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Northeast Passage Freight to arrive next month 27 Aug 2013 | 11:08 am
The first freight ship to use the North East passage north of Russia is expected to arrive in Rotterdam in September. The ship carrying mixed cargo, including heavy equipment and steel is marking a n...
China inaugurates new shipping route 26 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
A Chinese freight ship has made the first ever voyage through the Northeast Passage. The Arctic Ocean shipping route north of Russia has been opened up by Arctic ice melting and reduces the journey fr...
China exports and imports recover 25 Aug 2013 | 11:26 am
Growth in Chinese exports and imports was higher than expected in July, representing a sharp recovery from the previous month. Exports rose 5.1% compared with a year earlier, while imports gained 10.9...
Air Freight Rates falling 24 Aug 2013 | 11:22 am
Air freight rates fell once more in June, bringing rates to their lowest level since Drewry’s East West Air Freight Price Index was first published in May 2012. Air freight pricing is expected to rema...
Exports from Sweden slow 23 Aug 2013 | 11:15 am
Official Swedish Statistics show that exports, which account for about half the Swedish economy, fell from the same period a year ago for the second quarter in a row. The Swedish economy has contracte...
Most Exporters choose sea freight 22 Aug 2013 | 11:29 am
A new study about attitudes towards shipping goods overseas, shows that the majority of respondents claim to use sea freight. 41% of the company representatives taking part claimed to have used sea f...
Freight Forwarding Market Grows 22 Aug 2013 | 11:17 am
A recent report by industry analyst Transport Intelligence shows that the global freight forwarding market grew by 3.1% in 2012. This growth was based entirely on by the sea freight sector, as airfrei...
Export Sales increasing 21 Aug 2013 | 11:56 am
According to research published by the British Chambers of Commerce, the export Index for Q2 2013 has increased by 2.94 per cent compared with the previous year. A spokesman for the BCC says that expo...
West Midlands Exports Expect to Grow 20 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
The West Midlands is forecast to grow its exports by 8.1% per year according to a report issued last week. This is based on a strong hi-tech and auto manufacturing base. The East Midlands is expecte...
UK Export Forecasts Disappoint 19 Aug 2013 | 11:43 am
An economic forecast published last week suggests that the UK can anticipate export growth of 0.3 per cent growth per year, until 2017 which is well behind the European average of one per cent. It ap...
