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14.07.24
Asia-Europe Containers Achieve New Record-high for May
Container movement from Asia to Europe soared 13.2% year on year to 1,367,027 TEUs in May. The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) said that Europe’s economic comeback and Asia’s robust economic performanc...
14.07.23
Container Exports from Japan to China down 13.3% in May
Japan exported 981,417 tons of containerized shipments to China in May, which plunged 13.3% from the corresponding month of 2013, according to a report released on July 16 by the Japan Maritime Cen...
14.07.22
1H Box Throughput at Singapore Grows 4.4%
In the first half of 2014 ocean cargo handled by the port of Singapore has increased by 7.2% year on year to 289.2 million tons, compared to 269.9 million tons in the same period in 2012. Container...
14.07.18
Asia-U.S. Container Trade Set New May record
A total of 1,246,669 TEUs of containers were transported from Asia to the U.S. in May, growing 6.1% from a year earlier, according to a report recently released by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). ...
14.07.16
China's Container Traffic Grows 5.7% in 1st Half
Container throughput at Chinese ports totaled 16.962 million TEUs in June, up 5.5% from the same month last year, according to China's Ministry of Transport. Seaports' container volume in June incr...
14.07.14
Expiration of West Coast Ports Contract Brings Surge in US Retail Imports
With West Coast longshoremen still negotiating a new contract, retailers are bringing holiday merchandise into the country at record levels to protect against potential supply chain disruptions, ac...
14.07.11
Shanghai Port Posts Highest Monthly Box Volume in June
The port of Shanghai posted a 10.8% increase year on year in container volume to 3.06 million TEUs in June, the highest monthly throughput of the year. Aggregate volume for the first six months sto...
14.07.11
TSA Revenue Index up on Asia to US East Coast Route
The TSA Revenue Index for eastbound transpacific service got worse on the U.S. West Coast trade but made improvement on the U.S. East Coast trade in May. The index for cargo moving from Asia to the...
14.07.10
Transpacific Lines Plan More Rate Hikes
Container lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) will implement a previously announced second-stage $200 per FEU increase in the peak season surcharge (PSS) for cargo moving from A...
14.07.09
Myanmar Introduces PSI for Import Cargo
Myanmar launched a pre-shipment inspection (PSI) on July 1 for shipments from South Korea. Myanmar Inspection and Testing Services (MITS), which is operated under Naypyidaw's Ministry of Commerce, ...
