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12.03.15
US Customs Issues Implementation Guidance on US-Korea FTA
U.S. Customs and Border Protection （CBP） released the U.S. - Korea Free Trade Agreement （KORUS FTA） Implementation Instructions offering guidance on eligibility requirements for preferential t...
12.03.14
Asia-Middle East/South Asia Lines Adjust Rate Hikes Upward
Groups of shipping lines serving the trades between Asia to the Middle East and South Asia announced upward adjustment of their proposed rate increases slated for April. For the Informal Rate Agre...
12.03.09
New Container Index Indicates Hint of World Box Traffic Recovery
World trade has increased at the turn of 2011/12 again, according to the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics （ISL）, the Bremen-based maritime research institute. This is indicated by t...
12.03.09
Bill for Safety of Inland Haulage of Ocean Boxes Put Before Lawmakers
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet on March 6 agreed on a bill to ensure safety for transporting international intermodal containers by trailer. It was submitted to the ongoing ordinary Diet ...
12.03.08
FMC Unveils Index-Based Service Contract Rule
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission （FMC） issued a final rule for freight index-based service contracts and non-vessel-operating common carrier service arrangements to provide flexibility and c...
12.03.07
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Grows 5.3% in Jan
Container throughput on the intra-Asia trade （among 12 Asian economies） improved from a year earlier in January 2012, going up 5.3% from 1,020,920 TEUs to 1,074,523 TEUs. Exports from Japan decr...
12.03.06
More Japanese Firms Seek to Make Forays Overseas: JETRO Reports
From November through December 2011, the Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO） surveyed 9,357 Japanese firms either involved in or interested in business overseas, 82.7% of which were small ...
12.03.01
US CBP Proposes Changes to In-Bond Regulations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection （CBP） recently has issued a proposed rule to amend the in-bond regulations in order to enhance their ability to regulate and track in-bond merchandise and to e...
12.03.01
Japan-China Trade Sets Records in 2011: JETRO Report
The Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO） recently has released a report on Japan-China trade in 2011 and outlook for 2012, converting yen-denominated statistics for imports and exports rele...
