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The first freight train service from China arrived in London on Wednesday, January 18th completing its 18-day trip. The train originated in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, East China and terminated in London at Barking\’s Eurohub freight terminal. The 7,400-mile journey passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before entering the UK via […]

The expansion of a port is a step closer after a consortium of British and European lenders agreed a £200m package of loans.  The investors – including Allianz, RBS, Lloyds Bank and the European Investment Bank – have backed redevelopment of Dover\’s Western Docks.   Allianz Global Investors has agreed to provide a £55m private

After a successful negotiation this week the UK and China has agreed not only to allow unlimited cargo flights but also to operate more than double passenger flights between the two countries. It means that instead of 40, now up to 100 passenger flight a week each way will be allowed, with no limit on

Amazon has recently announced that it has signed a five to seven year lease for 20 cargo planes. As Amazon has grown, and especially it has built out its lucrative Prime business, taking control of its logistics chain has been seen as key to cost cutting and on-time delivery. Amazon’s growth has been about 30%

The port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest seaport. Last year it handled 466m tonnes of cargo, more than double the amount of Europe’s second port, Antwerp. The endless shifts in the size and composition of these flows provide an instant indicator of the state of the world economy. And the trends that are transforming the

New EU Customs rules are coming into force next May. Changes are being made in order to streamline and modernise customs procedures, to realise paperless and more efficient transactions. Changes include the criteria for \”authorised economic operator\” (AEO), and will relate to competence and professional qualifications rather that only experience in the field. Another point