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16.07.14
China’s Box Volumes Rise 2.5% in1st Half 2016
China’s Ministry of Transport recently announced that ports in the nation processed a total of 18.467 million TEUs of containers in June, which increased 3.6% from the corresponding month of 2015. ...
16.07.14
Brazil Set to Accept ATA Carnets
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed Brazil as the 76th member of the ATA Carnet system. The ATA Carnet is an international customs document that allows duty- and tax-free tempo...
16.07.13
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Handles 10.786 Mln TEUs in H1 2016
The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan handled 458 million tons in the first six months of the year, representing a 0.8% increase over the same period last year. During the period, container throughput at the...
16.07.12
Container Shipping Industry to Benefit from Single Standard
In a significant breakthrough for the container shipping business, the two criteria currently used when inspecting containers during the interchange process between operators and leasing companies ...
16.07.08
Turkey’s Longest Suspension Bridge Opens
A suspension bridge across Izmit Bay in western Turkey has been commissioned. The Osman Gazi Bridge links the Turkish capital of Istanbul with Izmir City, cutting crossing time substantially, from ...
16.07.07
Far East to South Asia Lines Unveil Rate Restoration
Informal South Asia Agreement (ISAA) has recommended its members to implement a rate restoration of $100 per TEU, effective August 1, 2016. The foregoing recommendation will be applicable to all we...
16.07.05
WCO Publishes HS 2017 Edition
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has published the accepted amendments to the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature that will enter into force on January 1, 2017. It includes 233 sets of amendmen...
16.07.04
Germany Tops 2016 Logistics Performance Index
Progress in logistics performance has slowed for the first time since 2007 for the worlds least developed economies, while emerging economies that implement comprehensive initiatives continue to im...
16.06.29
South Korea’s Box Throughput Rises Slightly in May
Trade ports in South Korea processed a total of 124.46 million tons of cargo in May, which increased 1.4% from a year earlier, according to the economy’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Container...
16.06.28
BIC to Provide Database for SOLAS's VGM
Paris-based Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (BIC) has announced the launch of a pilot database of container tare weight data to support carriers, shippers, forwarders...
