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A new report has identified New Zealand’s apple and kiwifruit exports as having “untapped potential". Defined as the difference between the potential market and the value of the country's exports to that market, the untapped potential refers to New Zealand’s ...Read More
The UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative has been formed with leading airlines for the transport of vaccines, and other life-saving supplies worldwide. These airlines have signed agreements with UNICEF to prioritise delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other ...Read More
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U.S. demand for imports of products made in China, including personal protective equipment for COVID-19, furniture and toys, increased considerably at the end of 2020. This means that ocean carriers prioritize getting shipping containers back to China as quickly as ...Read More
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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 the bloc. Supply shortages in the EU have created a political maelstrom amid a rising third ...Read More
China-Europe freight trains have been able to make more trips due to its security and efficiency. In 2020, the freight trains made 12,400 journeys and transported 1.14 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of cargo, an increase of 50 percent and ...Read More
An increase in meat exports to China was a key part of the overall growth of Finnish food exports in 2020, said Business Finland, a governmental body for promoting trade and innovation. Finnish exports in the food and beverage sector ...Read More
A business which exports British food and drinks has expanded into new international markets. Export sales to the USA increased by around 150% after government support helped it to overcome disruption caused by the global pandemic. The on line supermarket ...Read More
Imports of sportswear into the UK increased 9.79 per cent to $234.0 million in 2020 (2019: $213.1 million), while the world’s textiles and apparel businesses were struggling with spread of Covid-19 pandemic. UK’s imports for the category in 2021 is ...Read More
The European Union has allowed some 34 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine exports over the past weeks, according to figures published by the EU. There are still shortages at home as EU members continue to struggle to get the vaccine ...Read More
The Department of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) recently released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the final quarter of 2020. The economy grew by an impressive 6,3% in the final quarter of 2020, despite the second wave of ...Read More
The prohibition in Iran on the export of soap and other cleansers have been lifted until further notice. Exports of soap and cleansers were banned after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic about a year ago. Latest data show 185,000 ...Read More
South Korea has finalized a five-year plan for the eco-friendly auto industry, including expanding exports of such automobiles by threefold by 2025. Korea's exports of eco-friendly cars, which includes electric and hydrogen fuel cell models, will reach 830,000 units in ...Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic has sped up the growth of interest in export markets, particularly to fast-growing markets in Asia. The economic recovery in China from the pandemic has added to the growing popularity for Italian wine. China is a particularly ...Read More
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 second year due to reasons related to Covid-19. However, the export value increased to a ...Read More
The increase in cargo during last several months of 2020 at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has continued into the new year. The spike in imports has caused massive congestion and some ships have been re-directed to ...Read More
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-licensing regime, bringing the total to 27. This was announced on Wednesday by the European Commission, ...Read More
During the pandemic passenger flights plummeted. Hundreds of passenger planes were converted to freighters, known as preighters, to transport loads of Covid protection goods and pharmaceuticals. A Portuguese charter operator was first to convert an A380 for freight, removing most ...Read More
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Imports of coffee and espresso to S Korea increased to record levels in 2020, as the Covid-19 crisis drove higher demand the in coffee-loving country due to WFH and social distancing. Last year, Korea imported 176,648 tons of coffee,according to ...Read More
Wine imports to south Korea reached a record high in 2020 as more people enjoyed drinking at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. South Korea imported US$239 million worth of wines in the January-November period in 2020, much higher than ...Read More
The Turkish trade minister has said that the number of freight trains will increase, and continue travelling regularly to China. "We are proud and delighted that Turkish goods arrived in China, one of the world's largest markets, in 13 days ...Read More
The impact of Covid-19 and US import tariffs caused Scottish food and drink exports to plummet by £1.1 billion in the first nine months of the year. New figures from the Scottish Government show exports were down 22.4% in the ...Read More
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 exporters in Bangladesh. Major mainline carriers have increased freight rates, citing an acute shortage ...Read More
China is increasing its efforts to improve the service capability of China-Europe rail freight, providing extra freight services to compensate for the disruption caused by COVID-19. Demand is rising for freight trains as the COVID-19 outbreak has hampered international air ...Read More
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From 2010 to 2017, the size of the wine imports market more than doubled. China's rapidly emerging middle class were attracted to 'Western' drinks categories. Recently, trade tensions and Covid-19 have thrown the market into turmoil. Most recently, China has ...Read More
Exports of Scottish red meat and offal have fallen by almost 8% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Total exports of Scottish red meat and offal fell from about £82m to £75.5m between August 2019 and July of this ...Read More
Irish goods exports has risen by 8 per cent in value to €122 billion so far this year. This was led by exports of medical and pharmaceutical products, which have risen as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Exports for ...Read More
Queensland state's mango growers in Australia have complained they are at a disadvantage, because their counterparts in the Northern Territory have received more export assistance. The Australian Mango Growers Association chair says the disparity in assistance between the states could ...Read More
