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16.06.23
New Box Terminal Operational in Mid-July in Jakarta
Indonesia's state-run port operator Pelindo II is set to inaugurate full commercial operation of the New Priok Container Terminal (NPCT 1). NPCT is part of the first phase of the New Priok which is...
16.06.22
Spot Rates from China Continue Falling
Freight rates for exporting containerized shipments from China fluctuated weakly last week. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) unveiled on June 17 that the China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI...
16.06.21
Philippines Goes Electronic on Air Exports
Philippines' Bureau of Customs implemented Friday the Automated Declaration System (AEDS) on export shipments from its major airports including Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Clark Internation...
16.06.17
Intra-Asia Containers Goes up 2.5% in April
Major shipping companies in April handled a total of 1.222 million TEUs of containerized shipments among 13 countries and regions in Asia, which increased 2.5% from a year earlier and registered a ...
16.06.16
MLIT to Retain Antimonopoly Exemption for Ocean Shipping
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan announced on June 14 that it had decided to maintain the system for the time being under which international oceangoing s...
16.06.14
Customs Bureau Looks into Clearance Time for Imports
The Ministry of Finance (MOF)’s Customs and Tariff Bureau has unveiled the results of a survey that it had conducted on amounts of time consumed on customs-clearance formalities for importing shipm...
16.06.13
Shanghai Box Freight Index Goes up 15.7% in May
The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) recently announced the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) went up 15.7% from a month earlier to 565 points in May, triggered by notable increases of mo...
16.06.10
China Unveils Guidelines for SOLAS Amendments
China’s Ministry of Transport has announced guidelines for the implementation of the amendment to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 known as SOLAS Amendments. The amen...
16.06.08
TSA Unveils Proposed July Rate Hike of $600 per FEU
Member carriers of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) recently unveiled a freight rate restoration plan to raise freight rates by US$600 per FEU on July 1. As part of its 2016 business ...
16.06.08
METI Compiles Report on International Cartel Cases
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan on June 3 unveiled a report that it had compiled on actions that other governments’ competition authorities take against international ca...
