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18.04.27
South African 24H Rule sets grace period to end July
According to Hapag-Lloyd’s information, South African Customs Authoritie’s implementation of the 24 hour filing prior to loading at the port of loading or transshipment has been set a grace period ...
18.04.26
FMC investigating canceled door deliveries
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said April 23 that it has launched an inquiry into complaints from some U.S. cargo owners that “some ocean carriers are unilaterally changing service contract t...
18.04.25
Korea ExImBank pledges $753M to shipping industry
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea ExImBank) on Friday promised 800 billion won (US$753.29 million) in loans and guarantees to the local shipping industry this year as the government acts on a ...
18.04.24
China announces import ban on 32 types of solid waste
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced Thursday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of so...
18.04.23
Drewry：World Container Index: down by 1.1% last week
The composite index is down by 1.1% this week and down by 18.7% from the same period of 2017, according to UK research firm Drewry Maritime Research announced April 19. •The average composite index...
18.04.20
The EDB: Container transit along the China – EAEU – EU axis is guaranteed to grow up to 500,000 TEU, by 2020
By 2020, Eurasian Development Bank （EDB） forecast transit to total 450,000-500,000 TEU while in the longer term the aggregate container flow on the China – EAEU – EU axis may reach 2 million TEU....
18.04.19
WTO Report:Strong trade growth in 2018 rests on policy choices
World merchandise trade growth is expected to remain strong in 2018 and 2019 after posting its largest increase in six years in 2017, but continued expansion depends on robust global economic growt...
18.04.18
Drewry:Asia to Southern Africa container trade rebounded in 2017
Asian exports to Southern Africa grew by 5.6% in 2017, although the resulting annual count of 772,000 TEU is still below the 807,000 TEU which moved in 2013. With more blank voyages announced for t...
18.04.17
IMO MEPC 72 adopts GHG reduction strategy
According to the Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, International Maritime Organization, IMO, adopted the "Green House Gas, GHG Reduction Strategy" that set measures to mitigate ...
18.04.16
Drewry: World Container Index
The composite index is down by 2.2% this week and down by 18.2% from the same period of 2017. • The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is US $1,387/40ft contai...
