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20.05.26
Saudi Ports to Create Commercial Route Linking Ports and Airports
In a first step of its kind and in partnership with the relevant government sectors, the Saudi Ports Authority has announced the introduction of commercial routes linking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi...
20.05.25
S. Korea-China Containers Slip 3.65% in Jan-April
The overall volume of containerized shipments (local and feeder containers) traded in both directions between South Korea and China in January-April decreased 3.7% from the corresponding four month...
20.05.22
WTO Goods Barometer Flashes Red As Covid-19 Disrupts Trade
The volume of world merchandise trade is likely to fall precipitously in the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the global economy, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer rele...
20.05.20
Box Trade from Japan to US Shrinks 5.7% in April
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. amounted to 55,107 TEUs in April 2020 (based on volumes at ports of origin), down 5.7% from April 2019 and 2.4% from March 2020, according to statistics com...
20.05.20
EU Customs to Launch New Pre-arrival Security Program
The European Union will launch a new EU customs pre-arrival security and safety program on March 15m 2021, supported by a large-scale information system called ICS2 (Import Control System 2). The p...
20.05.19
Hong Kong Box Throughput Slips 7.3% in April
Container throughput at Hong Kong Port totaled 5.59 million TEUs in the first four months of the year, a decline of 6.7% from the same period last year, according to the Hong Kong Maritime and Port...
20.05.18
Box Traffic at Port of NY&NJ Goes Sideways in Q1
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reported March container volumes were down 4.1 percent at 560,830 TEUs, compared to 585,098 TEUs in March 2019. Loaded imports fell 4.1% from a yea...
20.05.15
Singapore Box Traffic Declines 5% in April
April cargo throughput at the port of Singapore plunged 12.6% from the year-ago period, to 47.5 million tons. The port registered container volume of 2.84 million TEUs, down 5.0% from the previous ...
20.05.14
China Railway Express Grows Against Epidemic
China Railway Express (CRE) between China and Europe has set a monthly record in April, with 979 trips in total, transporting 88,000 TEUs of cargoes, up 46% and 50% year-on-year respectively. Among...
20.05.14
Box Volumes of China's 8 Major Hubs Fall 7.3% in April
In the period from May 1 through May 10, container throughput of China's eight major hub ports fell by 7.3% year-on-year, and half of the ports lost volume by more than 15% year-on-year, according ...
