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12.05.16
Leaders of Japan, China, Korea Agree on Further Trade Facilitation
At the Fifth Trilateral Summit Meeting among China, South Korea and Japan, the leaders of the three nations agreed on further enhancing the trilateral cooperation, promoting common development and...
12.05.16
Japan's Ocean Container Traffic Hits Records in 2011
In 2011, Japanese ports handled an all-time high of 17.51 million TEUs of oceangoing containers, increasing 3.9% from the previous year, according to a preliminary report released by the Ministry ...
12.05.14
AEO Companies in South Korea Top 300 in May
With additional 20 companies having been granted Authorized Economic Operator （AEO） status as of May 4, the total number of AEO companies in South Korea has been added up to 313 since the inaugu...
12.05.14
JIFFA Holds Seminar on EU's '24-Hour Rule'
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA） on May 1, 2012 held a seminar on the so called ''24-hour rule'' the EU applies and challenges it faces. Lance Thompson of Conex, a...
12.05.11
Transpacific Carriers Unveil Measures to Generate Revenue Increases
Asia-U.S. container shipping lines see a strong summer ahead in terms of cargo traffic, as suggested in U.S. consumer spending and retail sales trends, and confirmed in carrier forward bookings. I...
12.05.09
CBP to Implement ACE for Sea and Rail Manifest in Sept
U.S. Customs and Border Protection （CBP） will implement the Automated Commercial Environment （ACE） after a six-month transition period. ACE will then be the only CBP-approved electronic data i...
12.05.08
EU, US Agree on AEO/C-TPAT Mutual Recognition
The European Union （EU） and the U.S. certified trusted traders will enjoy lower costs, simplified procedures and greater predictability in their transatlantic activities, as a result of a mutual...
12.05.07
Forwarders See Substantial Gain in Volumes in 2nd Half
Logistics Confidence Index （LCI） shows freight forwarders expect substantial improvement in volumes in Europe-Asia and Europe-US trades in six months, according to Stifel Nicolas, the subsidiary...
12.05.02
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Rises 11% in March
The combined volume of containerized shipments transported by major shipping companies on the intra-Asia trade （among 12 economies in the region） in March 2012 increased 10.9% year on year from ...
