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25.11.21
Kawasaki Port Reports 20.9% Throughput Increase, Handling 7,358 TEUs in July
The Port of Kawasaki in Japan handled 7,358 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in July, up 20.9% year on year, according to the Kawasaki City Government’s Port and Harbor Bureau. Total container thro...
25.11.20
Kobe Signs MoU With Vietnam’s Long An Port to Expand Trade, Develop Human Resources
The Kobe City Government’s Port and Harbor Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s Long An International Port on Monday to expand trade to and from the Port of Kobe, develo...
25.11.19
SCFI Falls 2.9% in Week 46 Due to Weak Ex-Shanghai Rates to NA, SA, Africa
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) quoted 1,451.38 points in Week 46, down 2.9% from the previous week as spot rates for container exports from Shanghai decreased on the trad...
25.11.18
CCFI Increases for 4th Consecutive Week, SCFI Decreases for 2 B2B Weeks
The composite China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) increased 3.4% from the previous week to 1,094.03 points in Week 46, the fourth consecutive week of growth, according to the Shanghai Shipping...
25.11.17
US Container Imports from Asia Shrink 8.4% in Oct.
U.S. container imports from 10 major Asian economies amounted to 1.79 million TEUs in October (based on volumes at ports of origin), down 8.4% year on year for two back-to-back weeks of decline, ac...
25.11.14
Osaka Port’s Yumeshima CT Receives CNP Certification
The Port of Osaka’s Yumeshima Container Terminal has received carbon neutral port (CNP) certification from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for its C10, C11 and C1...
25.11.13
Houthis Declares to Stop Campaign Against Isreal-Linked Shipping
The rebel Houthi leadership in Yemen have declared that it will bring to an end its declared campaign against maritime interests connected to Israel. The Houthi change of heart was announced in a r...
25.11.12
CMA CGM’s 18,000-TEU Containership Returns to Suez Canal After 2-Year Hiatus
The Suez Canal Authority announced the gradual return of mega containerships to the Suez Canal after a two-year hiatus, marked by the transit of the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container...
25.11.11
US Container Imports Decrease 7.4% in Sept.
With tariff uncertainty continuing but most holiday merchandise already in stores or warehouses, imports to U.S. major container ports should see their usual end-of-year slowdown in November and De...
25.11.10
USTR Solicits Public Comments on Suspension of Investigation on China
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) last week announced a public comment process on the proposed suspension of the action in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the...
