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14.04.15
EU Publishes First EU Transport Scoreboard
The European Commission has published for the first time a scoreboard on transport in the EU. It compares member state performance in 22 transport - related categories and highlights for most of th...
14.04.11
IADA Lines Announce $50/TEU Rate Hike from April 15
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has recommended its members to implement a rate restoration of $50 per TEU and $100 per FEU for cargo from the Far East to Southeast Asia with effect from...
14.04.10
Ocean Box Trade at Kobe Dips 1% in 2013 to 2.05 Mln TEUs
The Port of Kobe processed 48.94 million tons of oceangoing cargo in 2013, which remained nearly unchanged from the previous year. Domestic freight increased 3% to 39.42 million tons. The total vol...
14.04.09
Box Traffic at Osaka Rises 3.5% to 2.194 Mln TEUs in 2013
The Port of Osaka handled 36.48 million tons of international shipments in 2013, enjoying a year-on-year growth of 0.7%. Domestic cargo increased 0.5% to 50.47 million tons. The overall volume at t...
14.04.07
Japan Agrees on 18 Bln Yen Loan for Paraguay Project
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has announced that it signed an Exchange of Notes with Paraguay concerning a yen loan for the Eastern Region Export Corridor Improvement Project. The tota...
14.04.04
Intra-Asia Container Trade Grows 2.5% in February
A total of 979,000 TEUs of containerized shipments were traded among 12 Asian countries and regions in February 2014, which increased a mild 2.5% from the corresponding month of 2013. Exports from ...
14.04.03
Japan to China Box Traffic Declines 9.8% in February
Container movement from Japan to China decreased year on year in January 2014, according to a report released by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) on March 27. The report indicated that exports from ...
14.04.03
Vietnam Customs Introduces Electronic Customs Clearance
Vietnam Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System and the Vietnam Customs Information System (VNACCS/VCIS) has been officially put into force paving the way into the nation’s new electronic one-...
14.04.02
Transpacific Eastbound Box Trade Grows 7% in January
The volume of containerized shipments moved eastbound from Asia to the U.S. increased 7% year on year to 1,264,762 TEUs in January 2014, breading the previous monthly record set in October last yea...
14.04.02
Logistics Performance Gap between Countries Persists
The gap between the countries that perform best and worst in trade logistics is still quite large, despite a slow convergence since 2007, according to a new World Bank Group report. This gap persis...
