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21.08.25
Box Volume to/from China Shrinks Due to Congestion at Southern Ports
Chinese ports handled a total of 23.71 million TEUs of containers in July, down 0.5% from the same month last year, according to the nation’s Ministry of Transport (MOT). Coastal ports were respons...
21.08.23
Japan-US Box Trade Jumps 49.6% to 56,643 TEUs in July
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. amounted to 56,643 TEUs in July, jumping 49.6% from the same month last year and registering their first year-on-year growth in two months, according to Des...
21.08.20
Reopening of Meidong Container Terminal Targeted at Sept 6
Meidong Container Terminal at Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China has earmarked a tentative reopening date of September 6. As no new cases of Covid-19 have been detected, a phased reopening might begi...
21.08.19
Spot Rates Rise Moderately on Shanghai to US
Spot rates for container exports from the Chinese port of Shanghai in Week 32 fell 0.1% from the previous week to $7,407 per TEU to Europe but improved 0.1% to $7,051 per TEU to the Mediterranean, ...
21.08.17
Container Volumes in Japan Wane 7.6% to 17.4Mln TEUs in 2020
Japan’s 64 oceangoing container ports handled a total of 17,413,872 TEUs of loaded and unloaded export and import containers in 2020, down 7.6% from the previous year, the Harbor Modernization Prom...
21.08.16
New Monthly Record Set for Asia-US Box Trade in July
Container exports to the U.S. from 10 leading countries and regions in Asia grew 10% year on year to 1.72 million TEUs in July, setting a new monthly record, according to Descartes Datamyne. Due to...
21.08.16
China Box Freight Index Dips for the First Time in 17 Weeks
The composite China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) fell 0.9% to 2,978.47 points last week, incurring its first depreciation from the previous week in 17 weeks, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (S...
21.08.12
US Congressmen Introduce Ocean Shipping Reform Act
U.S. Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the ''Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021'' to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. This bipartisan legislation is the f...
21.08.11
Spot Rates for Ex-Shanghai Containers Pick Up for 13 Consecutive Weeks
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) hiked 0.7% to 4,225.86 points in Week 31, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) has unveiled. Increased from the previous week for the 13th time in a ...
21.08.11
Back-to-School Demands Expected to Boost US Retail Imports
Imports at the U.S.'s largest retail container ports should hit yet another record in August as consumer demand continues to stretch supply chains and retailers shift from the back-to-school season...
