BRITAIN has set out a post-Brexit tariff plan, cutting import duties on many products while protecting industries such as automotive and agriculture...
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Britain touts plan for sweeping post-Brexit tariff cuts - EU and UK far apart in trade talks as virus scare disrupts negotiations
BRITAIN and the European Union are far apart on key issues they need to resolve if they are to strike a trade agreement by the year-end, reports...
- EU Council opens Brexit talks, seeks fishing rights, sees role for EU law
THE European Council, made up of heads of government of member states, has authorised the opening of negotiations for a new relationship with...
- Australia's lobster trade reels as China bans trade in live seafood
FISHERS along the Victorian coast have been forced to house 10,000 lobsters in seawater storage tanks on boats and in processing facilities now that...
- Switch to non-diesel trucks in Europe requires more charging, refuelling points
RADICAL policy changes are needed to encourage European fleet operators to invest in non-diesel trucks, according to the European Automobile...
- China to remove trade war tariffs on US-imported soy, pork
CHINA plans to scrap retaliatory tariffs on imports of US pork and soy by domestic companies, a step that may signal a broader trade agreement with...
- China's new scrap rules mean trouble for recyclable importers
CHINA's scrap metal importers expect disruptions in shipments to start this month due uncertainty surrounding new scrap restrictions starting in...
- Having beaten China's quotas, US hopes to beat EU on subsidies
FLUSHED with victory before the World Trade Organisation (WTO), in which the US won a dispute against China's grain import quotas, American trade...
- US wins WTO dispute against China's grain import quotas
THE United States won a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against China's use of tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn, which it...
- US, Canada, Mexico sign deal on agriculture in new trade pact
THE agriculture provisions of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) have been praised as an important advancement in the North American trading...
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Suffocating, China scrap trade looks to South and Southeast AsiaCHINA's ban of waste imports have disrupted global recycling markets by cutting inflows of waste paper, second-hand clothes and used plastic,...
- Box volume at Rotterdam up 6pc but total throughput dips 2pc
THE port of Rotterdam handled a total of 232
- US CBP collects US$2.5b in tariffs on goods
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan has told the CBP 2018 Trade Symposium in Atlanta that the agency has collected...
- EU-Japan set to ratify trade deal, Asian airlines will be first to benefit
JAPAN and the European Union have taken steps to solidify their relationship with what is being called the EU's largest bilateral trade agreement...
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Port restrictions in China disrupt berthingA wave of stricter port restrictions in south China has left steel producers searching for alternative ports to allow them to berth vessels carrying...
- Trudeau hints he may have given in to Trump on dairy access
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to have given ground to US President Donald Trump on access to Canada's protected dairy market, if...
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EU Sets Up Sustainable Fishing ModelOperating rules for European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) aid to help fishermen to comply with new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) requirements...
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Global shipping industry report and forecast releasedResearch and Markets has released the "Global Shipping Industry 2013 - Forecast, Trends & Opportunities" report, now available from their report...
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Rotterdam moves to halt whale trade, despite lack of risk to speciesThe Port of Rotterdam Authority has taken the environmentalist lobby's side on whaling, asking that shipping companies and terminal operators to stop...
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EU Commission Approves Amendment to Brodotrogir Restructuring Plan (Croatia)The European Commission has authorised an amendment to the restructuring plan for Brodotrogir, one of the Croat shipyards in difficulty.