In the summer of 2016 Unipac Shipping UK took on a project of transporting a life size sculpture of Capability Brown from China to France. Laury Dizengremel, the highly-regarded international sculptor, was commissioned to carry out the work, based on the portrait by Richard Cosway. The statue was made in Laury’s studio in China […]
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China\’s largest semi-submersible ship \”Xinguanghua\” carrying a floating platform for oil production, storage and unloading, set sail from Shengsi County in east China\’s Zhejiang Province on Saturday, 25th February towards North Sea Oil Field in the UK. The platform, also known as \”Hope No.6\” is the first of its kind built by China. It\’s cylindrical
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European textiles buyers are increasingly switching their sourcing and supply chains back to Europe because of China’s rising labour, raw material, and energy costs. Although China remains a world leader in textiles and apparel with exports of $284 billion in 2015, wages there have been rising at an annual compound growth rate of more than
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The result of the EU referendum on June 23rd has brought many questions as to how the country and economy will be affected. One of them is what Brexit holds for the shipping industry and companies trading internationally. The truth is that at this stage it is impossible to predict the implications of the Leave
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In the third quarter of 2016 British food and drink companies recorded their best ever overseas sales as they cashed in on the falling Pound. Data published by Food and Drink Federation revealed that export of food and non-alcoholic drink totalled a record £3.4 billion between July and September – up 12.1 percent on a
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The first freight train service from China arrived in London on Wednesday, January 18th completing its 18-day trip. The train originated in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, East China and terminated in London at Barking\’s Eurohub freight terminal. The 7,400-mile journey passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before entering the UK via
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The expansion of a port is a step closer after a consortium of British and European lenders agreed a £200m package of loans. The investors – including Allianz, RBS, Lloyds Bank and the European Investment Bank – have backed redevelopment of Dover\’s Western Docks. Allianz Global Investors has agreed to provide a £55m private
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The first freight train travelling from China to Latvia on the first regular direct freight route between the Asian superpower and Europe arrived at its destination on 5 November and will boost China’s imports and exports to the continent. Global Construction Review revealed that the service will be run by China Railway Express, a company
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A song complaining about the removal of tollbooths at the Dartford Crossing last year has attracted nearly one million views. The tollbooths were taken away and replaced with an automatic vehicle registration system in 2015 in a bid to cut the congestion at the busy spot. However, the move has been a bit of a
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Reducing CO2 emissions within the shipping industry is a key focus of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which is currently meeting in London. Climate Home reports that the first two days of the talks, which run until 28 October, have been dominated by discussions over how to deal with the climate impact of overseas
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