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19.06.17
JIFFA General Assembly Elects Junichiro Watanabe As Chairman
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) on June 14 agreed on a business plan for fiscal 2019 (April 2019-March 2020) at its eights annual general assembly since becoming a g...
19.06.17
Myanmar, Thailand Set to Start Overland Cross-border Transport
Thailand and Myanmar will start cross-border transport activities by truck by end July following the agreement signed between the two countries in March this year to facilitate the flow of goods ac...
19.06.13
Cebu Port Cargo Rises 11% in First Quarter
Cargo throughput handled by Cebu ports in the Philippines expanded 11.24% to 8.038 million metric tons for the first quarter compared with the 7.226 million tons recorded in the same quarter last y...
19.06.12
Box Volumes from China to US Fall 4 Months Running
Container exports from 10 major countries and regions in Asia to the U.S. (based on volumes at ports of loading) increased 1.4% to 1,435,565 TEUs in May, registering a year-on-year improvement for ...
19.06.12
Box Throughput at Shanghai Rises 3.6% in May
The port of Shanghai handled 3.76 million TEUs in May, up 3.6% from 3.63 million TEUs achieved in the same month last year, according to Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. (SIPG). For the firs...
19.06.11
US Retailers Keep Stocking up Inventory Ahead of More Tariffs
Imports at the U.S.'s major retail container ports are expected to continue to grow this summer as retailers stock up inventory to get ahead of higher tariffs, according to the monthly Global Port ...
19.06.07
Port of Shimizu Reports Marginal Slip in May Box Traffic
Container throughput at the port of Shimizu fell slightly by 0.9% from the same month last year to 44,022 TEUs in May, representing a decline for two consecutive months, according to Shimizu Port A...
19.06.05
JICA to Cooperate Cambodian on Cambodian Port Development
On June 3, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Strategic Partnership with Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS). Strategic partnership with PAS is ...
19.06.04
IATA Revises down 2019 Profit Outlook
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced a downgrade of its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a $28 billion profit (from $35.5 billion forecast in Decemb...
19.06.03
Lockout Ends for B.C. Port Workers Thursday
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada reached a tentative agreement on Thursday May 30, withdrawing BCMEA's l...
