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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

Slow container growth Hamburg

Hamburg, the third-largest port in Europe, is expected to experience a slowdown in container volume growth in 2025. The port's performance is being impacte...
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Posted on March 14, 2025

German Industrial Output Rises, Exports Fall In January

According to official data released on Monday, German industrial production experienced a slight increase in January, despite a decline in exports. This mi...
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Posted on March 13, 2025

German exports and imports decline in 2024

The Federal Statistical Office of Germany has reported a decline in German exports and imports for the year 2024. Exports decreased by 1% year-over-year...
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Posted on February 11, 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 Dominates Germany’s Fireworks Imports in 2024

The German Federal Statistical Office has released data indicating a substantial growth in Germany's fireworks imports for the year 2024. The report emphas...
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Posted on January 3, 2025

Top 10 Countries Driving the UK Imports

The United Kingdom relies on imports from various countries to meet its many needs. Germany plays a crucial role in supporting the UK's healthcare requ...
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Posted on December 4, 2024

Wilhelmshaven linked to Ningbo with direct service

The ports of Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea Coast of Germany and Ningbo in China have signed a groundbreaking agreement to establish a direct shipping serv...
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Posted on November 20, 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

Machinery exports Turkey

Turkish machinery exports in January-June reached $13.5 billion. This was announced by the Association of Exporters of Machinery and Equipment (MAIB). Bec...
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Posted on July 25, 2024

German exports up in April

German exports were up by 1.6 per cent and imports rose by 2 per cent on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis in April this year compared with March f...
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Posted on June 12, 2024

China lifts ban on Germany beef exports

Germany has agreed the removal of China’s ban on its beef products after talks between Berlin and Beijing. This decision was agreed by Yu Jianhua, the...
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Posted on April 23, 2024

German exports rise

German exports rose more than expected at the beginning of the year, due to rising demand from European Union countries and China. Exports rose by 6.3% in...
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Posted on March 8, 2024

German exports & imports decline in October 2023

German exports in October 2023 experienced a marginal decline of 0.2 per cent; imports saw a more significant drop of 1.2 per cent compared with September ...
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Posted on December 6, 2023

German Exports fall inAugust

German exports fell more than expected in August, adding to indications that Europe's biggest economy has fallen back into recession. Exports totalled 1...
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Posted on October 9, 2023

German exports reduced in July

German exports dropped by 0.9% month-on-month in July, from +0.2% MoM in June. At the same time, imports increased by 1.4% MoM, from -3.2% MoM in June. Th...
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Posted on September 13, 2023

Turkish exports all-time high for August

Turkey's exports hit an all-time high for August with a 1.6% increase on an annual basis, according to preliminary Trade Ministry data released last week. ...
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Posted on September 12, 2023

Fire on board a car-carrying cargo ship

On Thursday a freight ship carrying cars close to a world-renowned bird habitat off the Dutch coast was stillburning, as firefighters and salvage crews wai...
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Posted on July 27, 2023

Germany imports fewer fruit and vegetables from Holland

In Germany, Dutch fruit and vegetable imports declined strongly again in Q1 2023. It was down 20% compared to last year's first quarter and as much as a th...
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Posted on June 12, 2023

Exports doubled in one year

An Italian fruit company has doubled its exports in one year. The wide range of crops grown on their own farm, as well as the certifications that guaran...
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Posted on May 10, 2023

German imports from Russia down

Germany's imports from Russia fell by more than 90% in the first year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Germany imported goods worth 300 million euros ($3...
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Posted on April 18, 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

German exports fall in November

German exports unexpectedly fell in November. High inflation and market uncertainty continued to affect Europe's largest economy, although supply chain pro...
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Posted on January 5, 2023

UK Beef imports decrease

UK imports of fresh and frozen beef in July fell by 9.1% on June levels, and 2,600 tonnes (13%) down on imports for July last year. Between January and ...
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Posted on September 26, 2022

Portugal is the fifth biggest importer of honey

According to EU statistics. Portugal imported 7,100 tons in 2021, which is 4 percent of the European Union's honey imports. Larger imports by volume wen...
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Posted on August 23, 2022

