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16.01.18

EU Commission Publishes Union Customs Code Regulations

The Official Journal of the European Union published the long anticipated Delegated and Implementing Regulations of the Union Customs Code (UCC) on December 29, 2015. It was adopted on October 9, 2...

16.01.15

New Chennai-Bengaluru Box Train Link Launched

A new dedicated container train service has been launched from Chennai Port and Marigold Inland Container Depot, Bengaluru in India, the first of this kind operated by a public business. The first ...

16.01.15

Cambodia's Deep-sea Ports See Box Traffic Surge

Container throughput at Cambodia's two international container ports rose significantly in 21015. Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) handled 144,800 TEUs last year, representing an increase of 8% fr...

16.01.14

Canada's e-Manifest Penalties Now in Force

With the implementation of eManifest by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), highway carriers and railways transporting goods into Canada are required to transmit cargo and conveyance data ele...

16.01.14

Informal Rate Agreement Unveils Rate Hike Plan

The Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) which covers the trade from Asia including Japan to the Middle East has announced its 2016 Japan Business Plan, under which the member lines are recommended to imp...

16.01.13

Port and Rail Containers Swell in Shanghai

The city of Shanghai, China recently announced that containerized shipments processed at the local port and moved by rail locally both increased year on year in 2015, although demand for transport ...

16.01.13

Belgium to Introduce New Truck Tolling System

The Belgian Government is set to implement a nationwide satellite-based truck tolling system with effect from the April 1, 2016. Trucks that have a gross registered weight over 3.5 tons will have t...

16.01.08

Rotterdam Dockers Set to Strike in Jan, Feb

Dockworkers in the port of Rotterdam have voted unanimously to strike in the new year to counter against the proposed job cut attempt by terminal operators in Europe's busiest container port. The d...

16.01.05

Sri Lankan Customs Intensifies Import Declaration

With immediate effect Sri Lankan Customs enforced the requirement that all import cargo destined to or transshipped at Sri Lanka (Colombo) must be declared to their customs system. FROB (Freight Re...