23.10.17
NCFI Improves in Week 41 due to Blank Sailings
The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI), which was set at a baseline of 1,000 points in Week 10 of 2012, quoted 622.2 points in Week 41, which improved 4.8% from the previous week a...
23.10.16
Asia's US-Bound Exports Grow in Sept.
Container exports from 10 major Asian economies to the U.S. amounted to 1.61 million TEUs in September (based on volumes at ports of origin), which grew 5.2% from the same month of 2022, their firs...
23.10.13
Global Port Tracker: US Imports Have Already Hit Expected Peak
Imports to the U.S.' major container ports have already hit an expected peak for the year and should gradually slow headed into the holiday season, according to the Global Port Tracker report relea...
23.10.12
SCFI Falls Below 900 Points for 1st Time Since May 2020
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 886.85 points in Week 39, which waned 2.7% from the previous week and has been on the decline for four weeks in a row. Due to a wo...
23.10.11
NCFI Turns Upward in Week 40
Freight rates for container exports from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan stopped declining in Week 40 due to a substantial decrease in shipping capacity during the National Day Golden Week from...
23.10.10
Demand for Tokyo Logistics Facility Hits All-Time High in Q2
Demand for logistics facility in the Tokyo metropolitan area remained massive among online retailers, third-party logistics (3PL) companies and others in the second quarter (April-June), absorbing ...
23.10.06
EP Concerned About Chinese Investment in Maritime Infrastructures
The European Parliament (EP)'s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) recently unveiled a report on a study looking at Chinese investment in maritime infrastructures through the lens of de-riski...
23.10.05
DOC Introduces Semiconductor Alert Mechanism
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has introduced a Semiconductor Alert Mechanism (SAM) to share information in case there are semiconductor supply disruptions, according to the Japan External T...
23.10.04
SCFI Decreased Despite Capacity Adjustments in Week 39
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) closed at 886.85 points in Week 39, which decreased 0.7% from the previous week for four consecutive weeks of decline, according to the Sha...
23.10.03
Japan's MOF Seeking Researchers
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) of Japan is looking for individuals who will work with the Policy Research Institute (PRI) to conduct statistical research for a period of about two years on MOF polic...