Coir and products exports from India to western countries including the US are flourishing, thanks to the new normal of ‘Work from Home’ triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coir exporters said that many customers, having been forced to spend more ...Read More
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 Bangladesh’s exports during a second wave of Covid-19. Last month’s income also missed its ...Read More
Wine exports from Australia have defied the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to grow in all top-five markets, and increasing in overall value by four per cent to $2.998bn. A report from Wine Australia shows that in the 12 months ended ...Read More
Winemakers in New Zealand are benefitting as consumers in the northern hemisphere stay at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the latest quarterly wine report, global demand for New Zealand wine continues to increase despite the pandemic and geopolitical ...Read More
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 year ago, but even this negative figure still shows a path of recovery from May, ...Read More
China’s exports have experienced a resurgence, surpassing even pre-coronavirus levels, according to news reports; global demand for export goods from China like electronic products and medical equipment has seen a big increase. Reports say that China is supplying the kind ...Read More
Salmon exports from Norway took a big Covid hit during August, the latest figures show. Export sales fell by seven per cent in volume terms to 95,100 tonnes and were down 13 per cent in value on the same month ...Read More
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 summer months, shipping lines have seen an increase in freight demand and one company is chartering ...Read More
The main export unions of Chile have launched an international promotional campaign to reinforce their commitment to exports after the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The export promotion agency said "we want to tell the world that Chile has ...Read More
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 city government announced the move on its microblog on 17 August. It has set ...Read More
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 by 15% and imports by 18%. According to Statistics Estonia, after the ...Read More
BIFA, trade association for UK freight forwarders says that there is limited time to prepare for revised trading arrangements, after Brexit. The director general of the Freight Association, said: “The sooner the government puts some meat on the bones of ...Read More
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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 significant annual decreases in the value of external trade in April and May, but the effect of ...Read More
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 in exports is the lowest since the financial crisis in ...Read More
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 as the main ingredient in a vast range of air filtration applications. The air filtration products ...Read More
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 below last year’s volumes. Fresh and frozen pork volumes showed 2% decline in May, ...Read More
Kenyan flower exports have returned to 85 per cent of pre Covid-29 levels, following the easing of lockdown in European export markets. Kenyan farmers had to throw away millions of roses in March when airfreight services were significantly reduced. Kenya ...Read More
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 to be imported. Sales of fruits in retail markets across the country have increased ...Read More
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 steepest decline since 1998. Exports, which account for nearly 40% of the economy, fell by the highest ...Read More
Exports of non-textile products fell by almost eight per cent year-on-year during July-June in FY20 because of the cancellation of orders following the coronavirus outbreak. Pre Covid-19, a consistent increase was noted in the exports of non-textile products in the ...Read More
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 minister said. Exports recorded a month-on-month rise of 35% thanks to the normalization process. Imports ...Read More
The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India said it has been flooded with distress calls from member companies over acute disruption in manufacturing due to non-clearance of imported raw materials at various ports. A senior official of the ministry of ...Read More
A major Australian accounting firm is urging clients to seek alternatives to Chinese goods imports, in order to reduce supply chain risk. The firm is questioning why the human rights abuses of the communist regime do not attract more protest ...Read More
China has suspended poultry exports from an Arkansas processing plant, where workers had tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the processing plant said that the company is investigating the matter. They said that “It is important to note that ...Read More
Egypt has opened seven new markets for fruit and vegetable exports within 6 months, despite the difficulties created by the Covid-19 crisis. Agricultural exports have reached almost all international markets. This has allowed the export of dates to Australia, oranges ...Read More
Winemakers in the Dão wine region of Portugal have exported their first shipment of wine to China since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is hoped that the region can soon export more wine to China, so the volume ...Read More
Scottish goods exports in the first three months of this year were worth £7.17 billion, from £8.49bn a year ago; this reflects Covid-19’s impact on global sales since the start of 2020. UK goods exports in the first quarter of ...Read More
The government of the UK has indicated that HMRC will apply much less rigorous EU border checks on imports than initially planned, once the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of 2020. The Financial Times is reporting that Ministers ...Read More
Singapore and France have announced in a joint statement that they will co-operate to ensure the supply chains for essential food and agricultural freight remain operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of France and the ...Read More
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From May 31, China-Europe freight trains running from Yiwu, in the Zhejiang province of China carried out 200 trips this year. The service transported 16,672 freight containers, a growth rate of 72 percent, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co ...Read More
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China-Europe freight trains which depart from Yiwu connect five cities in eastern China and 36 countries in Europe. These include Spain, Denmark, Switzerland and France, and deliver cross-border mail of over 2,000 tons. The majority of cargo transported is Corvid-19 ...Read More
