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19.07.22
China Ranked First in UNCTAD Maritime Connectivity
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has unveiled liner shipping connectivity index (LSCI) for 2019, showing countries that have improved or worsened their positions in m...
19.07.19
South Africa Accedes to IMO's HNS Convention
South Africa has become the latest country to accede to a key compensation treaty covering the transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. When in force, the treaty will provide a ...
19.07.17
Box Traffic up at Shanghai But Singapore, Hong Kong See Decline
Container volumes handled at major ports in Asia made a sharp contrast in June. June container throughput at the port of Shanghai climbed 4.2% from the same month last year to 3.756 million TEUs co...
19.07.16
Asia to US Container Traffic Wanes 4.8% in June
Containers to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia amounted to 1,354,932 TEUs, down 4.8% from a year earlier, according to statistics unveiled on July 12 by American data service pr...
19.07.12
US Retailers Still Stocking up Though Slowly
Imports at the U.S.' s major retail container ports will remain at high levels this summer but are expected to grow only modestly compared with last year's rush to bring merchandise into the countr...
19.07.11
India Customs Revises Cargo Manifest Regulations
India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has unveiled regulatory changes of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulation (SCMT) which will require shipping lines, exporters ...
19.07.09
Containers to/from Osaka down 4% to 172,971 TEUs in May
The Port of Osaka handled 172,971 TEUs of containers in May, decreasing 4% and suffering the first year-on-year contraction in three months, according to an announcement made by the city of Osaka’s...
19.07.08
Ex-China Container Rates down 2.3% in Week 26
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for Week 26, unveiled on July 5 by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE), stood at 810.91 points, down 2.3% from the previous week. On the Europe trade, tran...
19.07.08
Port Klang to Introduce Solutions to Reduce Congestion
Malaysia's Port Klang Authority (PKA) will introduce online solutions to mitigate congestion and reduce waiting time for pick-up or delivery of containers at the port in cooperation with the termin...
19.07.05
Containers to/from Japan up 3% to New Record in 2018
Japanese ports handled a total of 23.49 million TEUs of international and domestic containers in 2018 (January-December), setting a new yearly record, announced on July 3 by the Ministry of Land, I...
