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26.05.25
WCI Increases 6% in Week 21
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 6% from the previous week to $2,712 per FEU in Week 21, mainly due to higher freight rates on the Asia-Europe trade route. From a year earlier, it w...
26.05.22
US Container Imports from Japan Surge 11.7% in April
U.S. container imports from Japan amounted to 61,949 TEUs in April (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 11.7% year on year and 13.1% month on month, according to Descartes Datamyne. In the fir...
26.05.21
Japan’s Tsuruga Port to Have Another Gantry Crane in FY2026
The Port of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, Japan is scheduled to have an additional gantry crane in its Mariyama Minami District this fiscal year after a second multipurpose crane became operational ...
26.05.20
NOAA: El Nino Like to Emerge in Nov.-Jan.
El Nino is highly likely--with a probability of 98%--to emerge in the three months from November this year through January next year, according to the latest projection by the U.S. National Oceanic...
26.05.19
Full-Scale Operation of CONPAS to Begin at Yokohama Port in July
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan’s Kanto Regional Development Bureau will begin the full-scale operation of Container Fast Pass (CONPAS) in mid-July at BC...
26.05.18
WCI Surges 12% in Week 20 as Rates Grow by 2 Digits to US, Europe
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) surged 12% from the previous week to $2,553 per FEU in Week 20 due to higher freight rates on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trade routes. The index was up...
26.05.15
Report: Maritime-Landside Pressure Shift Creates Imbalance Across SCs
A report by MatchBox Exchange, a landside container optimization platform, has explored the impact of geopolitical disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz on the rerouting of container traffic ac...
26.05.14
US Containerized Imports Decline 3.2% to 2.28 Mil. TEUs in April
In April, U.S. containerized imports totaled 2.28 million TEUs, declining 3.2% month over month and 5.5% year over year. Despite the pullback, volumes remained 18.7% above April 2019 levels, reflec...
26.05.13
US-Asia Containers Decrease 3.9% Inbound in April, 2.3% Outbound in March
U.S. container imports from 10 major Asian economies amounted to 1.62 million TEUs in April (based on volumes at ports of origin), down 2.3% month on month and down 3.9% year on year, according to ...
26.05.12
Import Volumes at U.S. Ports Increase 0.6% to 2.16 Mil. TEUs in March
Import volumes at major U.S. container ports are expected to remain below last year’s levels into early fall despite skewed year-over-year bumps in May and June, according to a Global Port Tracker ...
