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23.06.01
SCFI Returns to Growth in Week 21
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), an indicator for ex-Shanghai container export spot rates that do not include terminal handling charges (THCs), picked up 1.1% from the pre...
23.05.31
Asia-US Exports Diminish in April
Outbound container trade from 18 Asian economies to the U.S. diminished 17.9% to 1,543,889 TEUs in April, a year-on-year contraction for eight consecutive months, according to the Japan Maritime Ce...
23.05.30
BIMCO: Freight Rates Higher Than 2019 Despite Worsened S&D Balance
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), an indicator for spot rates for container exports from Shanghai, remains 31.8% higher than it was in the pre-pandemic year of 2019 despite a worseni...
23.05.29
WCI Drops in Week 21
Drewry Maritime Research’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased 2% from the previous week to $1,685.32 per FEU in Week 21. It has dropped by 78% when compared with the same week of last ...
23.05.29
FIATA Releases 3rd Edition of Dangerous Goods Brochure
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has released a new publication to help freight forwarders handle dangerous goods. The third edition of “Empowering Freight Fo...
23.05.26
Yokohama Concludes Agreement on Battery Tanker, Storage Battery Use
The city of Yokohama has concluded a cooperation agreement with PowerX to develop a carbon-neutral port in Yokohama by using battery tankers and storage batteries. The city of Yokohama will now dis...
23.05.25
Containers to/from Yokohama Shrink in Feb.
The Port of Yokohama handled 225,523 TEUs of containers in total in February, which shrank 8.9% from the same month of last year, according to statistics unveiled by the city of Yokohama’s Port and...
23.05.24
SCFI Marginally Declines in Week 20
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) waned 1.1% from the previous week to 972.45 points in Week 20, which has remained on a downward trend for four weeks in a row, according to...
23.05.23
NCFI Increases Due to Robust Trade to India, Pakistan
The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI), an indicator for container exports from the Chinese port that was set at 1,000 points in Week 10 of 2012, improved a minute 0.1% from the pr...
23.05.22
WCI Minutely Decreases in Week 20
Drewry Maritime Research’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased 1% from the previous week to $1,719.95 per FEU in Week 20, which has dropped by 78% when compared with the same week of 20...
