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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...
20.12.14
EU Unveils Contingency Measures for ''No-Deal'' Scenario
The European Commission has put forward a set of targeted contingency measures ensuring basic reciprocal air and road connectivity between the EU and the UK, as well as allowing for the possibility...
20.12.11
COVID-19 Pushes down Global Merchandise Trade in 2020
According to UNCTAD's latest nowcasts run on December 10, 2020, the value of global merchandise trade is predicted to fall by 5.6% in 2020 compared with last year. This would be the biggest fall in...
20.12.10
S. Korea-Japan Box Trade Remains Weak In Sept.
A total of 134,300 TEUs of containers were moved between Japan and South Korea in September, which plunged 12% year on year from 152,800 TEUs, the Korea Nearsea Freight Conference (KNFC) unveiled r...
20.12.09
DCSA Publishes Standards for Bill of Lading
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral, non-profit group established to further digitalization of container shipping technology standards, in conjunction with its nine member carr...
20.12.04
S. Korea-S.E. Asia Box Trade Shrinks 3.5% in Oct.
The total volume of containerized shipments traded between South Korea and eight Southeast Asian economies amounted to 340,200 TEUs in October, which shrank 3.5% year on year from 352,500 TEUs. Exp...
20.12.03
ASEAN Customs Transit System Goes Live
The private sector in ASEAN now has access to a powerful new online system, the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS), which will reduce intra-ASEAN trading challenges and enable companies to benefit...
20.12.03
Oceangoing Containers to/from Osaka Rise 3% in Oct.
The Port of Osaka handled a total of 192,936 TEUs of loaded and empty oceangoing containers in October, which rose 3% from a year earlier and accomplished its first year-on-year improvement in two ...
