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18.02.27
Japan-China Container Trade Expands Both Ways in 2017
The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) unveiled on Feb. 22 that Japan exported 940,405 tons of containerized cargo to China in December 2017, which plunged 16.1% from a year earlier and suffered a year-on...
18.02.26
Asia-Europe Containers Reach All-time Highs in 2017
A total of 1,398,592 TEUs of containers were moved outbound from Asia to Europe in December 2017, which increased 2.3% from a year earlier and enjoyed a year-on-year improvement for two back-to-bac...
18.02.26
China’s Trade Ports Handle 8.7% More Containers in Jan
China’s Ministry of Transport recently announced the nation’s ports and harbors handled a total of 20,581,800 TEUs of containers in January, which increased a favorable 8.7% from the corresponding ...
18.02.21
HK Box Volumes Rise for the First Time in 4 Months
Container throughput at the port of Hong Kong rose 9.2% to 1.81 million TEUs in January 2018, achieving the first increase since last September. Kwai Tsing Container Terminal handled a lion's share...
18.02.20
WTO Outlook Indicator Suggests Moderate Growth in Q1
The World Trade Organization (WTO)'s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global trade growth will continue to build moderately in the first quarter of 2017 after having streng...
18.02.19
Myanmar Customs to Introduce MACC at Myawaddy
Myanmar's Customs Department has announced that the Myanmar Automatic Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) will be implemented at the Myawaddy Border Gate located on Myanmar-Thai border from March 2018 a...
18.02.19
Online Delivery Order to Be Required at Tanjung Priok
Indonesia's Sea Transportation Service Board (Depalindo) has announced that shipping lines will be required to submit delivery order document online in the nation's gateway port of Tanjung Priok st...
18.02.15
Philippines Extends Anti-Overloading Policy Moratorium Again
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Philippines has announced that it will extend again the suspension of the enforcement of the maximum allowable Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) f...
18.02.15
US Retail Imports Expected to Grow 4.9% in H1 2018
Imports at the U.S.'s major retail container ports are expected to grow a healthy 4.9 percent during the first half of 2018 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the monthly Gl...
18.02.14
JNPT Records Highest Monthly Box Volume in January
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) handled 418,000 TEUs in January 2018, which is highest ever container traffic handled during a month at JNPT and increase of 13% over the same month last year. Am...
