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16.08.08
FMC Launches New Automated Agreement Filing System
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has offered the ocean transportation industry a more efficient option for agreement filing, review, and publication. Vessel Operating Common Carriers (VOC...
16.08.05
Busan Suffers 1.5% Drop in Box Throughput in H1
Due to the global economic slowdown, container throughput at South Korea’s Port of Busan decreased 1.5% year on year from 9,767,830 TEUs to 9,622,642 TEUs in the first half (January-June) of this y...
16.08.04
Intra-Asia Containers down 1.6% in H1
The total throughput of containerized shipments moved by major shipping lines in June among 13 countries and regions in Asia was 1.174 million TEUs, which declined 3.2% from a year earlier and suff...
16.08.03
Seasonal Cargo Boom Boosts Spot Rates from China
Demand grew last week in the market for exporting containerized shipments from China, improving the supply-and-demand balance. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange unveiled on July 29 the China Container...
16.07.29
Sea Piracy, Armed Robbery Drop to 21-Year Low
Piracy and armed robbery at sea has fallen to its lowest levels since 1995, despite a surge in kidnappings off West Africa, according to a new report from the International Chamber of Commerce's In...
16.07.28
China Ratifies United Nations TIR Convention
China has taken a key step towards the development of international economic corridors with its regional trading partners and the rest of the world with the ratification of the United Nations TIR C...
16.07.27
Canada Unveils eManifest Implementation Timeline for Forwarders
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has recently unveiled the implementation timeline which applies to eManifest requirements for freight forwarders to electronically transmit advance house bill d...
16.07.25
South Korea-China Box Volumes Grow Minutely in H1
Container movement between South Korea and China increased a minute 1.77% from a year earlier to 1,341,089 TEUs in the first half (January-June) of 2016, according to a report compiled by the Yello...
16.07.21
Box Volumes Handled in Japanese Ports Dip 3% in 2015
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan unveiled on July 15 that international container ports in the nation processed a total of 21.16 million TEUs of container...
16.07.20
TSA Revenue Index Falls to Lowest in 6 Years
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) recently unveiled the TSA Revenue Index, which sets 2008 as its baseline with a value of 100 points, for the month of May. The index for services dest...
