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15.02.13
PMA to Suspend Vessel Operations on Four Dates
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMC), an employer association on U.S. West Coast ports, announced on Wednesday that in light of ongoing slowdowns by the International Longshore and Warehouse Unio...
15.02.13
2014 World's Container Traffic Grows 2.84 %
The world's container volumes fell 2.84% year on year in December 2014 to 11.406 million TEUs, representing a decline for three consecutive months, according to Container Trades Statistics. In the ...
15.02.12
Shanghai Leads World's Box Port Rankings for 5th Straight Year
A list of the world's 10 busiest container ports in 2014 has been recently unveiled. The Port of Shanghai handled 35.258 million TEUs, which went up 5% from a year earlier. The Chinese port was the...
15.02.10
China Eyes Optimized Customs-clearance Procedures by 2020
China’s State Council recently announced the nation will develop an electronic customs system—under which inland, coastal and border municipalities will cooperate with each other—to improve the eff...
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...
