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20.10.20
Ex-Shanghai Spot Rates Fluctuate Diversely among Routes
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) for Week 42 rose 0.7% from the previous week to 1,448.87 points, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) unveiled recently. Spot freight rates from Shan...
20.10.15
Box Throughput at Singapore Rises 3.7% in Sept
The port of Singapore registered stronger box throughput in September over the corresponding month of last year, according to data from Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The port reco...
20.10.14
Asia-to-U.S. Box Trade Sets New Record for Sept.
Outbound containers to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia surged 14.5% year on year to 1,647,777 TEUs in total in September, setting a new record for the month in question, Americ...
20.10.14
Port of Osaka's Box Throughput Improves 1% in Aug.
The Port of Osaka handled 174,096 TEUs of oceangoing containers in August, up 1% from a year earlier, coming back from the year-on-year decrease that it incurred in the previous month. As for loade...
20.10.13
US Retail Imports Set New Volume Record in August
U.S. retail imports reached an all-time high this summer as retail sales bounced back from the pandemic and merchants replenished inventories and stocked up early for the holiday season, according ...
20.10.13
Ex-Shanghai Spot Rates Fluctuate Slightly Last Week
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Comprehensive Index (SCFI) fell slightly by 0.4% to 1438.22 last week. Spot rates on the Shanghai - North Europe trade declined by 1.6% from the previous week to ...
20.10.12
FMC Seeks Information to See Carrier Billing Practices
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) last week that will examine allegations that Vessel Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs) may be attempting to hold companies...
20.10.09
JIFFA Holds Seminar on Myanmar-Thailand Cross-border Transport
Cross-border (overland) transport can provide customers with some advantages over seaborne transport, according to a top executive from a consulting company. In cross-border transport, for example,...
20.10.08
WHO Forecasts 9.2% Drop in World Trade in 2020
World trade shows signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19 induced slump, but World Trade Organization (WTO) economists caution that any recovery could be disrupted by the ongoing pandemic effe...
20.10.07
Think Tank Projects 11.6 Mln TEUs to/from Japan in FY2020
A total of 11.59 million TEUs of containers will be handled at Japan’s eight major ports in fiscal 2020 (April 2020-March 2021), down 5.3% year on year, Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, In...
