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19.05.31
Cross-Strait Box Traffic Swells Slightly in April
Cross-Strait container traffic totaled 209,772 TEUs in April, up 0.73% compared to 208,253 TEUs in the same month last year, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications. For...
19.05.30
Japan, Russia to Join Forces for Container Transport by Trans-Siberian Railway
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on container transport by rail on the Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR) be...
19.05.30
B.C. Port Employers Announce Lockout from May 30
Members of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) handed a lockout notice to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada on Tuesday. BCMEA member companies wi...
19.05.28
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index Dips 0.3% Last Week
Supply-demand picture in China's containerized export was mixed depending on trade routes and the Shanghai Shipping Exchange's Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) edged down by 0.3% to a re...
19.05.28
Saudi Arabia Requires Copy of Forwarder's License
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has required carriers and their agents to obtain proof of freight forwarder's license issued by the Public Transport Authority (PTA). The Regulation of Shipping A...
19.05.27
Japan-to-China Box Traffic Hits Record Low in March
Container exports from Japan to China decreased 6.3% to 903,128 tons in March, posting the first year-on-year decline in two months, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (J...
19.05.27
S. Korea-SE Asia Box Trade Rises 2% in Jan-April
Accumulated volume of containerized shipments traded between South Korea and Southeast Asia swelled 2% year on year to 957,000 TEUs in the first four months (January-April) of 2019, according to st...
19.05.24
Japan-to-China Box Traffic Hits Record Low in March
Container exports from Japan to China decreased 6.3% to 903,128 tons in March, posting the first year-on-year decline in two months, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (J...
19.05.24
Kobe's Container Throughput Falls 3.1% in Q1
Accumulated container lifting at the Port of Kobe in the first three months (January-March) of 2019 (on a preliminary basis) shrank from a year earlier, going down 3.1% to 711,207 TEUs. However, oc...
19.05.22
S. Korea-China Ferry Box Traffic up 1.8% in Jan-April
In the first four months (January-April) of 2019, 192,091 TEUs of containers were traded in ferry services between South Korea and China, which only increased a mild 1.8% from a year earlier, accor...
