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20.06.26
Japan-to-China Containers Contract 6.1% in April
Outbound containers from Japan to China decreased 6.1% to 813,652 tons in April, due to shrinkages in wastepaper, machinery, iron and steel and other commodities, according to the Japan Maritime Ce...
20.06.25
WTO Predicts Steep Fall in World Trade in H1 2020
World trade fell sharply in the first half of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy. However, rapid government responses helped temper the contraction, and World Trade Organ...
20.06.25
COVID-19 Scales Back China's May Box Traffic by 3%
Container traffic to/from Chinese ports fell 3.2% to 21.68 million TEUs in May, but gained 1.2 million more boxes from the previous month, according to statistics released by China's Ministry of Tr...
20.06.24
Vietnam Customs Announces New Decree for Temporary Admission
Vietnam Customs has issued a Decree, providing guidance of the implementation of the temporary admission mechanism under Convention on Temporary Admission known as the Istanbul Convention to implem...
20.06.23
Japan to US Containers Plunge 38.6% in May
Outbound containers from Japan to the U.S. plunged 38.6% from a year earlier to 33,477 TEUs in May, according to statistics compiled by American research company Descartes Datamyne. From a month ea...
20.06.23
Box Volumes in South Korea Wane 9.1% in May
South Korean ports handled 2.32 million TEUs of containers in May, down 9.1% from the 2.55 million TEUs registered a year earlier, according to the nation’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). ...
20.06.22
Box Throughput at Busan Wanes for 3 Consecutive Months
South Korean ports Busan New Port and Busan North Port handled a total of 1.73 million TEUs of containers in May, down 7.7% from 1.84 million TEUs, suffering a year-on-year contraction for three mo...
20.06.18
FMC Approves Rule Easing Burden on SC Parties
A final rule adopted by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) eases certain publication requirements for ocean carriers, providing some of the regulatory relief industry sought via a petition ...
20.06.18
UK to Start Its Import Goods Control from July 2021
As well as giving businesses more time to prepare, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has unveiled a new package of measures to accelerate growth of the UK's customs intermediary sector. As well as inje...
20.06.17
Hong Kong Box Volumes Mark Fall for 28 Straight Months
Hong Kong Port handled 1.516 million TEUs in May, down 3.5% from the same month last year, marking a decline for 28 consecutive months. The port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing handled 1.211 million ...
