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11.06.29
Japan, Singapore Agree on AEO Mutual Recognition
Customs authorities of Japan and Singapore signed a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) on Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) at the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council Sessions in Brussel...
11.06.27
Asia-Red Sea Lines Announce Rate Hikes
Informal Red Sea Agreement (IRSA) lines announced Thursday their plan to restore freight rates on the trade from the Far East including Japan to Red Sea ports on a non-biding, voluntary basis. The...
11.06.23
Vietnam ? Laos JV Firm Launches Operation at Vung Ang Port
Vietnam - Laos Vung Ang Port Joint Stock Company recently has launched its operation at the Vung Ang economic zone in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. A contract set up the joint venture was signed in A...
11.06.22
Think Tank Predicts 2.6% Rise in Japan’s Box Volume for FY2011
Overall volume of oceangoing containers imported to and exported from Japan will be under the influence of the Great East Japan Earthquake in the first half of fiscal 2011 （April-September 2011）...
11.06.21
MLIT Puts off Reviewing Oceangoing Shipping’s Antitrust Immunity
The government of Japan has decided for the time being not to review the antitrust immunity enjoyed by oceangoing shipping service providers. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and To...
11.06.20
Jiro Nakamura Succeeds Yasuo Ito As JIFFA Chairman
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA） agreed on a business plan for fiscal 2011 （April 2011-March 2012） during its 26th general assembly held on June 15. The business...
11.06.17
FMC Seeks Comments on China's Plea to Raise Bond Amount for US NVO
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is issuing a notice of inquiry to solicit public comment on the Ministry of Transport of China's proposal to increase the amount of the bond for U.S.-bas...
11.06.14
Korea, China, Japan Mull Milk Run Infrastructure for Autoparts
South Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy unveiled last week a project for building up a global milk run infrastructure for autoparts with its neighboring nations of Japan and China in a bid to ...
11.06.13
Busan, Shandong Province Ports Enter into Strategic Alliance
Four Shandong Province ports in Chin and North Asia's hub port Busan, South Korea, concluded an agreement on strategic port operation on June 8, which would allow them to provide prompt and effici...
11.06.10
Asia to Europe Container Traffic Climbs 4% in April
The volume of containerized shipments transported westbound from Asia to Europe grew in April 2011, according to a report on container traffic to and from Europe. They increased 3.87% from a year ...
