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18.08.20
HK's Box Traffic Marks Six Straight Month of Decline in July
Container throughput at the Port of Hong Kong continued to slide in July, waning 7.9% overall to 1.642 million TEUs, marking the six straight month of decline. Box volumes at the main Kwai Tsing te...
18.08.17
Containers to/from China Rises 4.8% in Jan-July
Ports in China processed a total of 142,844,400 TEUs of containers in the first seven months (January-July) of 2018, which increased 4.8% from a year earlier to reach an all-time high, according to...
18.08.16
Asia-to-U.S. Container Volumes Grow 6.4% in July
U.S. research company Descartes DataMyne recently unveiled that a total of 1,487,235 TEUs of containers were transported to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia in July, which grew ...
18.08.15
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery Exports Grow 15% in H1
The total value of agricultural, fishery and other food products exported from Japan in the first half (January-June) of 2018 was JPY435.9 billion, surging 15.2% year on year, according to prelimin...
18.08.14
US Retail Imports Set Multiple New Records
With U.S. retail sales rising and retailers rushing to bring merchandise into the country ahead of proposed new tariffs on products from China, imports at the nation's major retail container ports ...
18.08.10
Global Container Volumes Rise 2.1% in June
A total of 13,988,069 TEUs of containers were traded worldwide in June 2018, swelling 2.1% from June 2017 and posting a year-on-year improvement for the ninth consecutive month, according to statis...
18.08.10
Argentina Cuts Import Tariffs on Auto Parts
Argentina's Ministry of Production has lowered import duties by 2 percent on more than 130 automotive parts in a bid to strengthen competitive edge in the industry. The move is expected to bring ab...
18.08.09
Japan Customs to Required HAWB Data for Advanced Filing
Japan Customs will enhance the scheme of Advance Cargo Information on air cargo based on the provisions of the Customs Law and the regulations of Japan to ensure further security and safety of inte...
18.08.07
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index Rises 3.1% Last Week
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) announced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on Friday climbed 3.1% to 890.52 from the previous Friday's reading of 863.59 as overall export cargo dem...
18.08.06
Seasonal Demand Boosts Ex-China Box Rate Indexes
As the peak season has set in, transport demand grew in general in July, but tonnage supply remained unchanged, according to a report on the market for exporting containers from China, compiled by ...
