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13.12.12
Bill to Amend the Antimonopoly Act Enacted
The bill to amend the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade known as the Antimonopoly Act has been approved by the House of Councilors and enacted on De...
13.12.11
Containerized Exports from Asia Climb 8.4% in October
Global containerized output expanded for the seventh successive month in October, based on annual comparison, with the rate of growth recouping the momentum temporarily ceded in the previous month....
13.12.11
Yokohama Port Handles 6.3% Less Boxes in Jan-Sept
The Port of Yokohama handled a total of 1,915,823 TEUs of oceangoing containerized shipments in the first nine months (January-September) of 2013, which decreased 6.3% year on year, according to a ...
13.12.10
Sri Lanka to Ban Terminal Handling Charges
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced in his recent budget speech to parliament that the nation is prohibiting shipping lines to impose surcharges including Terminal Handling Charges...
13.12.09
IADA Lines Plan Six-Stage Rate Hikes in 2014
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has adopted a recommendation to implement the following rate restoration program for 2014 for cargo moving to/from Asian regions other than Japan. Effecti...
13.12.05
Shipping Lines Unveil 2014 Business Plan for Japan-Australia Trade
Member Lines of the Asia - Australian Discussion Agreement (AADA) and Australian And New Zealand/Eastern Shipping Conference (ANZESC) have agreed to adopt the following rate restoration guideline i...
13.12.04
Japanese Trading Firms Foresee Continued Growth of Exports in FY2014
A Tokyo-based trade industry organization projects that exports of products from Japan will continue to grow on a customs-clearance basis in fiscal 2014 (April 2014-March 2015) thanks to the recove...
13.12.02
Shenzhen Set to Move up to World's 3rd Busiest Box Port
Shenzhen port is to overtake Hong Kong by container throughput in 2013 and believed certain to become the world's third busiest container port. Container traffic through Shenzhen totaled 21.271 mil...
13.12.02
IADA Lines to Increase Japan LCL THC on January 1
Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) lines are set to revise upward their Japan LCL THC level effective January 1, 2014. The revised LCL THC will be JPY2,200 per revenue ton from the current JPY1...
