Category: archives

Topic “Shipping” — Exporter Magazine

Slow steaming has at the end of May 2010 absorbed 100 ships totalling 580,000 TEU, or 4.1 % of the world’s cellular fleet, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing the Paris-based Alphaliner agency. International...

Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

Airborne Honey recently introduced the world’s first honest, undamaged and traceable (HUT) honey jar label at the Andaz Hotel in Shanghai. Airborne Honey presented to an audience of 250 people, including 60 media at,...

Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

Now they’re drinking our organic espresso in Kuwait. Kiwi coffee company Franchise Development Ltd (FDL) has opened its first Esquires Coffee House in the Gulf state bringing the brand’s Middle East presence to 12...

Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

Half of New Zealand exporters face business challenges because of cultural or language barriers when exporting to a market that does not speak English, according to a recent exporter survey conducted by DHL Express...

Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

The Icehouse Business Growth Centre in Auckland has signed a partnership with Tinghua University Science Park (Tus-Park) Beijing for the establishment of a China Market Development Hub. New Zealand’s first homegrown muesli bar manufacturer,...

Topic “Westpac” — Exporter Magazine

Australia’s Westpac bank has begun buying carbon offsets from New Zealand forest owners with the aim of selling them to big polluting firms as part of the country’s emissions trading scheme, according to a...

Topic “carbon trading” — Exporter Magazine

Australia’s Westpac bank has begun buying carbon offsets from New Zealand forest owners with the aim of selling them to big polluting firms as part of the country’s emissions trading scheme, according to a...

Topic “apples” — Exporter Magazine

A US federal proposal is being put forward that would provide an estimated US$20 million (NZ$27 million) for apple farmers to switch to new varieties such as Honeyscrips that sell at a premium compared...

Topic “Marfret” — Exporter Magazine

The United States Australasia Discussion Agreement (USADA) member lines have called for a general rate increase of US$150 (NZ$209) per TEU and $300 (NZ$419) per FEU to apply on dry and refrigerated shipments moving...