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20.12.23
Box Throughput at Japan’s Big 6 Ports Wane 2.1% in Oct.
The total volume of foreign-trade containerized shipments processed at Japan’s six major ports (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe) shrank 2.1% from a year earlier to 1,165,127 TEUs ...
20.12.22
Spot Rates from China Now in Far Excess of Sustainable Levels
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) for the week ended on December 18 increased 4.3% from the previous week to 2,411.82 points. On the China-Europe route, freight rates remained on an u...
20.12.22
Japan-U.S. Box Trade Registers 1st Improvement in 7 Months
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. swelled 8.6% to 51,579 TEUs in November, registering their first year-on-year improvement in seven months. From the previous month, they enjoyed a double-di...
20.12.21
World Container Index Soars 23% Last Week
Drewry's World Container index surged 23% to $4,244.05 per 40ft container, updated December 17, 2020. The average composite index for year-to-date is US$2,087/40ft container, which is $560 higher t...
20.12.18
Box Volumes at South California Ports Notch Another Records
The South California ports notched another record month in November. The Port of Long Beach handled record 783,523 TEUs of container cargo last month, a 30.6% jump compared to November 2019. Import...
20.12.16
US Retail Imports Still Strong After Setting New Records
U.S. retail imports remain strong after setting new records this fall as retailers stocked up both stores and warehouses for the holiday season and met new demands for quick delivery of online orde...
20.12.16
Singapore Port Container Volumes Slip 4% in Nov
According to the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), November cargo throughput at the port of Singapore fell 5.6% from the same period in 2019 to 49.419 million tons. Container throug...
20.12.16
JIFFA Holds Another Myanmar Logistics Seminar Online
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA)’s Forwarding Committee held an online seminar on Dec. 14, focusing on up-to-date information on logistics in Myanmar. The freight forwardi...
20.12.15
Asia-US Box Trade Sets New November Record
Container exports to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia soared 23.6% from a year earlier to 1,627,215 TEUs in November, setting a new record for the month in question, U.S. resear...
20.12.14
Shanghai-Europe Container Rates Surge to $6,000/FEU
Spot rates for containers from Shanghai to North Europe for Week 49(?) surged 24.2% from the previous week to $2,948 per TEU, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) announced recently. Those for cont...
