Ever since the Beijing Olympics, tourism has grown to become a major economic, cultural and social plus for China as it celebrates its long and special history with the rest of the world. So, too, with the rise of a middle class, more ...
File image courtesy of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Online commerce continues to grow with an increasing portion of business to business (B2B) companies joining the e-commerce bandwagon, according to the 2016 DHL ...
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DP World Australia has agreed to plans with Austrak to further develop Austrak’s intermodal freight hub at Somerton. DP World Australia will operate the new inland freight hub known as Somerton Rail Port, 23 km north of the Port of ...
According to the statistics from Chile’s customs, Chile’s volume of goods trade was USD63.17 billion from January to July in 2016, down 12.4% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 13.6% to USD33.55 billion, and imports ...
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According to the statistics from Thailand’s customs, Thailand’s volume of goods trade was USD231.57 billion from January to July in 2016, down 4.9% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 1.2% to USD121.64 billion, and ...
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According to statistics of Sri Lanka’s customs, its volume of goods trade was USD16.91 billion from January to July in 2016, down 2.5% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 2.6% to USD6.0 billion, and imports fell by 2.5% to ...
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According to the statistics of Switzerland’s customs, its volume of goods trade was USD326.71 billion from January to July in 2016, up 2.8% year-on-year (the same below). Exports grew by 1.9% to USD172.29 billion, and imports grew by ...
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According to statistics by Japanese customs, Japan’s volume of goods trade was USD708.01 billion from January to July in 2016, down 6.0% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 0.9% to USD364.92 billion, and imports fell by ...
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According to the statistics of H.M. Revenue and Customs, the U.K.’s volume of goods trade was USD525.51 billion from January to June in 2016, down 4.2% year-on-year (the same below). Exports fell by 11.3% to USD206.90 billion, and ...
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The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on tax rules for alcoholic beverages. The consultation, which will run for three months, will evaluate whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other ...
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Mainfreight has opened a new branch in the United Kingdom, providing the full range of air and ocean services. With this Mainfreight extends its global network to 239 branches in 21 countries. In Europe it is now present in Belgium, France, ...
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InfoMotion’s integrated 3PL logistics management software has gone live at Sydney-headquartered M3 Logistics, an independent specialist in warehousing and distribution for suppliers of electrical appliances. InfoMotion icsLogistics ...
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On 1 July 2016, the Australian Border Force (ABF) voluntary trade facilitation initiative, Australian Trusted Trader (ATT), opened to all Australian businesses active in the international supply chain. In the first six weeks of full ...
America’s back, free trade agreements are helping (particularly with China), and Europe remains on Australian business horizons despite Brexit. This is according to the 2016 DHL Export Barometer. However, exporters are muddling ...
China imported 21.20 million mt of coal in July, including lignite, thermal and metallurgical material, down 2.5% from June and 0.2% year on year, according to preliminary data released Monday by China's General Administration of Customs. ...