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15.08.06
Truck Booking Scheme to Go Live in Manila Port
A decision by terminal operators in Manila Port to implement a truck booking system to facilitate truck movements at their container terminals is welcomed by the port as a means to ease congestion....
15.08.05
Lower Water Level in Chao Phraya Delays Ship Arrivals
Serious dry weather in northern and eastern Thailand has lowered the water level in the Chao Phraya River, delaying containership arrivals at Bangkok Port by 0.5-1 days. Some shipping lines moving ...
15.08.04
European Commission Modernizes Customs Procedures
The European Commission adopted last week a legal act to create a simpler, more modern and integrated EU customs system to support cross-border trade and provide for more EU-wide cooperation in cus...
15.08.03
TSA Lines Set to Implement Another $600/FEU Hike
Container shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending $600 per 40-foot container (FEU) rate increases on September 1, 2015. They implemented $600 per 40-foot c...
15.07.30
South Africa Launches Cargo Scanner at Cape Town
As part of efforts by the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to combat illicit trade activities, a new high-technology cargo container scanner has been officially launched at Cape Town Harbor. T...
15.07.30
Australia Pilots Trusted Trader Scheme
Australian Trusted Trader (ATT) is being implemented in a phased approach starting with limited participation to test and refine processes before it is opened more broadly. The first phase will be ...
15.07.29
Box Throughput at Kobe up 4.1% to 1.123 Mln TEUs in H1
The accumulated volume of containerized shipments moved to and from the Port of Kobe in the first five months (January-May) this year increased 4.1% year on year to 1.123 million TEUs, remaining on...
15.07.28
Korea-Japan Box Traffic Slightly up by 0.9% in 2014
The combined volume of containerized shipments that South Korea exported to and imported from Japan in 2014 (including empty containers) was 1,796,316 TEUs, growing a slight 0.9% year on year, acco...
15.07.27
US Retail Group Revises down Annual Economic Forecast
The National Retail Federation of the U.S. has recently lowered its retail sales forecast for 2015 because of unexpected slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, similar to the indus...
15.07.23
Philippine President Signs Two Landmark Bills
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed into two important laws last week, the Philippine Competition Act and the amendments to the Cabotage Law, in a bid to promote trade and fair competiti...
