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12.09.12
Port of Yokohama Sees 0.9% Dip in Containerized Exports in 1st Half 2012
The Port of Yokohama processed a total of 62.3 million tons of shipments in the first half （January-June） of 2012, increasing 5.5% from a year earlier, which was the first year-on-year growth in...
12.09.11
US East Coast Labor, Employers Agree to Back to Negotiation Table
The International Longshoremen's Association （ILA） which covers 13 U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports and the United States Maritime Alliance （USMX） which represents waterfront management have agr...
12.09.09
BIFA Urges Members to Be Cautious over Counterfeit Goods Trade
With anecdotal evidence suggesting a growing trade in counterfeit goods, the British International Freight Association （BIFA） is urging its members to make sure that their procedures, when accep...
12.09.07
Revenue Index for Asia to US Services Declines in July
The Trans-Pacific Revenue Index for services bound for the west coast of North America and inland point intermodal (IPI) destinations was 88.39 points in July 2012, according to the Transpacific S...
12.09.06
WTSA Lines Add Low-Sulfur Component to Bunker Charge
Member container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement （WTSA） will add a new component to their bunker fuel charges, to offset the added cost of burning more costl...
12.09.05
Stalled Talks between ILA, USMX Prompt Carriers into Contingency Plans
The stalled contract talks between the International Longshoremen's Association （ILA） which covers 13 U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports and the United States Maritime Alliance （USMX） which repres...
12.09.04
Asia to Europe Carriers to Suspend Services during China's National Holidays
G6 Alliance lines - APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine （HMM）, Mitsui O.S.K Lines （MOL）, Nippon Yusen Kaisha （NYK） and Orient Overseas Container Line （OOCL） ? and Maersk Line will su...
12.09.03
Intra-Asian Container Volumes Show Modest 2.9% Gain in July
A total of 1.248 million TEUs of containerized shipments were traded among 13 Asian countries and regions in July 2012. It was 2.9% more than the 1.213 million TEUs handed a year earlier but 4.6% ...
12.09.03
Historic Road Transport Route Opens between China and Viet Nam
For the first time, buses and trucks will be able to cross overland between the rugged southern regions of China and the remote northern regions of Viet Nam using a 1,300 kilometer route spanning ...
12.09.03
IRA Adjusts Upward Its Rate Restoration Slated for Oct 1
Informal Rate Agreement （IRA） lines announced Thursday that it has revised the recommendation on their business plan for 2012 on shipments from Japan to the Middle East, in view of radical surge...
