Exporters are reporting difficulty securing container space, particularly in Hawkes Bay ( Port of Napier ), Christchurch ( Port of Lyttelton ) and Otago (Port Otago), according to Export NZ.
In a letter sent to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, the senators raised concerns that anti-competitive practices in New Zealand's dairy industry could greatly harm US dairy farmers.
The government will spend up to $21 million to establish a network of open-access food development facilities across the country, Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee announced this week.
This financing will help improve American exporters' competitiveness by giving them finance to export US goods. To lift export performance, America may also lift export restrictions on some high-end technology goods.
NZ Customs Service and China Customs explored the possibility of paperless trading between the two countries at a recent meeting as part of discussions to implement the New Zealand-China Free-Trade Agreement (FTA).
Ports of Auckland expects the Wiri rail link to offer greater efficiencies and flexibility for exporters and importers who are able to drop off and pick up containers without having to negotiate the Auckland motorways.
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.
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.
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.
