot. The new centre can process 75000 tonnes of perishabl...
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Posted on September 28, 2013

Transport and Logistics Leadership Academy

The British International Freight Association is giving its support to the T & L Leadership Academy in Daventry on 10 September 2013. The Academy is fo...
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Posted on July 17, 2013

Everywoman Transport and Logistics Awards

The UK's leading awards programme, organised by the Freight Transport Association, for women in transport and logistics has just held its presentation cere...
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Posted on July 13, 2013

Drones may Carry Freight

A high tech company in California is developing a network of unmanned quadcopters designed to carry small amounts of freight to regions without roads. Th...
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Posted on June 3, 2013

Coastal Shipping Summit

A group of city based entrepreneurs in India are proposing to meet at an investment summit in June, with a view to reviving coastal shipping. The group wan...
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Posted on May 31, 2013

French Rail Freight and Logistics down

The freight division of the national railway has reported a decline of 7.7% in turnover during 2012. Only air and ocean freight forwarding have shown an in...
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Posted on February 26, 2013

Weak Container Trade

Figures from 11 ports in China, seven elsewhere in The Far East, four in Europe, two in the USA and one in the Middle East, show that volume growth is at i...
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Posted on February 24, 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

Rail Freight Operators challenge French Strikers

Last year, private rail freight operators asked for a minimum service to be guaranteed during strikes by rail workers. Operators find it unacceptable tha...
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Posted on November 3, 2012

Drug Traffickers use new freight methods

Exports from Spain rose this year to an all time high of 214 bn euros, according to government statistics. This is an increase of 25% over the past fie y...
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Posted on October 22, 2012

Swiss Exports Positive

Exports from Switzerland to the Eurozone increased in July in spite of the dire economic conditions in the EU. Sales of goods to Asia fell 0.2 per cent, ...
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Posted on September 5, 2012

Container Shipping Lines Crisis

Germany controls almost 40% of the world market in container shipping, but many shipping lines over invested and now have mountains of debt and too many sh...
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Posted on September 4, 2012

Freight by Sea Conference

The Freight Transport Association and Freight by Water are staging a free one-day conference, considering the opportunities and issues surrounding the use ...
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Posted on August 27, 2012

Dedicated Rail Freight Corridor for India

A meeting was held last month to discuss progress on the freight corridor planned for Northern India. Work should begin shortly in the territory of North C...
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Posted on August 20, 2012

Eurotunnel Buys Freight ships

When Eurotunnel was opened 18 years ago, it was thought that the future of freight shipping was uncertain, and that freight forwarders would use the tunnel...
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Posted on July 10, 2012

Panama Freight expansion

The Panama canal is modernising its locks, to enable larger vessels to pass through. In conjunction with this development, many of the world's largest ...
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Posted on April 25, 2012

Freight trains for Felixstowe

The Chief Executive of Felixstowe port has suggested that passenger trains on the Ipswich to Felixstowe lines should be scrapped and replaced by a high qua...
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Posted on March 27, 2012

Shipping Port for London

The Thames Gateway port which is currently under construction near London is in negotiation with major shipping lines. The port's management is hoping to...
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Posted on February 22, 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

Scotland cuts Freight grants

Freight operators in Scotland are protesting about the government cutting the funding for Freight Facilities Grants by 62.5%. The funds are to help opera...
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Posted on January 26, 2012

Low cargo growth for Rotterdam

The port of Rotterdam showed an increase in freight volumes of only about 0.8%. The volumes of dry bulk increased, while ore and scrap fell as producers...
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Posted on January 11, 2012

Arctic Freight Success

It was announced earlier this week that the rail freight service, which has been running for a year, between Oslo in Norway and Narvik in the Arctic Circle...
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Posted on January 7, 2012

Cross Andean Freight Route

Construction of a new freight route across the Andes will begin this year. The 204km corridor will connect Punta de Vacas in Argentina and Saladillo, Chil...
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Posted on January 6, 2012

Freight rate war

Shipping lines began last year to offer different types of service in order to gain share in what seems to be a declining market. The main innovation was...
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Posted on January 5, 2012

Suffolk exports to Russia

A Suffolk manufacturer of metalwork fluids has opened up the Russian export market with the help of UKTI, the government agency charged with enabling busin...
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Posted on January 4, 2012

Freight Transport backs Mary

The Freight Transport Association has spoken out in support of recent recommendations in a review of the retail industry by Mary Portas. The review makes 2...
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Posted on December 19, 2011

Severn Toll Hike for Freight Drivers

Freight operators using the Severn crossing, already the most expensive toll in the UK, will have to pay 90p more in the New Year. The Freight Transport...
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Posted on December 5, 2011

Timber Exports to China

While China - in spite of slowing economic growth - is still exporting tons of finished product to the West, few industries have succeeded in increasing ex...
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Posted on December 4, 2011

Duisburg Logistics Centre Expands

A 42,000 m2 extension has been opened at the logistics centre in Duisburg logport. Part of the capacity is used as a freight distribution centre fo...
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Posted on October 31, 2011

Scottish Freight Sector cuts

The Scottish freight and logistics industry is concerned that it will not be able to meet reduction emission targets after a reduction in government subsid...
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Posted on October 6, 2011

Shipping Event in Dubai

The Middle East Container Supply chain event will take place in Dubai from 25-27 September 2011. As well as a major trade exhibition, there will be fr...
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Posted on August 23, 2011

Germany growth slowing

Growth in the German economy slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter of this year. German GDP only increased by 0.1 percent in the quarter to June comp...
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Posted on August 22, 2011

Freight companies famine aid

A group of companies in Luxembourg, including some offering air freight and logistics services have responded to an appeal by the Luxembourg Committee for ...
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Posted on August 21, 2011

Calais logistics development

September will see the official launch of what will be one of the largest logistics hubs in Europe. The hub will be developed in the Turqurie industrial zo...
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Posted on August 10, 2011

Freight companies unprepared for 2012

A survey published by the Freight Transport Association has revealed that most of its respondents are completely unprepared for the disruption to collectio...
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Posted on July 30, 2011

Freight Forwarders Conference

The second African Region Freight Forwarders Conference for independent forwarders will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 26th to 28th June. International lo...
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Posted on June 23, 2011

Greek Freight at standstill

All state-run organisations in Greece were on stop yesterday, as workers imposed a general strike protesting against government austerity measures. The g...
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Posted on June 16, 2011

Fewer Container Ships idle

At the beginning of June, only 63 container ships were listed as idle, which is the lowest level since August 2008. However, shipping line revenues are s...
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Posted on June 15, 2011

China freight rates tumble

Freight container rates from Asia to Europe are declining, even though shipping lines are increasing bunker surcharges. The Shanghai Containerised Freig...
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Posted on June 9, 2011

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