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15.12.07
6 Billion-Baht Laem Chabang Project Initiated
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) has initiated a six billion Baht (US$167.2 million) project to expand container handling capacity and develop a container transfer system by rail at Laem Chaban...
15.12.04
Bangalore-Chennai Box Train Link to Be Launched
A new container train service is to be launched between an inland container depot (ICD) of Marigold Logistics Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore and container terminals in Chennai Port at an initiative of Chen...
15.12.03
AADA Announces 2016 Business Plan for Japan to Australia Cargo
Member lines of the Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) has advise the trade they have agreed to adopt the following rate restoration guideline in 2016 for shipments from Japan to Australia:...
15.12.02
Intermodal Cargo Traffic by JIFFA Members Dips 4.5% in H1
Members of Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) moved a total of 52.45 million tons of international multimodal shipments to and from Japan in the first half of fiscal 20...
15.12.01
Wood Packing Material Details Mandatory in Brazil
Based on International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures - ISPM No.15, the Brazilian Customs and Port Authorities will update their system, introducing wooden packing material as mandatory infor...
15.11.30
Vietnam’s 2014 Box Traffic Tops 10 Mln TEUs
Ports in Vietnam processed a total of 10,009,364 TEUs of containers in 2014, according to a report compiled by the Vietnamese Seaports Association (VPA). The annual container throughput surged 18.4...
15.11.27
Rotterdam Dockworkers Vote in Favor of Strikes
Dockworkers at the Port of Rotterdam are set to go on a series of 24-hour strikes in December and January in protest at potential job cuts, which may paralyze Europe’s largest port. The union membe...
15.11.27
Japan Customs Warns of Strict Compliance with AFR
The Ministry of Finance (MOF)’s Customs and Tariff Bureau recently made an announcement on the Advanced Filing Rules, or the Japanese version of the so-called 24-Hour Rule, on the Web site of the J...
15.11.26
Integrated Customs Clearance Reform Launched in Suzhou
An integrated customs clearance and quarantine system has been officially launched in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province since November 19, 2015. The move aims to optimize the workflow of inspection and...
15.11.25
TSA Unveils Rate Hikes, SC Guideline Package
Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) lines have announced a phased increase in rates and a package of 2016-17 service contract guidelines. First, TSA lines are recommending adjustments to min...
