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15.03.30
LA and LB Ports to Collaborate to Improve Cargo Flow
Top executives from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles held a kickoff meeting last week to begin working together to focus on cargo conveyance strategies that will enhance velocity and efficie...
15.03.27
Vietnam Calls for Using Low-sulphur Marine Fuel
Vietnam will ban using marine fuel with high sulphur content in the main ocean transport routes to and from the country, as part of its policy to embrace environmentalism. Starting from January 201...
15.03.25
Ex-Japan Air Freight to US Triples in February
Consolidated export cargoes that were transported by air from Japan in February this year surged 42.1% compared to the same period last year to 99,448 tons due to huge increases in transpacific air...
15.03.23
US West Coast Terminals Increase Throughput 46%
In the wake of a tentative labor deal announced Feb. 20 and the formation of a port-wide chassis pool on March 1, marine terminals at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach moved 46% more c...
15.03.20
Container Volumes at PSW Ports Plunge in February
Container throughput decreased notably in February at each of the Pacific Southwest (PSW) ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland. Los Angeles handled 502,663 TEUs of containers last month, wh...
15.03.18
Cargo Traffic from Japan to China Surges 21% in Jan.
The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) unveiled on March 16 that exports of shipments from Japan to China soared 21.3% year on year to 902,170 tons in January, due to increases in waste plastic and paper....
15.03.18
Containerships Berthed Longer at LA, LB Ports in Jan.
Most of the containerships leaving Los Angeles and Long Beach in January were berthed at the twin ports longer by an average of four days than the corresponding month of 2014, according to the Japa...
15.03.16
TSA Revenue Index from Asia to USEC Achieves Record High
The TSA Revenue Index for eastbound transpacific services fell in January on a month-on-moth basis for the first time in the past three months. The index for cargo moving from Asia to the West Coas...
15.03.13
Carriers Unveil Asia to Caribbean Ports Rate Hike
Asia to Caribbean Trade Agreement (ACTA) lines have announced their rate restoration plan in the Caribbean trade from Japan. The quantum will be USD700 per TEU and USD1,000 per FEU, effective April...
15.03.13
Global Container Traffic Declines 5% in January
In January, 10,841,300 TEUs of containers were traded worldwide, decreasing year on year for the fourth consecutive month, according to a report compiled by Container Trades Statistics, Ltd. (CTS) ...
