News
21.07.16
Piracy, Armed Robbery Incidents at Lowest Level in 27 Years
International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest global piracy report details 68 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, the lowest total since 1994, down from 98 incidents during the same...
21.07.15
Singapore's Box Throughput Grows 5.0% in H1 2021
Cargo Traffic at the Port of Singapore totaled 48.705 million tons in January, up 1.1% over the same period last year, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Container volumes r...
21.07.14
Asia-U.S. Box Trade Sets New Record in June
Container exports to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia amounted to 1,666,209 TEUs in June (based on shipping volumes at ports of origin), up 29% from the corresponding month of 2...
21.07.14
Shanghai-US Spot Rates Hit All-Time Highs Again
Freight rates for exporting containerized shipments from the Chinese port of Shanghai remained bullish in Week 27 due to massive transport demand. Spot rates for containers destined to Europe came ...
21.07.14
FMC, DOJ Ink MOU to Crack down on Liner Shipping Industry
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division have signed an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster increased cooperation and co...
21.07.12
US Retail Cargo Continues to See Double-Digit Increases
Imports at the U.S.'s largest retail container ports are continuing to show double-digit growth over last year as strong consumer demand keeps up its momentum. According to Global Port Tracker rele...
21.07.09
JNPT Witnesses 53% Leap in Box Volume for June
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) recorded a throughput of 441,984 TEUs in June 2021 as compared to 289,292 TEUs in June 2020. A growth of 52.78% as compared to the same period last year. In terms...
21.07.05
FIATA Launches ''Freight-Pay'' for Transactions between Members
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), in collaboration with PayCargo, a leading financial technology company, has launched Freight-Pay, a custom platform develope...
21.07.02
S. Korea-Japan Box Traffic Goes Sideways in April
Containerized shipments traded between South Korea and Japan amounted to 146,797 TEUs in April, remaining nearly unchanged year on year from 146,767 TEUs, according to the Korea Nearsea Freight Con...
21.07.01
S. Korea-China Box Trade Decelerates to Mark Just 4% Growth in May
South Korea exported and imported a total of 299,920 TEUs of containers to and from China in May, which swelled 4% year on year from 288,300 TEUs, according to statistics compiled by the Yellow Sea...
