The Vietnamese government has approved a joint bid involving APM Terminals for a new container terminal just to the north of Danang, the country's third-largest city. It has been announced that Maersk subsidiary APM Terminals have been awarded a 50-year lease and will be working with...
Rail freight upgrades delivered at Moora and Cranbook in late-2025 are playing a critical role in moving Western Australia's largest ever grain harvest, helping to get more than 24 million tonnes of product to port faster. Delivered under the $200 million Agricultural Supply Chain Improvements Program,...
Following the IEEPA tariff ruling, the Trump administration has announced new trade investigations aimed at 16 trading partners over alleged unfair trade practices and industrial overcapacity that they believe are undermining American manufacturing. The investigations will determine whether policies such as government subsidies, state-owned enterprises or...
Bottled wine exports from Chile began 2026 with a significant decline. In January, shipments dropped by 12.5% in volume and 9.3% in value compared to the same month last year. The country exported 3.7 million cases, generating $105.4 million in revenue. Despite the overall decrease, the...
Dutch wine imports declined in the first three quarters of 2025, dropping by 3.3% in value and 12.7% in volume from January to September 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. The revenue for this period was €1.038bn for 265.3m litres of wine, which led...
The latest Drewry World Container Index (WCI) Index increased 8% to $2,123 per 40ft container this week. This was primarily due to a sharp rise in rates on the Asia-Europe route, alongside gains on the Transpacific route. The following trade routes experienced increases: Shanghai-Rotterdam (19%), Shanghai-Genoa...
The Council of the European Union has formally adopted a new regulation setting out a modernised policy framework for the EU wine sector. This framework consists of measures that aim to support a competitive, resilient and future-orientated wine sector with initiatives across climate adaptation, simplifying labelling...
Tariffs on products from so-called 'unfriendly' countries, in particular the 25% tariff on wines, and increasing prices has resulted in Russia having no cost accessible foreign wines left under 600 rubles (£5.81). This has seen Russia's total wine imports in 2025 drop to a record...
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has lowered the import value-added tax (VAT) on 16 agricultural products. This change, which became effective early February, will see the VAT on the majority of the listed products decrease from 13% to 9%. The products included are...
The start of 2026 saw the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) sign a Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (iTA). Whilst Mercosur has been a substantial market for EU exports, worth €55 billion in goods in 2024, it was the...