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18.11.27
Japan-China Box Volumes Grow in Both Directions in Sept
The Japan Maritime Center unveiled on Nov. 22 that container exports from Japan to China increased 3.1% from a year earlier to 870,926 tons in September. In terms of value, however, they declined 0...
18.11.26
New Record Set for Asia to Europe Box Traffic in Jan-Sept
A total of 1,406,591 TEUs of containers were traded between Asia and Europe in September, which grew 6.6% from a year earlier and marked a year-on-year improvement for two back-to-back months, acco...
18.11.21
TPP11 to Go into Effect on December 30 in 6 Countries
Japan Customs has confirmed that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), known as TPP11, will take effect on December 30, 2018 in six countries which have...
18.11.20
Spot Container Rates from Shanghai Decline Last Week
The Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) fell 1.1% to 951.57 last week since the previous Friday's reading 961.88 as increases were seen only on the trades from ...
18.11.19
Box Volume at Hong Kong Slips 2.5% in October
Container throughput at the port of Hong Kong dipped 2.5% from the same period last year to 1.634 million TEUs in October, according to the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board. The Kwai Tsing termina...
18.11.19
Port of LA Sets All-Time Cargo Record in October
The Port of Los Angeles processed 952,554 TEUs in October 2018, a 27.2 percent increase compared to October 2017. It was the most cargo handled in a single month in the port's 111-year history, ecl...
18.11.16
Box Throughput at Singapore Grows 6.4% in Oct
Container throughput at the port of Singapore increased 6.4% in October to 3.15 million TEUs compared to 2.96 million TEUs in the corresponding period in 2017, according to the Maritime and Port Au...
18.11.15
Box Throughput at Shanghai Rises 5.3% in Oct
Container throughput at the port of Shanghai handled 3.57 million TEUs in October, up 5.3% compared to 3.39 million TEUs in the same period of 2017, according to data from Shanghai International Po...
18.11.14
Asia to US Box Traffic Sets New Record in October
American research company Descartes DataMyne recently unveiled that container exports to the U.S. from 10 Asian economies surged 13.7% from a year earlier to 1,606,114 TEUs in October, marking a ye...
18.11.13
US Retail Imports Slow down from Peak But Strong Ahead of Tariff Rise
Imports at the U.S.'s major retail container ports have slowed down from their pre-holiday peak but remain at unusually high levels as retailers continue bringing in merchandise before tariffs incr...
