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18.10.25
Containers to/from China Rises 4.9% in Jan-Sept
Ports in China handled a total of 185,976,400 TEUs of containers in January-September, which grew 4.9% from a year earlier and reached a new high for the nine months in question, according to the n...
18.10.25
Shanghai to Ban Dangerous Goods during CIIE 2018
The government of Shanghai has filed a notice to advise that ammunition, explosives, poisonous substances, radioactive materials and other dangerous objects be placed under safe management during t...
18.10.22
Lithuanian Rail, Metrans, Port of Hamburg Strengthen Relations
The Port of Hamburg and Metrans Group are intensifying their links with Lithuanian Railways. Representatives of the three parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Vilnius to strengthen ...
18.10.19
Box Throughput at H.K. down 16.2% to 1.5 Mln TEUs in Sept
The Port of Hong Kong handled 1.513 million TEUs of containers in September, which suffered a double-digit contraction of 16.2% from a year earlier, according to statistics compiled by the Hong Kon...
18.10.18
Singapore Handles 6.7% More Containers in Sept
The Port of Singapore handled 2,988,900 TEUs of containers in September, growing 6.7% year on year, according to statistics compiled by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). In Januar...
18.10.17
WCO Panel Makes Another Step Forward on Cross-Border EC
Following the adoption of the Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce by the June 2018 Policy Commission and Council, the World Customs Organization's Working Group on E-Commerce (WGEC) h...
18.10.15
Ex-China Spot Rates Fluctuate Slowly After National Holidays
The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) unveiled on Oct. 12 the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) for the week of Oct. 8 went up 3.9% from the previous week, which was China’s National Day h...
18.10.12
US Retail Imports Remain Strong After Tariff Levy
Imports at the U.S.'s major retail container ports are expected to remain at near-record levels in October despite a new round of tariffs that took effect in September, according to the monthly Glo...
18.10.11
India Set to Scrap Direct Port Delivery Scheme
India's Ministry of Shipping is allegedly mulling over the annulment of the direct port delivery (DPD) scheme which started last year with the Nhava Sheva port. The scheme allows consignees to rece...
18.10.10
Asia-to-US Box Trade Swells 6.5% in Sept.
U.S. research company Descartes DataMyne recently announced that a total of 1,450,192 TEUs of containers were exported to the U.S. from 10 countries and regions in Asia in September, which grew a s...
