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18.05.25
India Relaxes Cabotage Restrictions
India recently relaxed its cabotage restrictions, allowing foreign-flag ships to transport transshipment (T/S) and empty containers on domestic routes. Having reviewed Section 407(1) of the Merchan...
18.05.25
Chittagong - Dhaka Highway Faces Serious Congestion
Chittagong - Dhaka highway in Bangladesh has been facing serious heavy traffic congestion causing substantial delays for import and export cargoes. Container trucks takes 24-26 hours to pass throug...
18.05.25
EU Set to Reduce CO2 Emission for Heavy Vehicles
The European Commission has recently presented a legislative proposal setting the first ever CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (lorries, buses and coaches) in the EU. The proposed targ...
18.05.24
Congestion Escalates at Cat Lai in Vietnam
Imports to Vietnam of plastic, paper and other wastes have been increasing since late 2017, as the nation is now acting as an alternative China, which has begun controlling solid waste imports. As ...
18.05.22
Yangon to Lift Transit Restrictions on Container Trucks
The Yangon Region Government is set to lift container truck traffic rules which prohibit containerized cargo vehicles to pass through the city during the daytime. The restriction has been enforced ...
18.05.21
Philippine Customs Issues Guidelines of New AMS
Under the scheme, a copy of the cargo manifest and consolidated cargo manifest (CCM) must be electronically sent in advance by the shipping company, NVOCC, freight forwarder, cargo consolid...
18.05.18
Containers to/from China Rises 5.5% in Jan-April
Ports in China processed 78,036,900 TEUs of containers in total in the first four months (January-April) of the year, which increased 5.5% from a year earlier, according to the nation's Ministry of...
18.05.18
Box Throughput at Hong Kong Declines 9.3% in April
Container throughput at the port of Hong Kong fell 9.3% to 1.632 million TEUs in April 2018, suffering a decline for three straight months. Box volumes handled at Kwai Tsing Container Terminal wane...
18.05.17
EU's Consortia Block Exemption to Be Evaluated
The European Commission (DG Competition) has unveiled roadmaps on evaluation of consortia block exemption regulation. The roadmap aims to inform stakeholders about the commission's plans in order t...
18.05.17
Singapore Box Volumes Swell 7.5% in April
Container throughput at Singapore Port climbed 7.5% in April to record 2.915 million TEUs, compared to 2,724 million TEUs in the same period last year.
