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19.12.20
Box Traffic at Hong Kong down 22 Straight Months in Nov
The port of Hong Kong processed 1.518 million TEUs of containers in November, down 7.4%, registering a year-on-year shrinkage for 22 months in a row, according to statistics compiled by the Hong Ko...
19.12.19
Australia to Implement Cost Recovery for Sustainable Biosecurity System
Australia's Department of Agriculture (DOT) is expanding the range of cost-recovered import measures that support Australia’s biosecurity system. These changes follow consideration of the report of...
19.12.13
US-China Trade War Adversely Affects Box Volumes at California Ports
South California ports suffered declines in container volumes in November due to the U.S.-China trade war which continues to negatively impact American consumers, manufacturers and U.S. supply chai...
19.12.12
US, Vietnam Sign Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
The U.S. signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) with Vietnam on Friday to further strengthen bilateral cooperation on security and the facilitation of lawful trade. The United States h...
19.12.11
US Retail Imports Surges ahead of December Tariffs
Volume at the U.S.'s major container ports bumped up significantly in November as retailers imported merchandise ahead of new tariffs set to take effect this month, according to the Global Port Tra...
19.12.05
JIFFA Holds Lecture Presentation on Incoterms 2020
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) held a lecture presentation on Incoterms 2020 on Dec. 4. Incoterms, which are a set of rules for sales contracts for foreign trade tr...
19.12.05
New EU Regulations on Plant Health Applicable on December 14
From 14 December 2019, all plants including living parts of plants will need to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate to enter into the EU, unless they are listed in Commission Implementing...
19.12.04
India Postpones Introduction of FASTags to Dec 15
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has postponed the implementation of the National Toll Collection program to December 15. ''FASTags'' - a device to make automatic payments at toll ...
19.12.02
Carriers' Void Sailings Boost Container Spot Rates from China
The comprehensive Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) improved 7.1% from the previous week to 819.63 points in the week of Nov. 18. As the slack season has set in, transport demand is on th...
19.11.29
JIFFA Members Handle 2.52 Mln TEUs in H1 of FY2019
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA)’s Forwarding Committee recently released a report on the volume of multimodal shipments handled by affiliated freight forwarders in t...
