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15.02.24
Export Cargo from Japan to China Wanes 7% in 2014
Exports from Japan to China declined 7.3% year on year to 11,513,402 tons in 2014, according to a preliminary report unveiled on Feb. 19 by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). In contrast, imports imp...
15.02.24
Asia to Europe Container Trade Sets Records in 2014
Container exports from Asia to Europe increased 8.6% year on year to 15,396,122 TEUs in 2014, according to a report released recently by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Thanks to the European econ...
15.02.23
PMA, ILWU Tentatively Agree on New 5-year Contract
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. Th...
15.02.20
South Korea-Southeast Asia Box Traffic Favorable in 2014
In 2014, 1,796,316 TEUs of containers were traded between Japan and South Korea, which rose 0.8% from a year earlier. On the route between South Korea and China, 2,750,173 TEUs were transported, wh...
15.02.18
NACCS Center to Sell 49% of Its Shares to Be Privatized
Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc. (NACCS Center) will become a private enterprise. To this end, the special public corporation will sell stocks to logistics service provider...
15.02.18
China Unveils 2014 Top 20 Container Ports
The China Ports and Harbors Association (China Ports) has recently unveiled a list of 2014’s top 20 domestic container ports. The lineup of the eight busiest ports remained unchanged from a year ea...
15.02.18
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Down 1.9% in 2014
In 2014, major shipping companies moved a total of 14.43 million TEUs of containers among Japan and 12 other Asian economies, growing 1.9% year on year from 14.157 million TEUs. Accounting for 94.8...
15.02.18
TSA Lines Recommend Another Rate Increases in March
Shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending another rate increases of $100 per FEU for cargo moving from Asia to U.S. West Coast ports and $150 per FEU for car...
15.02.17
Japan, Malaysia Sign AEO Mutual Recognition Arrangement
Customs authorities of Japan and Malaysia agreed last week a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on the Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) programs. The implementation of the MRA programs will co...
15.02.17
TSA Revenue Index Improves Significantly in December
The TSA Revenue Index for eastbound transpacific services substantially improved on both U.S. West Coast and East Coast trades in December 2014. The index for cargo moving from Asia to the West Coa...
