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16.05.25
JIFFA Members Move 106.013 Mln Tons to/from Japan in FY2015
The combined volume of international multimodal cargo that members of Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) moved to and from Japan in the second half of fiscal 2015 (Octo...
16.05.24
TSA Revenue Index Continues Declining
The TSA Revenue Index for the west coast of North America and inland point intermodal (IPI) services provided in March fell by 5.61 points from the previous month to 74.91, setting the lowest recor...
16.05.23
Japanese Businesses Tap into ASEAN Markets
Teikoku Databank, Ltd. (TDB) recently unveiled that a total of 11,328 Japanese enterprises have commenced business operations in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries. On ...
16.05.20
Hong Kong Sees Continued Contraction of Box Volumes
Container throughput at the port of Hong Kong fell for the 22nd consecutive month, handling 1.578 million TEUs in April, a decline of 9.3% over the same month last year. The volume handled by the K...
16.05.20
Asia to Caribbean Lines Unveil June Rate Hike
Member lines of the Asia to Caribbean Trade Agreement (ACTA) have agreed on a voluntary and non-binding basis to target a rate restoration in the Caribbean trade from Japan. The recommended quantum...
16.05.19
India to Add New Tax on Import Shipments
India's Finance Ministry seems to be increasing its service tax gradually. It has proposed to impose a tax called Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) from June. The import freight has been removed from the Ne...
16.05.19
Congestion at Yangon Port Remains Unchanged
Container terminals in Myanmar’s gateway port of Yangon have been facing severe congestion due to berthing delays vessels and reduced productivity. After the Water Festival holidays from April 11 t...
16.05.18
China Container Throughput Grows 3% in April
Ports in China handled 18,165,500 TEUs of containers in total in April, which grew 3.1% year on year, according to an announcement made by the nation’s Ministry of Transport. Coastal ports were res...
16.05.16
Indonesia Introduces New Rules on Forest Products Import
The Indonesian Ministry of Trade has implemented the new regulation 97/M-DAG/PER/11/2015 introducing new rules on the import of industrial forestry products. Under the rule, importers in the countr...
16.05.12
South Korea-China Containers down 0.64% in Q1
Container movement between South Korea and China decreased 0.64% year on year to 634,645 TEUs in the first quarter (January-March) of this year, adversely influenced by the slowdown in the Chinese ...
