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10.07.29
New Cranes Now Operational in Bangkok
Work for replacing gantry cranes at Berths 20D/20E at the port of Bangkok and the subsequent process of around 10 days trial and acceptance had been completed and the normal operation of the new c...
10.07.29
Japan Expands Aid to Delhi-Mumbai Freight Rail Corridor Initiative
The governments of Japan and India have agreed on a yen loan of up to JPY1.616 billion (about US$18 million) for the second phase of India's railroad development project. India’s Dedicated Freight...
10.07.28
Top Five Box Ports Enjoys Double-digit Gains in 1st Six Months
The world’s top five container ports all enjoyed double-digit growth year on year in container throughput in the first half of 2010 (January-June), proving they were no longer under the influence ...
10.07.27
Japan's Trade Surplus Surges 41% in June
Japan's exports for June increased 27.7% to 5.866 trillion yen while imports rose 26.1% to 5.179 trillion yen, with trade surplus surging 41% from a year before to 687.0 billion yen (US$7.8 billio...
10.07.26
Liberia becomes the 138th Contracting Party to the Harmonized System Convention
On 26 June 2010, the Republic of Liberia deposited with the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) its instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Harmonized ...
10.07.26
Philippines and Kenya accede to the Revised Kyoto Convention
On 25 May 2010, the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Kenya deposited their instruments of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Custom...
10.07.22
Pipeline Explosion in Dalian Port Affecting Cargo Operation
China's Dalian Port (PDA) Co. which operates oil and container terminals at northeast China’s Dalian port has announced on Monday that all terminals at Xingang area and Dayaowan area have resumed ...
10.07.21
Huangpu Old Port Witnesses Serious Congestion
Huangpu's Old Port Big Terminal has been seriously congested since early July, according to carrier sources. This has largely been caused by an influx of cargo through the Huangpu gateway before t...
10.07.20
Japan-Middle East Lines Eye Rate Hikes in August Again
The Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) plans a rate restoration of US$150 per TEU and $300 per FEU for shipments from Japan to the Middle East, effective August 1, 2010. The IRA is a group of container...
10.07.16
Box Traffic in China Sets Records in First Half of 2010
Containerized shipments handled at ports in China during the first half of 2010 (January-June) reached an all-time high of 68,701,800 TEUs, according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Tran...
