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13.11.29
Cargo Throughput by JIFFA Members Grows 2.2% in Apr-Sept Period
A total of 48.009 million revenue tons of international multimodal cargoes were imported to and exported from Japan in the first half (April-September) of fiscal 2013, according to a report release...
13.11.28
IADA Announces Business Plan for Cargo to/from Japan
Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) member lines have unveiled their business plan for 2014 for shipments moving to and from Japan. Under the contract guidelines for 2014, IADA lines are recomme...
13.11.27
EC Opens Proceedings against 14 Asia-Europe Trade Carriers
The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings against 14 container liner shipping companies to investigate whether they engaged in concerted practices, in breach of EU antitrust r...
13.11.26
More Than 60% of Japanese Firms in US and Canada Eye Business Expansion
From September 6, 2013 through October 18, 2013, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) conducted its latest surveys on Japanese-affiliated firms (manufacturers in the US and both manufactur...
13.11.25
156 Japanese Firms Make Inroads into Myanmar
As of the end of October 2013, a total of 156 Japanese companies had made inroads in Myanmar, according to Teikoku Databank, Ltd. (TDB). The number increased a remarkable 71.4% from a year earlier ...
13.11.25
Transpacific Carriers Seek $500 Rate Hikes in Two Stages
Transpacific container lines intend to pursue further revenue improvement to achieve financial viability and maintain service levels customers expect in the service-intensive Asia-U.S. market. As a...
13.11.21
Box Traffic at Indian Ports Falls 4.6 % in Apr-Sept
India's 12 major ports handled a total of 4.34 million TEUs or 66.631 million tons in first half of fiscal 2013/14, representing a decline of 4.56% and 5.1%, respectively, according to the Indian P...
13.11.20
Box Throughput at Hong Kong Makes Turnaround in Oct
Container throughput at Hong Kong rose 1.6% from the same month last year to 1.882 million TEUs, representing its first year-on-year increase in the past nine months. In the first ten months, box v...
13.11.20
Japan's Export Cargo to China Falls 8.8% in September
Japan exported 885,878 tons of shipments to China in September 2013, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). From a year earlier, they went down 8.8% from 971,243 tons, and from a month earli...
13.11.18
Container Trade from Asia to US Grows 4.4% in September
Exports of containerized shipments from Japan and 17 other Asian economies to the U.S. increased 4.4% from a year earlier to 1,235,355 TEUs in September 2013, exceeding the 1.2-million-TEU line for...
