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20.12.18
Box Volumes at South California Ports Notch Another Records
The South California ports notched another record month in November. The Port of Long Beach handled record 783,523 TEUs of container cargo last month, a 30.6% jump compared to November 2019. Import...
20.12.16
US Retail Imports Still Strong After Setting New Records
U.S. retail imports remain strong after setting new records this fall as retailers stocked up both stores and warehouses for the holiday season and met new demands for quick delivery of online orde...
20.12.16
Singapore Port Container Volumes Slip 4% in Nov
According to the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), November cargo throughput at the port of Singapore fell 5.6% from the same period in 2019 to 49.419 million tons. Container throug...
20.12.16
JIFFA Holds Another Myanmar Logistics Seminar Online
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA)’s Forwarding Committee held an online seminar on Dec. 14, focusing on up-to-date information on logistics in Myanmar. The freight forwardi...
20.12.15
Asia-US Box Trade Sets New November Record
Container exports to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia soared 23.6% from a year earlier to 1,627,215 TEUs in November, setting a new record for the month in question, U.S. resear...
20.12.14
Shanghai-Europe Container Rates Surge to $6,000/FEU
Spot rates for containers from Shanghai to North Europe for Week 49(?) surged 24.2% from the previous week to $2,948 per TEU, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) announced recently. Those for cont...
20.12.14
EU Unveils Contingency Measures for ''No-Deal'' Scenario
The European Commission has put forward a set of targeted contingency measures ensuring basic reciprocal air and road connectivity between the EU and the UK, as well as allowing for the possibility...
20.12.11
COVID-19 Pushes down Global Merchandise Trade in 2020
According to UNCTAD's latest nowcasts run on December 10, 2020, the value of global merchandise trade is predicted to fall by 5.6% in 2020 compared with last year. This would be the biggest fall in...
20.12.10
S. Korea-Japan Box Trade Remains Weak In Sept.
A total of 134,300 TEUs of containers were moved between Japan and South Korea in September, which plunged 12% year on year from 152,800 TEUs, the Korea Nearsea Freight Conference (KNFC) unveiled r...
20.12.09
DCSA Publishes Standards for Bill of Lading
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral, non-profit group established to further digitalization of container shipping technology standards, in conjunction with its nine member carr...
