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24.07.31
Asia’s U.S.-Bound Container Exports Surge 14.8% in June
Container exports from 18 Asian countries and regions to the U.S. amounted to 1.81 million TEUs in June, surging 14.8% from a year earlier, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Ce...
24.07.30
Sea-Intelligence: Carriers Bullish for Peak Season
The levels of blank sailings and capacity deployment that carriers have planned for the remainder of the third quarter can give a good perspective on their confidence in the 2024 peak season, accor...
24.07.29
Int'l Containers to/from Japan's Big 6 Ports Grow 2.6% to 1.12 Mil. TEUs in May
International containers to and from Japan's six major ports increased across the board in May, according to preliminary statistics unveiled by the nation's transport ministry. In total, 1.12 milli...
24.07.26
World's Containership Fleet Capacity Increases 1.6 Mil. TEUs YTD
Since the beginning of the year, the capacity of the containership fleet has increased by 1.6 million TEUs, according to a recent report by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO). Co...
24.07.25
ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index Decreases 1.6% in June
The American Trucking Associations (ATA)’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.6% from the previous month to 113.5 points in June. Compared with June 2023, the inde...
24.07.24
Japan-US Container Exports Surge in June, H1
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. grew 10.7% to 54,203 TEUs in June (based on volumes at ports of origin), which was a double-digit improvement year on year for three months in a row, Descar...
24.07.23
CCFI Increases; SCFI Decreases in Week 29
The composite China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) reached 2,153.56 points in Week 29, up 3.3% from the previous week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). In contrast, the compos...
24.07.22
WCI Increases 1% in Week 29
The World Container Index (WCI) inched up 1% from the previous week to $5,937 per FEU in Week 29, remaining on an upward trend for 14 weeks in a row, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The comp...
24.07.19
FMC Classifies Anji Shipping as Controlled Carrier
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has classified Anji Shipping as a controlled carrier of China and added it to its Controlled Carrier List. Controlled carriers are ocean common carriers o...
24.07.18
Int’l Containers to/from Shimizu Port Decrease 3.5% to 195K TEUs in H1
The Port of Shimizu in central Japan processed 195,304 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in the first half (January-June) of 2024, down 3.6% from a year earlier, according to preliminary figures unv...