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17.12.13
Trans-Pacific Eastbound Containers Reach Record High in Nov
A total of 1,366,979 TEUs of containers were moved to the U.S. from 10 countries and regions in Asia in November, which increased 10.7% year on year, according to a report recently unveiled by Amer...
17.12.12
US Retail Imports Expected to Top 20 Mln Mark in 2017
Imports at the U.S. 's major retail container ports are expected to increase 1.5 percent this month over the same time last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the...
17.12.11
Shanghai to Become First Port to Handle 40 Mln TEUs
The Chinese port of Shanghai handled 3.6 million TEUs of containers in November, setting a new monthly record. It is now almost certain to become the first port in the world to process a total of 4...
17.12.11
IATA to Launch ''CEIV Live Animals'' Next Year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled plans to launch ''CEIV Live Animals,'' a certification for live animal transport and will also begin to investigate the possibility o...
17.12.08
Demand-Supply Gap Will Dwindle in 2019: NYK Report
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)’s Research Group on Dec. 5 unveiled the 2017 edition of its annual report on global container transport and the deployment of containerships. It is expected the number of ...
17.12.08
IATA to Launch CEIV Live Animals Next Year
IATA has unveiled plans to launch CEIV Live Animals, the certification for live animal transport, and will also begin to investigate the possibility of a scheme for perishables. This follows CEIV P...
17.12.06
Shanghai Container Spot Rates Climb 3.8% Last Week
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) was 732.04 points last week, going up 3.8% from the previous week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The container spot rate, which ...
17.12.06
FMC Seeks Comments on Revised NSAs, NRAs
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission issued last week a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would expand flexibility and deregulates NVOCC Service Arrangements (NSAs) and Negotiated Rate Arr...
17.12.06
Qingdao's Automated Terminal Sets New Productivity Record
Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal (QQCTN) in Qingdao Port has recently achieved a record average crane productivity of 39.6 moves per hour with seven ship-to-shore (STS) cranes handling a tota...
17.12.04
Intra-Asia Containers Surge 13.2% in Oct
Major shipping lines moved a total of 1.11 million TEUs of containers in October among 13 countries and regions in Asia, which surged 13.2% from a year earlier and marked a year-on-year increase fo...
