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13.01.31

Busan Transshipment Volume Shows Solid Growth

South Korea’ Port of Busan handled a total of 17,023,000 TEUs of containerized shipments in 2012, growing 5.2% year on year to reach an all-time high. In breakdown, exports and imports accounted ...

13.01.30

TSA to Expand Scope to Include Westbound Transpacific Trade

The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) will expand its scope to include the entire transpacific round trip, including the westbound trade, effective February 3, 2013. Once the reshuffle be...

13.01.30

JETRO Surveys Business Conditions of Japanese-Affiliated Firms in Africa

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has unveiled s report on the business operations of Japanese-affiliated firms in Africa. The research had been conducted between August and October 20...

13.01.29

Completion of Panama Canal Expansion One Year behind Schedule

Completion of the Panama Canal Expansion will be delayed by one year to mid-2015 instead of the original deadline of mid-2014 as the program is only 50 percent complete to date.According to the P...

13.01.28

NACCS Agrees with South Korean Service Provider

Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc., known as NACCS, has recently concluded a business agreement with Korea Trade Network Co., Ltd. (KTNET).The South Korean service provider...

13.01.24

Japanese Consolidated Airfreight Exports down 9.1% in 2012

Japanese freight forwarders handled 912,367 tons of consolidated airfreight in 2012, according to a report compiled by the Japan Air Freight Association (JAFA).Decreasing 9.1% year on year, the t...

13.01.24

Freight Rates from South Korea Go up in Mid-January

All-in freight rates for container services from South Korea to North America and Europe both picked up in mid-January 2013, anticipating that freight movement will increase until the Chinese Spri...

13.01.22

Indonesia Issues Regulation on Import of Cellular Phones, Handheld Computers, Tablet Computers

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade has issued Regulation 82/M-DAG/PER/12/2012 about the provisions for import of cellular phones, handheld computers, and tablet computers. According to the minister, c...

13.01.18

Japan's Transport Ministry Orders Grounding of Boeing's Dreamliners

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) issued a technical circular directive (TCD) in the wake of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's emergency airworthiness...