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16.05.30

Mainland, Hong Kong Customs Ink Cooperation Pact

To strengthen Hong Kong's role as an international trade and logistics hub as well as to encourage the trade to choose Hong Kong as a transhipment location for their goods, the Mainland and Hong Ko...

16.05.26

Box Volumes in South Korea Dip 2.5% in April

Trade ports in South Korea processed a total of 119.32 million tons of shipments in April, according to an announcement made recently by the country’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, which added ...

16.05.25

IMO Eyes 3-Month Transitional Period on VGM Regulations

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) circular providing advice to Administrations, port State control authorities, companies, port terminals an...

16.05.25

JIFFA Members Move 106.013 Mln Tons to/from Japan in FY2015

The combined volume of international multimodal cargo that members of Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) moved to and from Japan in the second half of fiscal 2015 (Octo...

16.05.24

TSA Revenue Index Continues Declining

The TSA Revenue Index for the west coast of North America and inland point intermodal (IPI) services provided in March fell by 5.61 points from the previous month to 74.91, setting the lowest recor...

16.05.23

Japanese Businesses Tap into ASEAN Markets

Teikoku Databank, Ltd. (TDB) recently unveiled that a total of 11,328 Japanese enterprises have commenced business operations in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries. On ...

16.05.20

Hong Kong Sees Continued Contraction of Box Volumes

Container throughput at the port of Hong Kong fell for the 22nd consecutive month, handling 1.578 million TEUs in April, a decline of 9.3% over the same month last year. The volume handled by the K...

16.05.20

Asia to Caribbean Lines Unveil June Rate Hike

Member lines of the Asia to Caribbean Trade Agreement (ACTA) have agreed on a voluntary and non-binding basis to target a rate restoration in the Caribbean trade from Japan. The recommended quantum...

16.05.19

India to Add New Tax on Import Shipments

India's Finance Ministry seems to be increasing its service tax gradually. It has proposed to impose a tax called Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) from June. The import freight has been removed from the Ne...