Rhine water in Germany falls again, freight ships only part-loaded

Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have again fallen and freight ships are still unable to sail fully loaded, navigation authorities said on Monday. S...
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Posted on July 27, 2022

Falling EU imports to UK

Food and drink imports have been badly affected since 2019, with sales from the EU down nearly 11% in the nine months to September compared with pre-Covid ...
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Posted on December 30, 2021

UK food and drink exports 2021

UK food and drink exports fell by £2.7billion – a contraction of 15.9% – in the first three quarters of 2021, compared to pre-pandemic levels. Acco...
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Posted on December 29, 2021

Georgia exports of hazelnuts

A total of 14,600 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported fom Georgia from August 1 to November 28, amounting to 66.8 million USD. During January-October 2021...
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Posted on December 2, 2021

September exports from Germany disappointing

German exports dropped once again, confirming that the economy’s only growth areas in the third quarter were domestic consumption and government expendit...
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Posted on November 10, 2021

Spirits exports from Ireland declined last year

An industry report shows spirits exports from the Irish Republic declined by 16 per cent last year. This was probably caused the closure of hospitality ven...
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Posted on September 30, 2021

International CEOs see post Brexit UK as more attractive

A new poll of global CEOs suggest that the UK is a more important growth prospect now than it was before the split with the EU. A survey of 5,000 chief ...
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Posted on March 11, 2021

German exporters optimistic

German exporters in the industrial sector have increased optimistic outlook, hitting its highest level since September 2018. “The strong performance o...
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Posted on February 19, 2021

German exports down more than 12%

German exports fell by at least 12% this year as demand from the United States and Britain collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. German exports to th...
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Posted on December 28, 2020

Turkey; rise in tea exports over 11 months

According to the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association results, Turkey shipped over 4,000 tons of tea to 100 nations from January to November. Turkey...
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Posted on December 9, 2020

China city starts new freight train service to Germany

A new freight train route was launched on Saturday to link Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou, an industrial and transportation hub in east China, amid strengt...
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Posted on December 1, 2020

German Exports Rose in September

German exports continued to recover in September, but at a slower pace than in previous months, rising by 2.3% from August. Economists had forecast a 2.4%...
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Posted on November 5, 2020

German pork exports to non-EU countries halted

German exports of pork to non-European countries have been stopped since last week, a spokeswoman for the agriculture ministry said, after Germany confirme...
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Posted on September 14, 2020

Turkey exports tomato paste to 99 countries

Turkey exported tomato paste to 99 countries up to August this year, according to an exporter association's data. The tomato paste exports increased by ...
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Posted on September 4, 2020

Germany Imports Protective Clothing from Albania

Germany has received the first imports of protective clothing for medical staff from textile companies in Albania. Last week the German Embassy in Tiran...
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Posted on August 28, 2020

Exports of medical herbs up 120% in 4 months yr/yr

Iranian exports of medical plants in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21) increased by 120 percent in volume compa...
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Posted on August 13, 2020

European shoppers visit high street but exports are slow

Export-dependent nations need to re-assess their business models because of the lasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global trade. Exports from Euro...
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Posted on July 12, 2020

Freight forwarders freight ferry support measures

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) gave a cautious welcome to the UK Government’s announcement on 24 April of support measures for frei...
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Posted on April 29, 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

German machinery exports fall

Low industrial production worldwide and an increase in protectionism have reduced the exports from mechanical engineering companies in Germany. In 2019...
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Posted on March 7, 2020

Growth in railfreight from Hamburg port

Freight transport from and to Hamburg was dominated by environment-friendly container transport by rail. Rail freight achieved double digit growth in 2019...
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Posted on February 23, 2020

US import tariffs soon on Champagne

Officials and trade leaders in France have rebuked the announcement of potential US import tariffs on Champagne and other sparkling wines, as well as on ma...
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Posted on January 1, 2020

German exports likely to remain subdued

The German Finance Ministry reports that German exports are likely to remain low in the coming month. Slower world trade and global risks continue to cause...
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Posted on December 19, 2019

US threatening import tariffs on France

The USA has been planning import tariffs on goods from various European countries, in retaliation for subsidies given to Airbus. There will be import dutie...
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Posted on December 2, 2019

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