News
11.08.31
Asia to US Container Traffic Loses Momentum
Container trade between Asia and the U.S. was sluggish in June 2011, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Eastbound shipments from 18 Asian countries and regions to the U.S. decreased 3....
11.08.30
IADA Lines to Implement Rate Restoration in October
Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement （IADA） lines announced Monday that they are set to implement rate restoration on October 1, 2011, on a voluntary, non-biding basis. Under the plan, the freight ra...
11.08.29
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Grows 16% in July
Container traffic on the intra-Asia trade was brisk in July 2011, achieving a double-digit increase from a year earlier. The combined volume of containerized shipments handled by major shipping co...
11.08.26
Chennai Container Truck Strike Called off
The four-day-long strike by container truck drivers that had crippled cargo operation in the Indian port of Chennai was called off Tuesday night after negotiations between the truck drivers, port ...
11.08.24
Oceangoing Liner Service to Return to Sendai in Late September
According to shipping line sources, there will be operation restrictions for import shipments in South The Port of Sendai will play host to the first container service since the Great East Japan E...
11.08.23
Port Operations in China to Be Restricted in Coming Holidays
According to shipping line sources, there will be operation restrictions for import shipments in South China during the forthcoming China National Day holiday （including Guangdong, Guangxi, Haina...
11.08.23
Course for qualifying IMTSs to be provided in Tokyo
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) will offer a new curriculum in 2011, upgrading the previous nine-day course (27 lectures) to a 10-day course (30 lectures).
11.08.23
Practical English communication course to be held in Osaka
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA)’s Foreign Language Training Committee will hold its annual practical English communication course in Osaka.
11.08.17
Korea-China Box Traffic Grows Steadily But T/S Cargo Plunges
Container trade between South Korea and China was steady in the first half (January-June) of 2011. The overall volume of containerized shipments transported on the trade was 1,255,265 TEUs, an in...
11.08.16
Brazil Introduces 'Port Without Paper' Program
The Brazilian Federal Ports Bureau's Porto Sem Papel (PSP: Port Without Paper) program has been implement at Santos Port since August 1. The scheme will be extended to Rio de Janeiro on August 15 ...
