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14.12.11
US Imports Shrinking As West Coast Issues Continue
With most holiday merchandise safely in the country despite significant congestion impacting West Coast ports, import cargo volume at the U.S.'s major retail container ports is expected to continue...
14.12.11
Thailand Launches Trade Information Gateway
Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce has launched a website dubbed the ''National Trade Repository'' (NTR), an information gateway on the country's international trade ...
14.12.10
Japan/Philippines Conference to Slash Manila Surcharge
The Japan/Philippines Freight Conference (JPFC) has decided to adjust the current Manila Congestion Surcharge of US$7 per revenue ton downward to US$0.80 per revenue ton, effective January 1, 2015 ...
14.12.10
Box Traffic from Asia to US Sets Records in Oct.
Eighteen Asian economies exported a total of 1.372 million TEUs of containerized shipments to the U.S. in October, growing 9.4% year on year and establishing a new October record for the second con...
14.12.09
TSA Lines Refrain from Imposing Port Congestion Surcharges
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has been advised that the 15 ocean carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) have individually committed to forego imposition of a...
14.12.08
Japan-China Box Traffic Falls 3.1% to 864,423 tons in Sept.
Japan exported 864,423 tons of containerized shipments to China in September, which decreased 3.1% year on year, according to a report on container movement between the two Asian economies unveiled...
14.12.08
MLIT Sets up Panel for Promoting Rail Container Transport
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on Dec. 5 convened the first meeting of its committee for promoting railways in the domestic transport of export and import contai...
14.12.05
TSA Adopts December 15 GRI Guideline of $1,000/FEU
Member container lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending a further $1,000-per-40-foot container (FEU) general rate increase (GRI) for all origins and destinations, ...
14.12.04
China Integrates 7 Regional Customs along Jangjiang River
China's General Administration of Customs has integrated clearance systems at seven Customs along the Jangjiang River, namely Nanchang, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Quiyang and Kuming, effe...
14.12.02
U.S. to Asia Box Trade Wanes 5.7% in Sept.
Container imports from the U.S. to Asia fell 5.7% from a year earlier to 505,401 TEUs in September, suffering a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month, according to a report unveile...
