Shipping Trade and Transport News 2nd December 2015 

 

Port News

 

Port of Mobasa (vessels in port 25) - 2000 containers lost by cargo theft at Kenya Ports. Traders are puzzled at how the theft is taking place undetected. 

 

Laem Chabank -  The port has plans for a £111 million upgrade to improve efficiency as a trade hub for ASEAN.

 

Trade News - EU Commission Priority -The internet and digital technologies are transforming our world. This could contribute €415 billion per year to our economy and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. 

 

It's time to make the EU's single market fit for the digital age – tearing down regulatory walls and moving from 28 national markets to a single one.

 

TTIP  EU - USA 1st May 2016

 

The EU is negotiating an ambitious and balanced trade and investment deal with the US. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will create new trade and investment opportunities for companies, big and small, and new jobs. For consumers, it will cut prices and widen choice, while keeping the EU's high standards for consumer protection, social rights and environmental rules. 

 

EU aim is to lower and remove customs duties to the US and at the same time cut red tape between the EU and USA

 

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