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16.08.29
US Coast Guard Unveils TWIC Reader Final Rule
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published the final rule concerning Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader requirements which requires owners and operators of certai...
16.08.26
Hong Kong, Japan Customs Sign AEO MRA
Customs authorities of Japan and Hog Kong signed Tuesday the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) in Hong Kong to mutually recognize the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programs of both sides. U...
16.08.26
Jamaica to Mandate 6-Digits HS Code for Imports
Jamaica Customs has formally notified that a 6-digits harmonized code will become mandatory for all inbound cargo to Jamaica, according to carrier sources. Effective September 1, 2016 the 6-digit H...
16.08.25
Japan-China Box Traffic Slides in June
Japan exported 973,014 tons of containerized shipments to China in June, which declined 7.4% from a year earlier, according to a report compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from trade statis...
16.08.24
China-Japan Trade Decreases for 4 Consecutive Terms
The total value of products traded between Japan and China in the first half (January-June) of this year was US$142.261 billion, decreasing 3.9% from a year earlier and suffering a year-on-year dec...
16.08.23
Shenzhen to Implement ECA Program in October
China's Shenzhen Municipal Government has announced the implementation of the ship Emission Control Area (ECA) program in the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and the Bohai Bay rim area, ...
16.08.22
July Box Traffic at Hong Kong Continues Falling
Container volumes handled at Hong Kong Port decreased 11.0% from a year before to 1.639 million TEUs in July, representing the 25th consecutive month of decline. Throughput at Kwai Tsing container ...
16.08.18
TSA-Westbound Unveils Rate Hikes for US Produce to Asia
Member container lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) Westbound section have agreed on the need for an across-the-board increase rates of produce moving from the U.S. to Asia. Th...
16.08.18
Container Throughput in China Rises 4.9% in July
China handled a total of 18.811 million TEUs of containers at its trade ports in July, which increased 4.9% from a year earlier, according to the nation’s Ministry of Transport (MOT). Growth in thr...
16.08.17
Box Traffic at Singapore Creeps up in July
Container volumes handled at Singapore Port went up slightly by 0.8% year on year to 2,571,300 TEUs in July, compared to 2515,200 TEUs in the same month last year. In the first seven months of 2016...
