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11.05.31
Philippines Set to Go Electronic on Auto Imports Certificate
Effective June 6, 2011, Philippines' Bureau of Customs (BoC) will require car manufacturers registered with the Board of Investment's Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) to implement the elec...
11.05.27
Yellow Sea Container Traffic Grows 11% in 1st Quarter
The South Korea/China trade saw a double-digit increase in container movement in the first quarter （January-March） of 2011, according to the Yellow Sea Liner Committee （YSLC）. A total of 601,0...
11.05.25
Japan, South Korea Agree on AEO Mutual Recognition
Customs authorities of Japan and South Korea signed an arrangement on mutual recognition of the Authorized Economic Operator （AEO） system. Under the pact, customs authorities of the two countrie...
11.05.24
Asia to US Box Traffic Shows First Decline in 16 Months
In March 2011, eastbound container trade from Japan and 17 other Asian economies to the U.S. was sluggish, according to a report released recently by the Japan Maritime Center （JMC）. As exports ...
11.05.23
Vietnamese Ports to Introduce Electronic Customs Procedures
Starting from June 9, 2011, Vietnamese ports will apply electronic customs declarations on a trial basis under Prime Minister Decision No 22/2011/QD-TTG. The ports involved are Hai Phong, Da Nang,...
11.05.20
Swiss Origin Cargo via German Ports Now Required EXS
Effective May 1, 2011 German Customs requires the declaration of security data elements for cargo originating in Switzerland and to be loaded onto a vessel which will leave the territory of the Eu...
11.05.19
FMC Set to Look into Freight Indexes, Derivatives
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced the formation of an internal Container Freight Index and Derivatives Working Group. The working group will gather information, research, an...
11.05.17
Intra-Asia Box Traffic Makes Steady 5.7% Growth in 1Q
In the first quarter (January to March) of 2011, major shipping companies transported a total of 3,174,000 TEUs of containers on the intra-Asia trade (among 12 Asian economies), which represented ...
11.05.13
Transpacific Container Volume Keeps Moderate Growth
Container trade between Asia and the U.S. was brisk in both directions in February 2011, according to a report unveiled recently by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Eastbound shipments from 18 As...
11.05.12
Asia-Europe Trade Sees 8% Volume Increase in March
In March 2011, westbound containers from Asia to Europe increased 8.18% from a year earlier to 1,164,900 TEUs, according to Container Trade Statistics Ltd. (CTS) of the U.K. They came back from Fe...
