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17.08.07
US House Introduces Bill to Update C-TPAT
U.S. Representative Martha McSally has introduced a bill to increase security in supply chain and cut down wait times at U.S. ports of entry. The legislation aims to reauthorize and modernize the C...
17.08.04
Intra-Asia Container Volumes Grow 2.1% in H1
Major shipping lines moved 1.125 million TEUs of containers in total among 13 countries and regions in Asia in June, which increased 2.1% from a year earlier and registered the first year-on-year g...
17.08.03
Tianjin Port Resumes Dangerous Cargo Operation
The northern Chinese port of Tianjin has resumed to handle part of dangerous goods two years after massive explosions in a warehouse storing dangerous and chemical goods in the port area in August ...
17.07.31
S. Korea-China Box Trade increases over 6% in H1
The volume of containerized shipments traded between South Korea and China increased 6.14% year on year to 1,423,442 TEUs in the first half (January-June) of this year. The growth was obtained desp...
17.07.27
IADA Recommends Rate Hikes to/from Japan
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has recommended its members ad-hoc rate restorations on northbound and southbound trades. On the southbound trade, the restoration will be US$50 per TEU a...
17.07.27
Chittagong Congestion Prompts Carriers to Levy Surcharge
Congestion has been escalating since May at the Port of Chittagong in Bangladesh. The average length of time for a containership to berth has expanded to as much as 84 hours in July due to adverse ...
17.07.24
Major European Ports Report Throughput Records in H1
Bolstered by the robust cargo demand from Asia to Europe, major European ports have reported record cargo throughput records for the first six months of the year. The port of Rotterdam handled a to...
17.07.20
S. Korea-China Box Trade Swells 7.9% in H1
The accumulated volume of containerized shipments moved in ferry services between South Korea and China in the first half (January-June) of this year increased a favorable 7.9% year on year to 291,...
17.07.20
Hong Kong Box Throughput Grows 10.8% in H1
Hong Kong’s Marine Department announced on July 17 that the Port of Hong Kong handled 1.662 million TEUs of containers in June (preliminary figures), which grew 0.2% from the corresponding month of...
17.07.18
Box Throughput at Chinese Ports Rises 7.8% in H1
China’s Ministry of Transport unveiled on July 12 that ports in the nation processed 22,078,900 TEUs of containers in June, which surged 10.9% from a year earlier. Container throughput was so brisk...
