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17.06.30
EU Commission Gives Nod to Japanese Carriers' Container JV
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture between Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaish...
17.06.30
China Customs Set to Accelerate AEO MRA Negotiations
China’s General Administration of Customs is now active in promoting mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) on authorized economic operators (AEOs), intending to have concluded such agreements by 202...
17.06.28
Containers at South Korean ports increase 8.5% in May
Container throughput at trade ports in South Korea increased 8.5% year on year to 2.36 million TEUs from 2.175 million TEUs in May, according to an announcement made by the nation’s Ministry of Oce...
17.06.26
India Ratifies TIR Convention
On 15 June 2017, India became the 71st country to ratify the United Nations Convention on International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets, known as the TIR Convention, 1975. The Convent...
17.06.23
Port of Yokohama Reports 5% Gain in Q1 Box Volumes
The throughput of oceangoing containerized shipments moved to and from the Port of Yokohama in the first quarter (January-March) of this year grew 4.8% year on year to 622,500 TEUs on a preliminary...
17.06.22
Philippine Customs Starts Full e-Airfreight Filing
Since June 17, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has shifted to full-fledge operation of its e-airfreight manifest submission which requires stakeholders in the industry to file air waybills (...
17.06.21
MLIT to Promote Intra-Asia Shuttle Services, AI terminals
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) discussed projects that it will advance in the future, which are enhancements in the intra-Asia shuttle shipping services and the ...
17.06.20
IDC Plans Pan-European 2-Hour Dock Strike on June 29
The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) called for two-hour pan-European work stoppage in support of Spanish counterparts who are striking against the government’s decree which jeopardizes jobs...
17.06.19
Japan-China Container Trade Grows 1.4% in April
The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) announced on June 16 that 1,005,451 tons of shipments were exported from Japan to China in April, which increased 1.4% from a year earlier and marked a year-on-year ...
17.06.16
China's Box Volumes Surge 11% to 20.38 Mln TEUs in May
Container throughput in China was brisk in May. Ports in the nation handled a total of 20,383,800 TEUs of containers last month, which improved 10.9% from the corresponding month of 2016, according...
