2021

Global air cargo demand recovers to pre-COVID levels in January

 IATA notes that all regions saw improvement and North America and Africa were the strongest performers The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand returned to pre-COVID levels…

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G20 international merchandise trade on path to recovery, says OECD

Trade continued to rebound in the fourth quarter of 2020, with exports up 7.2% and imports up 6.8% The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports that G20 international merchandise trade continued to rebound in the fourth quarter of…

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Tribunal finds dumping/subsidizing of plywood from China causes no injury to Canadian industry

Anti-dumping/countervailing duties will not be collected by the CBSA on importations of these goods The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined that the dumping and subsidizing of certain decorative and other non-structural plywood originating in or exported from China, have not…

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Dumping of certain upholstered seating from China and Vietnam injures Canadian industry says CITT

Provisional anti-dumping and/or countervailing duties could soon apply to importations of these goods After conducting a preliminary injury inquiry the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that it found a a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain…

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Canadian railways total freight volume unchanged in December

Traffic from domestic freight operations increased while traffic from the U.S. remained low Statistics Canada reports that Canadian railways carried 32.4 million tonnes of freight in December, the same amount as in December 2019, and the second highest on record…

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WTO reports strong world trade rebound in the fourth quarter of 2020

Marked improvement in merchandise trade since it dropped sharply in the first half of last year According to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest Goods Trade Barometer, global merchandise trade volume growth remained strong in the fourth quarter of 2020…

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Dumping of certain grinding media from India injures Canadian industry according to CITT

Provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties could soon apply to these goods After conducting a preliminary injury inquiry the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it found a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain grinding media from India…

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Tribunal to decide if certain welded pipe should be exempt from anti-dumping duty

Trade Tribunal will determine whether a requested product exclusion should be granted The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) initiated an interim review of its October 2016 finding concerning welded pipe originating in or exported from China and Japan. This interim…

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Canada – U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel until March 21

 The border closure does not apply to freight and to certain essential travel Canada and the United States are extending by another month the border restrictions put in place at the end of March 2020. It has been determined that…

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WTO members elect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) made history on Monday when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria…

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