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16.10.31
CONCOR Adds New Dadri–Tondiarpet Train Link
India's state-run Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) launched regularly scheduled container train service from Dadri in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh to Tondiarpet in Chennai on Oct...
16.10.28
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Dips 4.5% in August
The combined volume of containerized shipments that major shipping companies moved in August among 13 countries and regions in Asia decreased 4.5% from the corresponding month of 2015 to 1.073 mill...
16.10.26
TSA Recommends Minimum Rates for 2017/18 SCs
Member shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending a general tariff rate increase be filed in the amount of $600 per FEU for shipments moving from Asia to the ...
16.10.26
Osaka Processes 941,652 TEUs in H1
The Port of Osaka handled a total of 40.06 million tons of shipments in the first half (January-June) of this year, which increased 3.1% year on year, according to a preliminary report compiled by ...
16.10.25
IADA Lines Announce Ad-Hoc Rate Restorations
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has recommended its member carriers to implement the following ad-hoc rate restorations: - US$50 per TEU, effective November 15, 2016 for northbound cargo...
16.10.25
Chinese Ports Handle 3.5% More Boxes in Jan-Sept
Trade ports in China processed a total of 162.151 million TEUs of containers in the first nine months (January-September) of this year, which improved 3.5% year on year, according to a preliminary ...
16.10.21
August Japan-China Box Volumes Rise In and Out
Outbound containers from Japan to China increased 2.4% from a year earlier to 876,550 tons in August, enjoying the first year-on-year improvement in six months, according a report released on Oct. ...
16.10.21
Negative Growth in Hong Kong Box Throughput Shrinks in Sept
Container lifting at the Port of Hong Kong declined 0.7% year on year to 1.623 million TEUs in September. Negative growth in throughput, however, fell below 1% for the first time since August 2014....
16.10.20
South Korea’s Rate Disclosure Scheme Turns out Effective
The government of South Korea launched a new system in April, publically announcing container freight rates with the aim of stifling excessive competition among carriers and stabilizing freight rat...
16.10.20
Singapore Enjoys Gain in Box Throughput for 3rd Straight Month
The Port of Singapore processed 2.597 million TEUs of containers in September, which increased 7% from a year earlier, according to an announcement made by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singap...
