As one of the world's fastest growing economies in the developing world, India is a hotbed of innovation and opportunity This bodes well for the international freight transport sector and shipping companies as their business grows in parallel with the buoyant economy in India

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, in fact it is the second fastest growing of the developing economies after China With a population of over 1 billion and a rapidly developing infrastructure as well as a fast growing middle class, India represents a very interesting new growth market opportunity for British businesses in a number of sectors

India is undergoing a period of rapid economic growth and the freight forwarding industry in India is growing in tandem In order to help promote economic growth in India, the government is investing in developing its transport infrastructure so that the country can continue on its path towards becoming a more industrialised nation, with transport links that make international freight more seamless and cost-effective

Denmark is a dynamic economy and has a flourishing freight services sector Denmark's economy spans agriculture, assisted by the latest cutting edge technology, and a vibrant and innovative private sector

Latest 2010 figures show that China has now overtaken Japan as the second largest economy in the world after Japan This improvement in the relative performance of China is encouraging news to the freight forwarding sector in China, that has been battling with the global downturn in trade in recent years

With an important position on the edge of Europe, Holland is an outward looking country with a strong economy The freight forwarding infrastructure in Holland has seen substantially investment over recent years so as to help boost its overseas trade and its role at the heart of European international freight

Sweden has an exemplary international freight infrastructure with internal and external communications that are second to none The economy is in good shape, despite the global slowdown, with substantial GDP growth over the last decade and it is judged to be one of the most competitive and robust economies anywhere in the world

In fact, Norway is the world's second largest exporter of oil, after Saudi Arabia It is therefore no surprise that it is a major shipping country, with one of the largest merchant fleets in the world

Germany is Europe's largest economy and a star performer in world trade It is therefore no surprise that the freight services market in Germany is well served by a wide range of shipping companies and freight companies

Freight services in Finland are being transformed by one single key economic driver - the growth in freight transport demand from Russia Despite the recent short term slowdown of the Russian economy, the underlying demand is positive and the freight services infrastructure in Finland is expected to continue to be boosted as the requirement for freight transport increases over the medium and long term