News
15.04.06
Carriers to Raise Rates on Trades from Asia to S. America, Caribbean Sea
Shipping agreements covering trades from Asia to the Caribbean Sea and South America have announced their rate restoration programs effective May 1, 2015. Asia-West Coast South America Agreement (A...
15.04.06
Australian Panel Recommends Repeal of Liner Shipping Exemption
The Australian Government has released the Competition Policy Review Panel's Final Report for the so called ''Root and Branch'' review of Australia's competition legislation, the Competition and Co...
15.04.03
German Barge Operator to Levy Congestion Surcharge
Germany-based inland container barge operator Contargo will implement a congestion surcharge of EUR18.50 per loaded or empty container carried to or from the Port of Rotterdam, effective April 15, ...
15.04.02
Think Tank Eyes 2.5% Gain in Japan’s Box Trade for FY2015
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, Inc. (NRIC) on Dec. 24 released a report on economic and cargo transport projections for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. NRIC anticipates that exports of ocean...
15.03.30
LA and LB Ports to Collaborate to Improve Cargo Flow
Top executives from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles held a kickoff meeting last week to begin working together to focus on cargo conveyance strategies that will enhance velocity and efficie...
15.03.27
Vietnam Calls for Using Low-sulphur Marine Fuel
Vietnam will ban using marine fuel with high sulphur content in the main ocean transport routes to and from the country, as part of its policy to embrace environmentalism. Starting from January 201...
15.03.25
Ex-Japan Air Freight to US Triples in February
Consolidated export cargoes that were transported by air from Japan in February this year surged 42.1% compared to the same period last year to 99,448 tons due to huge increases in transpacific air...
15.03.23
US West Coast Terminals Increase Throughput 46%
In the wake of a tentative labor deal announced Feb. 20 and the formation of a port-wide chassis pool on March 1, marine terminals at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach moved 46% more c...
15.03.20
Container Volumes at PSW Ports Plunge in February
Container throughput decreased notably in February at each of the Pacific Southwest (PSW) ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland. Los Angeles handled 502,663 TEUs of containers last month, wh...
15.03.18
Cargo Traffic from Japan to China Surges 21% in Jan.
The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) unveiled on March 16 that exports of shipments from Japan to China soared 21.3% year on year to 902,170 tons in January, due to increases in waste plastic and paper....
