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15.01.19
TSA Recommends Another $600/FEU Rate Hike in Feb.
Effective February 9, 2015, member lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending a general rate increase (GRI) of $540/20', $600/40', $675/40'HC and $760/45' for all dest...
15.01.16
Manila, Tacloban Ports to Remain Open during Papal Visit
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has announced that Philippine ports will remain open during the entire duration of the Papal visit slated for January 15-19, 2015, except for the Manila South H...
15.01.16
TSA Revenue Index up on West Coast But down on East Coast
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) has announced that the TSA Revenue Index for the eastbound transpacific trade slightly improved on the West Coast trade but dipped on the East Coast r...
15.01.15
Shanghai Achieves 35.285 Mln TEUs in Box Volume for 2014
Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) posted an 4.5% year-on-year container throughput increase to 35.285 million TEUs in 2014, presumably retaining its position as the world's busie...
15.01.15
US Imports Expected to Rise As West Coast Port Issues Continue
Year-over-year import cargo volume at U.S.'s major retail container ports is expected to continue to rise during most of the first half of 2015 despite significant congestion still impacting West C...
15.01.13
Indian Ports Handle 8.2% More Containers in Apr-Oct
India's 12 state-run ports handled a total of 5.984 million TEUs of containers in the nine months from April to December 2014, which grew 8.2% from a year earlier, according to an announcement made...
15.01.13
Japan/Philippines Lines to Hike Manila Port Congestion Surcharge
The Japan/Philippines Freight Conference (JPFC) has decided to adjust the current Manila Port Congestion Surcharge of USD.0.80 per revenue ton upward to USD.0.90 per revenue ton, effective February...
15.01.09
WCO Launches Iris Application for Open Source Information
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has announced the launch of the Iris application. Iris is a new and innovative tool which acts as an ''aggregator'' for all types of open source Customs informa...
15.01.07
ILWU, PMA Jointly Call for Federal Mediation
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) returned to the bargaining table on Monday after the New Year holiday recess. No significant developmen...
15.01.06
Think Tank Eyes 2.5% Gain in Japan’s Box Trade for FY2015
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, Inc. (NRIC) has recently released a report on economic and cargo transport projections for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. NRIC anticipates that exports of oce...
