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12.06.27
Thailand to Abolish Import Duty on 80 Auto Parts
According to the Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO）, Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations is slashing the import duty for 80 items of Japanese auto parts to 0% with retroactive eff...
12.06.26
Unionized Truck Drivers Go on Strike Monday
Unionized truck in South Korea staged a strike on Monday calling for a 30 percent raise in trucking fees, a cut in fuel prices and road fees, and other demands. The nationwide strike reportedly ha...
12.06.25
Exports from Asia to U.S. down 2.1% to 1.051 Million TEUs in April
In April 2012, 18 Asian economies exported a total of 1.051 million TEUs of containerized shipments to the U.S., decreasing 2.1% from a year earlier, according to the Japan Maritime Center （JMC）...
12.06.21
Japan's Think-Tank Predicts 3.2% Box Cargo Increase for FY2012
It is projected that imports and exports of containerized shipments to and from nine major ports in Japan will increase 3.2% year on year to 12,865,000 TEUs in total in fiscal 2012 (April 2012-Mar...
12.06.20
JIFFA Holds First General Assembly As General Incorporated Association
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA） on June 14, 2012 approved reports on its business projects and financial performance in fiscal 2011 （April 2011-March 2012）. Dur...
12.06.15
Japan Calls on Improvement on Logistics via TSR
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry （METI） on June 12, 2012 held a briefing session on progresses made at the Fifth Japan-Russia Investment Forum. At the forum, which was held in Kazan, ...
12.06.13
Customs Union to Start Advance Cargo Information
The customs authorities of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have adopted at the recent meeting of the Joint Board of the Customs Services of the Member States of the Customs Union held in Taganrog, ...
12.06.13
Outbound Containers from Asia Rises 5% in April
In April 2012, exports from Asia increased 4.85% to 3,752,100 TEUs, scoring a year-on-year increase for three months in a row, or since February, according to a report on global container movement...
12.06.12
World Container Index Falls 2.7% in Week Ended on June 7
According to U.K.'s Drewry Shipping Consultant, the World Container Index （WCI） of the average spot prices in all trade routes stood at $2,376.6 per FEU in the week from May 31 through June 7, a...
12.06.12
Indonesia to Restrict Import of fresh bulb vegetables to 4 Entry Points
The Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency has restricted the entry of fresh bulb vegetables to its designated points. Effective June 19, 2012, the importation of fresh bulb vegetables shall on...
