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15.02.09
Ghana to Introduce Mandatory Advance Shipment Information
Ghana is introducing an Advance Shipment Information (ASHI). As of March 1, 2015, the Ghana Shippers Authority will require ASHI document, validated at the port of load, covering each bill of ladin...
15.02.06
Robust Asian Exports Prompt TSA to Implement Further Rate Hikes
Cargo demand for Asian containerized imports has remained strong through the typically slower winter season and heading into the Lunar New Year holidays, according to container line data collected ...
15.02.05
PMA Renews Contract Offer to Avert West Coast Work Stoppage
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMC) on Wednesday offered to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) a renewed proposal which includes a 14% wage hike in five years, 100% coverage ...
15.02.05
Box Traffic at Taiwan Ports Achieves Record High in 2014
International trade ports in Taiwan handled a total of 15.05 million TEUs of containers in 2014, which grew 7.1% year on year to reach an all-time high, according to the economy’s Ministry of Trans...
15.02.05
e-AWB Penetration Reaches 24.9% at 2014 Year-end
2014 has turned out to be a pretty good year for the air cargo industry and e-AWB (air waybill) as well since the International Transport Association (IATA)'s 2014 year-end e-AWB penetration target...
15.02.04
Japan/Philippines Lines Set to Raise Manila Congestion Surcharge
Japan/Philippines Freight Conference (JPFC) decided to adjust the current Manila Port congestion surcharge of US$0.90 per revenue ton upward to US$1.30 per revenue ton, effective March 1, 2015 unti...
15.02.03
Box Throughput in Korea Grows 5.4% to 24.7 Mln TEUs in 2014
South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries unveiled last week the nation’s container ports handled a total of 24.733 million TEUs in 2014. The total rose 5.4% year on year from 23.469 million T...
15.02.02
Myanmar Tops a List Ranking Japan's Used Cars Export
Japan exported a total of 1,283,581 secondhand motor vehicles last year, according to country-by-country statistics compiled by the International Auto Trade Association (iATA). The total grew 10.4%...
15.02.02
Kobe Begins Trial Transport of Strawberries by Sea to HK
The city of Kobe's Industry and Agriculture Promotion Bureau is now working on a trial basis to transport local strawberries by sea to promote them in Hong Kong. The trial transport project is bein...
15.01.30
OECD Eyes International Freight to Quadruple by 2050
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday in its ITF Transport Outlook that in the face of shifting global trade patterns, international freight transport volum...
