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19.04.19
CMA CGM Set to Levy Congestion Surcharge in Tokyo, Osaka
Considering present congestion in the ports of Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, French shipping group CMA CGM is introducing a Port Congestion Surcharge of JPY 1,000 per TEU and JPY 2,000 per FEU for shipme...
19.04.18
Box Traffic at Hong Kong Drops 14 Months in a Row
The Port of Hong Kong has chalked up container throughput declines for 14 months in a row. In March the territory handled 1.582 million TEUs, down 2.8% compared to the throughput of 1.628 million T...
19.04.17
Container Traffic from Asia to US Dips 1.7% in Q1
Container exports to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia grew a minute 0.3% from a year earlier to 1,107,662 TEUs in March (based on the volumes of shipments that mother vessels ar...
19.04.16
Box Throughput at Kansai Ports Slide in Feb
The Port of Osaka handled 145,014 TEUs of containers in February, down 6% year on year. Exports of loaded containers accounted for 33,538 TEUs, up 9%, while imports in general plunged 11% to 72,526...
19.04.15
Port of Tokyo to Extend Gate Opening Hours
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)’s Bureau of Port and Harbor will extend opening hours on April 24-26 and May 7-9 at all container terminals of the Port of Tokyo. It will be carried out as p...
19.04.15
Spot Rates from Shanghai Edge down Last Week
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index was 782.46 points in the week ended on April 12, down 1.2 points from the previous week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). Spot container r...
19.04.12
S. Korea-China Ferry Containers Rise 3% in Q1
South Korea-China ferry services carried 136,401 TEUs of containers in the first quarter (January-March) of 2019, which only improved a modest 3% due to decreases registered in January and February...
19.04.10
FMC to Monitor Carriers' Bunker Surcharges
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will keep paying attention on how ocean carriers pass on additional fuels costs arising from International Maritime Organization's (IMO) low-sulphur requi...
19.04.10
US Retail Imports Rising Again As Summer Approaches
With tariff increases delayed for the foreseeable future and the busy summer season approaching, imports at the U.S.'s major retail container ports are beginning to climb again, according to the mo...
19.04.08
Cross-Strait Box Traffic Wanes 8.8% in February
Containerized shipments traded between Taiwan and China amounted to 146,801 TEUs in February, decreasing 8.75% year on year from 160,877 TEUs, according to statistics compiled by the former’s Minis...