The government of India has allowed the exports of 13 pharmaceutical formulations, including those made of Vitamin B6, B12 and B1 under advance licenses issued on or before March 3. It also permitted exports of the restricted 13 active pharmaceutical ...Read More
South Korea has been using electronic wristbands equipped with a location-tracking system on people who violate self-isolation rules since late April. Health authorities said exports of the wristbands will help South Korea to form a deeper connection with the rest ...Read More
The Kenya Ports Authority has increased the free storage period for importers and exporters because of the slow turn-around interval for freight lorries caused by the impact of the Covid-19. The Managing Director said that the virus has impacted the ...Read More
Portugal has halted imports of foreign waste until the end of the year to protect domestic landfill capacity. Portugal usually attracts large quantities of European rubbish imports because of its low fees, has refused to accept 246,000 tons of waste ...Read More
COVID-19 first broke out in the port city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The economic impact of the global lockdown is considerable, with the global freight and shipping industry being among the biggest casualties. Global shipping markets have declined; ...Read More
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For herb growers in Kenya heavy rains - as have been experienced recently - often mean a year of solid profits. The thriving horticultural sector has become a major driver of Kenya’s export revenue. But measures put in place to ...Read More
Garment and textile exports from Vietnam in April fell 20 percent year-on-year and could fall further, as importers cancel orders because of Covid-19 pandemic impacts. Data showed that garment and textile exports in the first four months fell 6.6 percent ...Read More
Disinfectant product exports from Turkey recorded a more than tenfold increase during the first four months of the year. The coronavirus pandemic increased demand for such products, increasing to $90 million from $8.6 million the year before. The data revealed ...Read More
Freight trains transporting and transporting food, consumer products, chemicals and livestock to and from manufacturers, stores and ports are still running through Los Angeles County and California. During the past two months, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting closures have disrupted ...Read More
Thai exports grew by 0.91 per cent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, mainly bcause of food and electronics. Overall exports are expected to contract by 8 per cent year on year. The chief of ...Read More
The famous Kampot pepper from Cambodia is facing export difficulties because of COVID-19 restrictions since receiving its geographic indicator (GI) certification from the European Union. Nguon Lay, the president of the KPPA, said that - since the outbreak of the ...Read More
A government ministry in Iran has banned the export of limes, lemons and the rubber used in making masks following the outbreak of Covid-19. Over 5,000 tons of lime imports will be in Iran by May 4 in order to ...Read More
Sri Lanka's tea exports recorded the lowest-ever volume of shipments and sharp dip in value. COVID-19 mitigation measures have disrupted the trade. Tea exports in March amounted to 13.8 million kilos, the lowest ever. This was worse than the previous ...Read More
The increasing appetite for pizza in Asia is helping to increase mozzarella export sales for South Australia’s largest cheesemaker. the manufacturer recently closed a deal to export 1000 tonnes of mozzarella a year from its factory near Adelaide. It will ...Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a 32 percent drop in Scottish salmon exports in February. The sector is trying to adapt to the ever-changing restrictions. The latest HMRC export figures in February 2020 show a fall of 2,700 tonnes compared ...Read More
The Rubber Authority of Thailand said that the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted Thai rubber exports because of increased global demand for rubber gloves in the medical industry. 'We have seen Thai rubber export growth increase, particularly rubber gloves and synthetic ...Read More
Vintners in South African have been baffled during the COVID-19 pandemic, with their nation's rules changing by the day. They understand the need to protect health but they worry that rules banning all wine sales and exports will lead to ...Read More
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Income to the US Treasury from customs duties – namely tariffs – fell by 6.8% year over year in March. This was the first annual decline since August 2017. The largest driver was a 5.8% reduction in imports. That in ...Read More
US goods exports to China contracted by 11.4 percent due largely to tariffs and business uncertainties in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring a more serious picture for this year, a leading trade association said in the USA ...Read More
Japan’s exports slumped to probably its lowest figure in over 3-1/2 years in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic crushed demand in the United States and Europe. The increasing consequences of the pandemic has added pressure to an economy already on ...Read More
China will not restrict exports of medical goods which protect against the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said. China, the biggest maker of surgical masks and other products, said it would start inspecting exports after importers' complaints that some Chinese ...Read More
The 'Big 3' shipping alliances — 2M, Ocean Alliance, and The Alliance — are cutting back operations to prevent freight rates from falling because of a steep decline in cargo volumes. There were 212 temporary cancellations of container ships from ...Read More
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Healthcare exports from South Korea increased 22.5 percent in the first quarter of 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute, said that Korea’s exports of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics totaled US$4.4 billion in the first ...Read More
Customs authorities in China have required all non-essential goods which have been loaded on vessels for export after March 27 to be unloaded. The decision is based on lockdowns in various countries, which may mean that the cargo will not ...Read More
Exports and Imports are being affected by many factors beyond our control, but shippers can be assured that R W Freight have fully prepared for the factors which we can control. All our staff are fully equipped to work from ...Read More
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 China and Hong Kong fell, demonstrating the instability of the city-state's key export markets. ...Read More