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Container lines future congestion

Leading container shipping lines have cautioned that US ports and their supporting infrastructure, including warehouses and rail links, are no better prepa...
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Posted on June 19, 2025

Container buying remains strong

The demand for freight containers manufactured in China has remained robust during the first five months of 2025, despite ongoing trading uncertainties. Th...
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Posted on June 5, 2025

Federal court ruling blocks tariffs

In a significant development, the US Court of International Trade has determined that the tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump surpassed his le...
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Posted on June 4, 2025

Electric Freight Vehicles China

The growing adoption of electric trucks in China is set to have a profound impact on global energy markets. China's freight sector, which heavily relies on...
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Posted on May 26, 2025

Vietnam’s shrimp exports to EU rebound

Vietnam's shrimp exports to the European Union have experienced a remarkable recovery in the first quarter of 2025. According to recent data, the export va...
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Posted on May 16, 2025

Norway health-tech industry

Norway's healthcare technology sector is poised for significant growth as companies are aiminh to double their export revenues. This ambitious goal is part...
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Posted on May 7, 2025

Hong Kong exports value rises 10.9%

According to a report by China Daily, the value of Hong Kong's goods exports saw a significant year-on-year growth of 10.9% in the first quarter of 2023. T...
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Posted on May 2, 2025

EU exports of alcoholic beverages in 2024

In 2024, the European Union exported a staggering 29.8 billion euro worth of alcoholic beverages, according to The Sofia Globe. France led the way in expor...
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Posted on May 1, 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

EU Warns Over Unsafe Cosmetic Imports

The European Commission has issued a warning regarding the safety of cosmetics imported from China, as the bloc attempts to curb the influx of low-cost e-c...
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Posted on April 21, 2025

US Tariffs Impact on Germany’s Car Exports and Imports

The United States has recently imposed a 25% tariff on vehicle imports from the European Union, which is set to significantly impact Germany's automotive i...
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Posted on April 19, 2025

Norway, Sweden, Switzerland respond to tariffs

In response to the recent tariffs imposed by the US President, Norway has voiced its concerns, stating that the country sends a significant amount of expor...
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Posted on April 15, 2025

The Rush to Import Goods before US Tariffs

Despite the rush to import goods before the implementation of Trump's tariffs, logistics experts have confirmed that shipping companies, freight forwarders...
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Posted on April 4, 2025

UK freight association dinner raises £10,000 for charity

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced that its annual Freight Service Awards dinner has raised an impressive £10,000 for the ...
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Posted on March 20, 2025

Rail Freight Theft Losses for 2024

Railways in the USA have suffered losses of over $100 million due to freight theft in 2024. The alarming figure underscores the growing challenge of securi...
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Posted on March 8, 2025

China and Canada Retaliate Against New Tariffs

The Chinese customs agency has announced that it will halt imports of American logs after discovering bark beetles and longhorn beetles in some shipments. ...
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Posted on March 1, 2025

Africa’s Air Cargo Conference Held in Kenya

The Africa air cargo conference was recently held in Kenya, bringing together global leaders in air cargo and freight forwarding. The three-day event f...
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Posted on February 23, 2025

Norway to Become First Country with 100% Electric Vehicle Usage

Norway is expected to make history by becoming the first country to transition entirely to electric vehicles. As a prosperous nation, Norway has the financ...
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Posted on February 9, 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

Norway; USA Tariffs

Jens Stoltenberg, the newly appointed Finance Minister of Norway, has stressed the significance of engaging in talks with the Trump administration to avoid...
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Posted on February 5, 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

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

Norway Shipping company secures work for its car carriers

Höegh Autoliners, a leading Norwegian shipping company, has recently announced that it has secured employment for its latest multi-fuel Aurora-class pure ...
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Posted on January 22, 2025

New Warehouse in France e-commece

A global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has recently inaugurated a state-of-the-art warehouse facility in France. The new warehouse is int...
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Posted on January 9, 2025

Intra-Asia rates down

The newly introduced Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) has shown a decrease in spot container freight rates across 18 significant Intra-Asia routes, partic...
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Posted on September 18, 2024

British International Freight Association welcomes decision on container shipping rules

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not recommend to the Secretary that the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) should ...
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Posted on February 15, 2024

