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17.02.28

Spanish Dockworkers Poised to Strike in March

The State Coordinator of Sea Workers union (Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores del Mar, CETM) in Spain has called for strikes in March after the Spanish government approved a decree on the port s...

17.02.28

Taiwan's 2016 Box Traffic Grows 1.8% 14.76 Mln TEUs

Total volume of oceangoing containerized shipments handled at ports in Taiwan increased 1.8%, or 270,000 TEUs year on year to 14.76 million TEUs in 2016, according to the Department of Statistics o...

17.02.27

WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement Enters into Force

A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on February 22, 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization (WTO) entered into...

17.02.24

TSA Announces April Rate Increase of $800/FEU

Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) lines are proposing a $800-per-40-foot container (FEU) rate increase for all origins and destinations, to take effect on April 1, 2017. The proposed incre...

17.02.24

ILA Calls for Shutdown of US East Coast Ports

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), AFL-CIO is calling for a shutdown of ports on the East Coast of North America and Gulf Coasts and also the March on Washington next week. ILA is ...

17.02.23

China's Transport Ministry Fines 14 Container Lines

The Chinese Ministry of Transport has announced that it had implemented administrative punishment on 14 container carriers for either not reporting their freight rates or not carrying out their fil...

17.02.22

Asia-U.S. Box Trade Hits New Record in January

Outbound container movement from Asia to the U.S. registered a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month in January and make a new record for the month in question, according to the Ja...

17.02.20

Containers from Asia to Europe down 1.2% in 2016

Containerized shipments exported from Asia to Europe in December 2016 amounted to 15,080,341 TEUs, which increased a mild 1.2% from the previous calendar year, according to a report recently unveil...

17.02.20

Japan-China Containers Remain Nearly Unchanged in 2016

Container exports from Japan to China surged 15.9% from a year earlier to 1,120,539 tons in December 2016, according to a report compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from statistical data on...

17.02.17

Exports Drive Philippine Cargo Volumes up by 12%

Philippine exports sustained its strong performance in 2016, propelling the country's cargo volume higher by 12% compared to its year-ago level. Export cargoes comprise 49% of the total cargo volum...

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