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10.10.29
Container Traffic within Asian Region Loses Momentum in Sept
The combined volume of containerized shipments handled by major shipping lines on the intra-Asia trade in September 2010 amounted to 1,039,000 TEUs, increasing a mere 1.9% from the 1,020,000 TEUs ...
10.10.26
Asia to US Box Volume Increases 21% in September
In September 2010, container traffic from 10 Asian economies to the U.S. leaped 20.9% year on year to 1,281,812 TEUs. From August 2010, however, it became weaker slightly, going down 4.4%, accord...
10.10.21
Dubai Customs Introduces Container Scanning System
Dubai Customs has launched its new firstling system of the radioactive scanning for mobile vehicles along with launching the latest system of its kind worldwide for detecting trucks and containers...
10.10.15
Box Traffic in China Tops 100-Million-TEU-TEU Mark in Jan-Sept
Container volumes handled in Chinese ports surpassed the 100 million-TEU mark in the first nine months of the year. In September, Chinese ports handled a total of 12.752 million TEUs, representing...
10.10.14
Exports up 14%, Imports down in July on Asia/U.S. Trade
In July 2010, eastbound containers from 18 countries and regions in Asia to the U.S. increased 14% from a year earlier to 1.139 million TEUs, exceeding the 1.1-million-TEU line for three months in...
10.10.12
JETRO Surveys Japanese Manufacturers in Europe, Turkey, US
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) recently has released the results of its latest surveys on Japanese manufacturers in Europe and Turkey and Japanese manufacturers in the US. Both surv...
10.10.08
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Reaches 10,000 Members
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism has surpassed 10,000 members. C-TPAT is the first and the largest anti-terrorism partnership p...
10.10.05
Pudong Airport Bonded Area Officially Operational
Shanghai Pudong Airport Comprehensive Bonded Area officially started business operation on September 28. The facility in the west of the Pudong Airport covers an area of 3.59 sq km, which should p...
10.10.04
UK Plans to Implement 24-Hour Rules Ahead of Schedule
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced the UK has set a target date of November 2, 2010 to introduce an operational Import Control System (ICS) system, the EU version o...
