News — Exporter Magazine
The Institute is expecting an outcry from importers who will have to pay hefty fees to MAF and incur demurrage and container detention costs.- Korea aims to by 2015 sit among the world’s top four makers of eco-friendly cars, including hybrid, electric and other vehicles based on alternative drive technology, according to the Korea Times.
- AP Moeller, the Copenhagen-based global shipping line, reported an annual loss of 7.0 billion kroner (USD$1.3 billion), citing a drop in global shipments of goods amid the economic crisis.
- According to a US research, world demand for food containers is forecast to increase 3.9% per year to USD$124 billion in 2013.
- China will use robots to help answer visitor queries at Shanghai’s two international airports and at the entrances of some of the major venues within the Shanghai World Expo.
- NZ exporters may need to brace for higher freight rates
- Kiwi exporters can’t have it all. Our lamb exporters are moaning while exporters to Australia are cheering.
