China cargo flows return to pre-coronavirus levels
Finally, some good news about the coronavirus and global supply chains: Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly [...]
March 18, 2020
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Consequences of coronavirus for the Chinese timber industry
Since mid-January, continued measures taken by China to control the spread of coronavirus have slowed [...]
March 18, 2020
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Coronavirus crisis: China aims to revive trade by cutting port fees
China's government is suspending or reducing port fees and other transport costs, a move that is expected to help [...]
March 17, 2020
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German furniture manufacturers can’t deliver to China
The effects of the coronavirus on the German-Chinese furniture trade are clearly noticeable, but not the only influences.   [...]
March 17, 2020
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New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China complicated
The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]
March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese timber market faces severe demand shrinkage this year
The Chinese timber market, which was forced to extend holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak, officially resumed work [...]
March 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: Chinese ports full; supply of logs jammed, prices rising
The supply of both New Zealand radiata pine as well as European spruce is reducing in [...]
March 13, 2020
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Vietnamese wood companies seek for alternative materials suppliers due to coronavirus crisis
Local wood processing enterprises need to widen supply chains with a focus on seeking suppliers from domestic and [...]
March 13, 2020
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Swedish forest industry impacted by weak European markets
As a whole, 2019 was a good year for the Swedish forest industry, but not as [...]
March 6, 2020
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Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China; global timber industry starts to shake
As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood trade in [...]
March 4, 2020
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