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24.05.21
NCFI Jumps in Week 20
The Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) stood at 2,037.2 points in Week 20, which jumped 12.4% from the previous week as strong demand raised spot rates for container exports from Ningbo-Zhou...
24.05.20
Number of Vessels Transiting Through Suez Canal Reduces to 1/3
The number of vessels transiting through the Suez Canal, a major foreign currency earner for Egypt, has reduced to one-third due to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, Japan External Trade Organization ...
24.05.17
US to Impose 25% Tariff on Chinese Cranes
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has completed an investigation into China’s acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation (sec...
24.05.16
Container Production Steeply Increases in April
The production of new dry containers has been steeply increasing since late 2023 at a time when container shortages are becoming more and more prominent, according to LInerlytica. Container through...
24.05.15
KCCI Continues to Rise for 4 Consecutive Weeks
The latest KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) stood at 2,717 points on Monday, up 4.26% from a week earlier, according to Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC). The index has remained on the rise fo...
24.05.14
US Imports from Asia Grow in April
The U.S. imported 1.53 million TEUs of containers from 10 major Asian economies in April (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 9.5% from a year earlier, according to statistics compiled by Desc...
24.05.13
WCI Jumps in Week 19
The World Container Index (WCI) increased a notable 16% from the previous week to $3,159 per FEU in Week 19, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The composite index has continued to increase for...
24.05.10
US Container Imports to Continue to Exceed 2 Mil. TEUs Until Fall
Monthly inbound cargo volumes at U.S. major container ports should consistently be above two million TEUs through this summer and into early fall, according to the Global Port Tracker (GPT) report ...
24.05.09
Nikkokyo’s Kubo: A Nationwide Non-Operation Day is Difficult
The Japan Harbor Transportation Association (Nikkokyo) expressed skepticism yesterday on a request that labor unions had made with Nikkokyo for the entire industry to agree on a non-operation day e...
24.05.08
Japan’s MAFF Opens Platform to Promote Exports to Malaysia
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan has opened a dedicated platform for supporting exports from Japan to Malaysia. The ministry now intends to promote exports to Mal...