Revised freight forwarding in Phillipines

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hopes to finalise revisions to the freight forwarding rules for seaborne cargo this year. “The DTI is committ...
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Posted on December 8, 2023

HK freight forwarders request use of road-air for e-cigarettes

The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has requested that the ban on the transport of e-cigarettes is eased due to its impac...
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Posted on November 30, 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

Containers take twice as long

New data shows that containers on both transpacific and Asia Europe tradelanes are taking about twice as long to reach their export destination compared wi...
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Posted on January 10, 2022

Potato freight on 747s

A freight forwarding company in the USA is swinging into action by using three Boeing 747s to export potatoes into Japan because of a critical shortage of ...
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Posted on January 1, 2022

Freight association says more support needed

After news that the Trade and Co-operation Agreement has been ratified by the European Parliament, the Director General of the British International Freigh...
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Posted on May 1, 2021

British International Freight Association comments on Shipping Line Surcharges

The British International Freight Association has said that the news that some container shipping lines say that they will discontinue low sulphur fuel sur...
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Posted on September 5, 2020

Freight forwarders join request for Brexit clarity

BIFA, trade association for UK freight forwarders says that there is limited time to prepare for revised trading arrangements, after Brexit. The directo...
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Posted on August 11, 2020

Brexit checklist help for exports and imports

A UK consultancy has prepared a checklist for businesses which summarises some of the information from the Government: - Goods will be subject to customs ...
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Posted on August 10, 2020

Growth in Poland Freight Forwarding Market

Poland has become an important player the transport and logistics market. The Freight Forwarding Market in POland has shown a strong growth, helped by entr...
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Posted on July 24, 2019

Rapid growth in global freight forwarding market

The freight forwarding market grew by 8.0% in 2017, which is a rapid expansion compared with recent years. The forwarding market is using technology to tra...
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Posted on July 29, 2018

Freight forwarding apprenticeships

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is encouraging UK freight forwarders to take advantage of the newly authorised freight forwarding appr...
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Posted on May 15, 2018

Freight Forwarding – market up 2.7%

A new Global Freight Forwarding Report has been published; the freight market grew 2.7% in real terms in 2016 – but revenues for freight forwarders fell ...
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Posted on July 2, 2017

Int’l freight forwarders congress in Malaysia for first time

More than 1,200 local and international delegates from the freight forwarding industry are expected to take part in the 56th International Federation of Fr...
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Posted on April 29, 2017

Government approves Freight Forwarding Apprenticeship plan

A group of employers from within the UK's freight forwarding and logistics industry has been given approval by the UK Department for Education to develop t...
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Posted on April 6, 2017

Salmon gives Norway exports a boost

NORWEGIAN seafood exports surged to 6.7 billion ironers in January, a rise of 18 per cent or one billion kroners. The farmed salmon sector accounted for...
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Posted on February 12, 2016

Schiphol streamlines freight forwarding

Cargo carriers at Amsterdam Schiphol – Europe’s third-busiest freight airport – are trying out a new logistics system to cut CO2 emissions. The �...
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Posted on September 8, 2015

Changes ahead for Freight Forwarding

A growing shift in geographic focus towards the regional, plus the application of advanced technology and data analysis is bringing the traditional freight...
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Posted on July 29, 2015

‘Freight Industry overlooked’

Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association, is appealing to the government for investment in freight. The freight in...
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Posted on July 16, 2015

Taiwan Measures to Increase Export Trade

Measures are in hand to ensure that Taiwan stays abreast of its partners and competitors with regards to exports both within, and beyond, the local region....
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Posted on September 3, 2014

British Freight Industry Awards Ceremony

Members of the country’s freight forwarding community will gather next January for the 2014 British International Freight Association (BIFA) Awards and t...
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Posted on August 22, 2014

Air Freight Good News

A four times weekly air freight service from Hong Kong to Paris to meet demand from French importers has been announced by a leading freight forwarding com...
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Posted on June 21, 2014

Freight Forwarders Vietnam Fears

Freight Forwarders believe import and export demand to and from Vietnam may be affected for an extended period after many of the country’s key industrial...
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Posted on May 27, 2014

Shipping Container washed ashore

A shipping container holding 14 tonnes of cigarettes was discovered washed up at Seaton on the East Devon coast on Sunday 23 February. The 40ft-long freigh...
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Posted on March 5, 2014

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