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18.01.11
US Retail Imports End 2017 with 7% Growth
Imports at U.S. major retail container ports grew 7 percent during 2017 over 2016 as retail sales continued to increase and the industry wrapped up the year with a strong holiday season, according ...
18.01.10
Cross-Strait Box Traffic Marks Monthly Record Low in 4 Years in Nov
According to statistics compiled by Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), a total of 2,082,492 TEUs of containers were traded between Taiwan and China in the 11 months from...
18.01.09
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Handles Record 1 Bln Tons of Cargo
Annual cargo throughput at China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China's Zhejiang Province hit 1 billion tons in 2017, becoming the first port in the world to top a 1 billion-ton mark. The port has ...
17.12.29
China’s Shipping Biz Reaches Highest in Q4
The Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) recently announced the business barometer for Chinese shipping companies was 119.94 points in the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2017, whi...
17.12.28
Intra-Asia Containers up 14.1% in Nov
Major shipping companies moved a total of 1,152 million TEUs of containers among 13 countries and regions in Asia in November, which surged 14.1% from a year earlier and marked a year-on-year impro...
17.12.28
Nittsu Predicts Growth in Ocean, Air Cargo in FY2018
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, Inc. (NRIC) recently unveiled an outlook for cargo transport in fiscal 2018, indicating that containerized shipments and international airfreight will both...
17.12.28
Box Throughput at Busan to Top 20 Million TEUs in '17
Annual container throughput at the South Korean port of Busan is likely to exceed 20 million TEUs this year. The Busan Port Authority (BPA) held a celebration on Dec. 26 at Hanjin New Port Co.'s co...
17.12.26
Nagoya to Become Japan's Busiest Port for 16th Straight Year
The Nagoya Port Authority recently unveiled an estimate of 2017 container throughput at the Port of Nagoya. The total of domestic and international cargo is projected to rebound from a year earlier...
17.12.22
Logistics Databank Service Being Expanded in India
DMICDC Logistics Data Services (DLDS), a joint venture company between DMIC (Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor) Trust and a Japanese IT firm created in December 2015 with 50% equity from both partie...
17.12.21
Containers from Japan to China down 5.1% in Oct
Container exports from Japan to China decreased 5.1% from a year earlier to 899,006 tons in October, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). They suffered a year-on-year decline for the secon...