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16.12.29
Think Tank Predicts Slight Gain in Japan’s Box Exports for 2017
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, Inc. (NRIC) unveiled outlooks for the economy and cargo transport in fiscal 2017 (April 2017-March 2018). The think tank projected that imports and exports...
16.12.28
TSA Revenue Index Continues Rising
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) recently unveiled that its index for freight rates for west coast and inland point intermodal (IPI) services went up by 1.2 points to 76.44 points in ...
16.12.28
South Korea's Box Volumes Expand 5.4% in November
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea announced on Dec. 26 that trade ports in the nation processed a total of 123.66 million tons of cargo in November, which increased 3.2% year on y...
16.12.26
Moody Unveils Negative Outlook for Shipping Industry
Moody's has said that its outlook for the global shipping industry in 2017 is negative, reflecting continued oversupply and a 7-10% decline in EBITDA. Dry bulk freight rates will remain low due to ...
16.12.22
Philippines Mulls New Barge Facility to Reduce Truck Traffic
Philippines's Department of Transportation (DOTr) has received and is studying a proposal to develop a common-user barge and RoRo terminal in the province of Cavite, Philippines. DOTr says that the...
16.12.21
Asia to US Box Traffic Reaches All-time November High
Exports from Japan to China decreased 0.3% from a year earlier to 947,556 tons in October, which registered the first year-on-year decline in three months, according to a report on container moveme...
16.12.20
Japan-China Containers Decrease in Both Directions in Oct.
Exports from Japan to China decreased 0.3% from a year earlier to 947,556 tons in October, which registered the first year-on-year decline in three months, according to a report on container moveme...
16.12.20
Myanmar to Introduce AEO Scheme in October 2017
Starting from October 2017, the Myanmar Customs Department will implement its Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) scheme, a new system that will simplify and expedite the release of imported and ex...
16.12.16
Box Throughput at Vietnamese Ports Sets Record in 2015
Trade ports in Vietnam handled a total of 11,089,557 TEUs of containers in 2015, which soared 10.8% year on year from 10,009,364 TEUs to reach an all-time high, according to the Vietnam Seaports As...
16.12.16
Box Traffic at Singapore Rises 7% in November
The port of Singapore handled 2.573 million TEUs in November, representing a 7.1% increase over the same month last year, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. For the first 11...
