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16.02.22
Japan-China Box Trade Declines 2.4% in 2015
Container exports from Japan to China shrank 2% year on year to 966,649 tons in December 2015, according to a report unveiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). On a Japanese yen scale, they fell ...
16.02.22
Containers from Asia to Europe down 3.7% in 2015
Containerized shipments from Asia to Europe declined 3.7% from a year earlier to total 14,823,317 TEUs in 2015, according to a report released by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Due to the slowdow...
16.02.19
Japan-China Trade Falls in Both Ways on US Dollar Basis
According to analysis by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) on Japan-China trade in 2015, based on import data from “Trade Statistics of Japan” by the Ministry of Finance and the “China ...
16.02.18
Laem Chabang Sets Records in Box Traffic for 2015
The port of Laem Chabang in Thailand set records in container throughput again in 2015, handling 6,821,335 TEUs, up 3.6% against 6,583,165 TEUs for 2014, while the flagship port Bangkok suffered a ...
16.02.18
Japanese Firms in Mexico Boast Strong Results: JETRO
Between October 26 and November 29, 2015 The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) conducted its 16th survey on the business operations of Japanese firms (both manufacturers and non-manufacture...
16.02.17
Box Traffic at South Californian Ports Surges in January
The Port of Los Angeles handled 704,398 TEUs in January 2016, an increase of 33 percent compared to January 2015. It was the busiest January in the port's 109-year history. January 2016 imports sur...
16.02.17
US Senate Passes Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
The U.S. Senate passed last week the conference version of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (HR-644), which, among others, would authorize and fund Customs and Border Protection (CB...
16.02.17
FMC to Host Hearings on Box Weight Verification
On behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is hosting a public listening session on the amendments to the International Maritime Organization's Safety of Life at Sea (...
16.02.16
Box Throughput at Kobe Reaches Highest Since ‘95 Earthquake
The Port of Kobe handled 2.705 million TEUs of containers in 2015 (January-December), which increased 3.4% from the previous year. The total throughput was highest since 1995, when the area was dev...
16.02.15
Port of New York/New Jersey Sets New Cargo Record
The Port of New York and New Jersey exceeded its previous record for annual cargo volumes in 2015 by more than 10 percent, building on the jobs and economic activity the port generates for the bi-s...
