rnational freight sector in China. Author’s Resource BoxStephen Willis is Managing Director of RW Freight Services a UK based freight transport company, established freight companyin 1971 and operating specialist freight services to and from China China Import Surviving The Downturn Author : Stephen Willis Submitted : freight company2009-01-29 18:07:15 Word Count : 663 Popularity: 26 Tags: Freight services, shipping companies, international freight, freight transport, freight forwarding Author RSS Feed Despite the current impact of the world economic freight companycrisis which has seen factory closureutical industry. To give it its full name, Her Majesties Naval Base Portsmouth is undoubtedly the single largest employer in the city. It employs several thousands of people working on the ships that have their home port in Portsmouth. Two thirds of the Royal Navy’s ships are based here meaning there is an abundance of repair and logistical support work available. Realising that it could not for ever be reliant on ship-building or heavy industry, Portsmouth has been successful in attracting some ‘hi-tech’ and ‘blue chip’ companies. One such company is EADS-Astrium; a leading space telecommunications company which has premises in Portsmouth. The company specialises in constructing satellites that aid military navigation and communications. The UK Ministry of freight companyDefence uses their SKYNET 4 & 5 systems. IBM has for many years used Portsmouth as one of its major locations within the UK. With a location at North Harbour visible from the M27 motorway the Portsmouth offices of IBM are their freight companyHead Offices in the UK. IBM – International Business Machines, was established as a company in its own right in 1911 in the USA, its Portsmouth office employs several hundred people locally and several thousands throughout the UK. For many decades now it has been one of the world leaders in developing Information & Communication Technologies. A younger ‘hi-tech’/computer company based in Portsmouth is Climax who produce cross-platform games for the computer freight companyindustry. Established in 1988 they are the company behind the ‘computer’ version of the television game – ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’. Actually involved in the manufacture of computers is NovaTech who have their Head Office and manufacturing base in Portsmouth. They are based in ts and job losses in China in recent weeks, China is expected to continue as the leader in global trade and remain an nt cargo or goods carriage insurance. You can visit Carriers Insurance for further, more detailed informpularity: 24 Tags: Freight services, china import, china imports, shipping companies, international freight, freight transport, freight forwarding, freightrs, Civilian aircraft and Soybeans. Plastics, raw cotton and industrial machines were also each significant trade sectors. Other important exports from the Unites States are copper, coitate freight transport between the two trading partners, including advice regarding customs and the issues relating to transport. The market for China imports in the Unites States is massive eastern seaboard. The third berth at Shenzhen Dachan Bay Terminal One has now been completed and there will be three more berths by the end of 2009. A consortium is also planning to build a four berth second Dachan Bay terminal, to be completed by 2010. This investment is justified against an expectation of continued increase in demand for freight services in the region, with the South China market expected to grow at 10 per annum in the coming years. Despite the recent downturn, China remains the factory of the world, with efficient manufacturing, low labour costs, high quality infrastructure and effective freight transport. What more, the Beijing government is acting decisively and taking measures to reverse the impact of the world economic crisdesigned to help businesses survive the decline in demand. These have included directions to state banks to lend more mon important market for international freight. Although China growth rate has fallen to 9 in the third quarter of 2008, down from its growth rate of 11.9 last year, this is still a remarkably impressive growth rate. Similarly, although growth at China two largest ports, Shenzhen and Shanghai have slowed down this year, we are stilldiscount offer by the comhttp://www.gfsforwarding.com/