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16.01.14
Canada's e-Manifest Penalties Now in Force
With the implementation of eManifest by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), highway carriers and railways transporting goods into Canada are required to transmit cargo and conveyance data ele...
16.01.14
Informal Rate Agreement Unveils Rate Hike Plan
The Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) which covers the trade from Asia including Japan to the Middle East has announced its 2016 Japan Business Plan, under which the member lines are recommended to imp...
16.01.13
Port and Rail Containers Swell in Shanghai
The city of Shanghai, China recently announced that containerized shipments processed at the local port and moved by rail locally both increased year on year in 2015, although demand for transport ...
16.01.13
Belgium to Introduce New Truck Tolling System
The Belgian Government is set to implement a nationwide satellite-based truck tolling system with effect from the April 1, 2016. Trucks that have a gross registered weight over 3.5 tons will have t...
16.01.08
Rotterdam Dockers Set to Strike in Jan, Feb
Dockworkers in the port of Rotterdam have voted unanimously to strike in the new year to counter against the proposed job cut attempt by terminal operators in Europe's busiest container port. The d...
16.01.05
Sri Lankan Customs Intensifies Import Declaration
With immediate effect Sri Lankan Customs enforced the requirement that all import cargo destined to or transshipped at Sri Lanka (Colombo) must be declared to their customs system. FROB (Freight Re...
16.01.05
TSA Lines Delay Peak Season Surcharge to Jan 15
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) lines have announced to postpone the implementation of their Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) to January 15, 2016. The PSS of $320 per TEU and $400 per FEU...
15.12.28
Taiwan, South Korea Agree on AEO Mutual Recognition
Customs authorities of South Korea and Taiwan agreed last week on a mutual recognition of their programs identifying secure operators. The Korea Customs Service implemented a full-fledged AEO progr...
15.12.28
Think Tank Eyes Slight Recovery in Int’l Cargo in FY2016
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, Inc. (NRIC) recently unveiled projections for business and cargo transport in fiscal 2015 (April 2015-March 2016) and fiscal 2016. As for the transport of ...
15.12.24
Johor Police Working on Congestion at Causeway
The Johor police in Malaysia are addressing traffic jam at the Johor Causeway which connects Malaysia's Johor Baharu City to Singapore, by creating a special patrol team to improve the situation. T...
