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18.01.19
Container Traffic Grows 2.4% on S. Korea-China Ferry Route in 2017
A total of 612,982 TEUs of containers were traded by ferry between South Korea and China in 2017, which just increased 2.4% from the previous year, as Beijing took retaliatory actions against Seoul...
18.01.18
Box Throughput at Asia's Three Main Ports on the Rise
Container volumes at major ports in Asia increased year on year across the board in 2017, thanks to steady growth in the global economy. Shanghai handled 40.232 million TEUs last year, up8.3%, beco...
18.01.17
Port of Los Angeles Breaks All-Time Cargo Volume Record
The Port of Los Angeles moved more cargo in 2017 than in any time in the port's 110-year history, racking up 9,343,192 TEUs, a 5.5 percent increase over 2016's record-breaking 8,856,782TEUS. It’s t...
18.01.16
Asia to US Box Traffic Swells 6.5% to Record 15.6 Mln TEUs in 2017
A total of 1,299,411 TEUs of containers were exported to the U.S. from 10 Asian countries and regions in December 2017, which increased 6.2% from a year earlier to set a new monthly record, accordi...
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...
