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18.04.19
WTO Report:Strong trade growth in 2018 rests on policy choices
World merchandise trade growth is expected to remain strong in 2018 and 2019 after posting its largest increase in six years in 2017, but continued expansion depends on robust global economic growt...
18.04.18
Drewry:Asia to Southern Africa container trade rebounded in 2017
Asian exports to Southern Africa grew by 5.6% in 2017, although the resulting annual count of 772,000 TEU is still below the 807,000 TEU which moved in 2013. With more blank voyages announced for t...
18.04.17
IMO MEPC 72 adopts GHG reduction strategy
According to the Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, International Maritime Organization, IMO, adopted the "Green House Gas, GHG Reduction Strategy" that set measures to mitigate ...
18.04.16
Drewry: World Container Index
The composite index is down by 2.2% this week and down by 18.2% from the same period of 2017. • The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is US $1,387/40ft contai...
18.04.13
Container shipping outlook 2018: AlixPartners
Consulting firm, AlixPartners said the 2018 outlook for global container carriers is decidedly mixed. Although the industry enjoyed modest improvement in 2017, it still needs to address the dual ch...
18.04.12
Alphaliner:Idle fleet downs to 427,865TEUs
Alphaliner reported that the idle containership fleet of over 500TEUs has fallen to 96 ships for 427,865TEUs as of 2 April, with demand for tonnage surging ahead of the busy summer season. The idle...
18.04.11
HMM to place orders for 20 Mega ships
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's biggest shipping line, said it will place an order for 12 over 20,000TEU and eight 14,000TEU ships with domestic shipbuilders in the second quarter as par...
18.04.10
FIATA, essDOCS launch project to digitise FIATA & NVOCC B/L
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with essDOCS to provide a framework for further cooperation in digitising Bill...
18.04.09
Skyrocketing High on Transpacific–Drewry Report
The World Container Index assessed by Drewry, a composite of container freight rate on 8 major routes to/from the US, Europe and Asia, is up by 4.0% to $1,218.54/FEU. Two-year spot freight rate tre...
18.04.04
JNPT Sets Box Traffic Record in FY2017/18
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) set container throughput record of 482 million TEUs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, representing a 7% increase over the previous year's 4.50 million TEUs...
