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23.11.15
EC Makes Proposal to Revise Combined Transport Directive
The European Commission (EC) has made a proposal to upgrade the Combined Transport Directive and to make freight transport more sustainable by improving the competitiveness of intermodal freight. T...
23.11.14
US Container Imports Increase Steadily in Oct.
U.S. container imports amounted to 2.31 million TEUs in October (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 4.5% from September and 4.7% from October 2022, according to statistics compiled by Descart...
23.11.13
Global Port Tracker: US Imports Will Slow in Rest of 2023
With most imported holiday season merchandises already here, inbound cargo volumes at U.S. major container ports are expected to slow during the remainder of 2023, according to the Global Port Trac...
23.11.10
Australia Establishing Strategic Fleet
The government of Australia is establishing a strategic fleet of up to 12 Australian-flagged and crewed vessels. A taskforce set up to review the project's feasibility recently unveiled a report to...
23.11.09
￥9.3 Bil. Not Paid on Imports to Japan in Jul. 2022-June 2023
A total of 2,437 importers either failed to make declarations or committed other acts of misconduct in Japan in the year from July 2022 through June 2023, which increased 2.23-fold from the previou...
23.11.08
Ex-Busan Export Container Rate Index Increase
The comprehensive KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) reached 1,284 points on Monday, which grew 7.09% from the previous week and has continued to increase for three weeks in a row, Korea Ocean B...
23.11.07
NCFI Increases for 5 Straight Weeks
The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) stood at 753.5 points in Week 44, up 3.5% from the previous week, according to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE). The index continued to ri...
23.11.06
ETA Concerned About Cargo Diversion As ETC Coming into Force
The risk of cargo diversion-as a result of the inclusion of shipping in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) coming into force next January-is becoming a reality. It is likely to directly af...
23.11.02
FEPORT：EU Should Limit Market Behaviors for Alliances
To close what it believes to be the legal vacuum that will exist from April 25, 2024, following the expiry of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), the Federation of European Private Por...
23.11.01
SCFI Registers 2-Digit Jump in Week 43
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) closed at 1,012.6 points in Week 43, which surged 10.3% from the previous week, remained on an upward trend for the third week in a row and...
