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25.07.25
Japan-US Container Exports Decrease 5% in June
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. amounted to 51,468 TEUs in June (based on volumes at port of origin), down 5% year on year for the third consecutive month of decline, Descartes Datamyne an...
25.07.24
Matson to Suspend Shipping EVs Due to Hazardous Lithium-Ion Batteries
Matson Navigation has announced that, effective immediately, it would suspend transporting battery-powered electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) due to the hazardous material classific...
25.07.23
Asia’s Europe-Bound Exports Jump 16% in May
Container exports from Asia to Europe surged 16% to 1.81 million TEUs in May, growing year on year for the third consecutive month and setting a new monthly record, according to statistics compiled...
25.07.22
WCI Falls 2.6% in Week 29, Marking 5th Consecutive Week of Decline
Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) fell 2.6% from the previous week to $2,602 per FEU in Week 29, marking its fifth consecutive weekly decline. From a year earlier, the index plunged 56%. This on...
25.07.18
ILA, IDC to Organize ‘People Over Profit Anti-Automation Conference’ in Lisbon in Nov.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) are calling on maritime unions worldwide to unite at the People Over Profit Anti-Automation Confer...
25.07.17
Research Institute: 15 Logistics Markets in Japan Estimated at ¥2.46 Tril. in FY2024, ¥2.48 Tril. in FY2025
It is estimated that 15 logistics markets (a total of the 15 markets that include overlaps) in Japan were valued at a total of ¥2.46 trillion (US$166 billion) in fiscal 2024 based on sales earned b...
25.07.16
KCCI Declines 2.25% as Ex-Busan Rates Decrease to US, Elsewhere
The latest KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) stood at 2,394 points on Monday, down 2.25% from a week earlier, Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) announced on the same day. On the main lanes, the...
25.07.15
US Container Imports from Asia Swell 4% in H1
U.S. container imports from 10 major Asian economies amounted to 9.85 million TEUs in the first half (January-June), up 3.9% year on year, according to statistics compiled by Descartes Datamyne fro...
25.07.14
SSE: Operations Remain Stable at Chinese Ports in June
Operations remained stable at major Chinese ports but slowed at U.S. and European ports in June, according to operational efficiency at the world’s top 20 container ports (based on 2022 throughput)...
25.07.11
US Container Imports Decrease 6.4% in May
Imports to U.S. major container ports are expected to rebound this month after a double-digit drop in late spring but fall again after previously paused tariffs take effect, according to a Global P...
