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15.09.02
Rollout of Manila's Truck Booking System Postponed
The implementation of a truck booking system at the port of Manila has been postponed to October 1. International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals Inc., Manila's two te...
15.09.01
Busan’s Box Throughput Underpinned by T/S Cargo
The Port of Busan handled 11,361,000 TEUs of containers in the first seven months (January-July) of this year, which increased 5.1% from the corresponding months of 2014, according to a report comp...
15.08.28
US, Mexico Launch New Rail Link in over a Century
The United States and Mexico have opened their first new rail link between the two countries in more than a century, in the Texas border city of Brownsville. The West Rail Bypass International Brid...
15.08.26
China Beefs up Hazardous Goods Regulation
Following the warehouse explosion in Tianjin, China on August 12, the State Council of China has called for a thorough inventory of all dangerous goods. On August 15, Shanghai Customs released an e...
15.08.24
Asia to US Box Traffic Reachs Record 1.348 Mln TEUs in July
Containerized shipments from 18 Asian economies to the U.S. increased 3.6% to 1,347,558 TEUs last month, enjoying a year-on-year improvement for the fifth consecutive month and setting a new record...
15.08.21
Japan's Trade Deficit with China Wanes 27.4% in H1
According to analysis by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) on Japan-China trade in the first half of 2015, based on import data from Trade Statistics by the Ministry of Finance of Japan...
15.08.20
Box Volumes at Hong Kong Continues Declining
Container throughput at the port of Hong Kong totaled 1.75 million TEUs in July, down 9.5 percent compared to 1.93 million TEUs in the same month last year, representing the 13th straight month of ...
15.08.18
Ports in Japan handle 21.78 million TEUs of containers in 2014
International container ports in Japan processed a total of 21.78 million TEUs of containers (i.e., oceangoing, domestic and international feeder containers) in 2014 (January-December), growing 2.1...
15.08.18
IADA Recommends Northbound Rate Restoration
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has revised its previously announced 2015 Japan Business Plan recommended as follows: -- October 1, 2015 rate restoration of UD$100 per TEU should be adva...
15.08.17
Chittagong Port Plagued with Congestion
In the past few weeks, the Bangladesh port of Chittagong has been plagued by congestion, leading to considerable delays for all vessels calling at the port, according to carrier sources. This issue...
