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18.01.31

S. Korea's Box Volume up 5.4% to 27.4 Mln TEUs in 2017

South Korea's trade ports processed a total of 27.421 million TEUs of containers in 2017, which increased 5.4% from the 26 million TEUs handled in the previous year, according to a preliminary repo...

18.01.30

TSA to Disband After 30 Years of Acting As Forum for Liner Carriers

The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) announced Wednesday that it would dissolve on February 8, 2018 after almost 30 years of activities as a research and discussion forum of major ocean c...

18.01.29

Japan's Foreign Trade Marks Double-digit Growth in 2017

According to trade statistics recently unveiled by Japan Customs, the nation's exports surged 11.8% in terms of value from the previous year to JPN78.29 trillion in 2017, enjoying the first year-on...

18.01.29

Oceangoing container throughput reaches all-time high in ‘17

The Port of Kobe handled 2.217 million TEUs of oceangoing containers in 2017 (January-December), which increased 3.6% from the previous year and reached an all-time high, according to preliminary s...

18.01.26

Turkey Lifts Restrictions on Japanese Cut-Flower Imports

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey has lifted restrictions on the import of commodities listed on Chapter 6 of the Tariff schedule, which had been banned after the triple meltdown...

18.01.25

US Requires Middle East Airlines to Follow ACAS Protocols

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued an emergency order requiring six Middle East airlines flying to the U.S. to implement additional security protocols for air cargo. T...

18.01.23

Shanghai Spot Rate Shows Mixed Results Depending on Market

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) was 840.36 points last week, almost flat from the previous week, with a minute 0.1% increase, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The ...

18.01.22

Japan to China Box Trade Dips 8.8% in Nov

The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) has announced that 882,650 tons of containerized shipments were exported from Japan to China in November 2017, which declined 8.8% from a year earlier and suffered a...

18.01.19

Container Traffic Grows 2.4% on S. Korea-China Ferry Route in 2017

A total of 612,982 TEUs of containers were traded by ferry between South Korea and China in 2017, which just increased 2.4% from the previous year, as Beijing took retaliatory actions against Seoul...

18.01.18

Box Throughput at Asia's Three Main Ports on the Rise

Container volumes at major ports in Asia increased year on year across the board in 2017, thanks to steady growth in the global economy. Shanghai handled 40.232 million TEUs last year, up8.3%, beco...

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