Australia and Pacific Region Archives - Page 10 of 30

China cargo flows rapidly return to pre-coronavirus levels

Finally, some good news about the coronavirus and global supply chains: Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly [...]

March 9, 2020

Coronavirus: China hopes 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 [...]

March 6, 2020

New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China is still complicated

The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]

March 6, 2020

Coronavirus: China log inventories are blowing out; supply of logs stuck, while prices are rising

The supply of both New Zealand radiata pine as well as European spruce is reducing in China due [...]

March 2, 2020

FSC to release improved trademark license agreement

The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting [...]

March 2, 2020

China blocked by the coronavirus: import-export at risk

China's isolation from coronavirus is turning into a logistical nightmare that threatens to have a heavy impact [...]

February 24, 2020

Australia’s Timberlink to enter CLT business

The Timberlink Australia Board has approved plans to enter the growing mass timber market enabled through building a [...]

February 24, 2020

Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China and starts to shake the global wood industry

As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood [...]

February 17, 2020

Global wood consumption in 2019, the lowest of the decade

The growth in global wood consumption has increased by only 0.3% in 2019, the lowest rate in [...]

February 4, 2020

Fears of wood supply chain problems in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus

There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns and cities [...]

February 3, 2020

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