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15.07.15
China's H1 Box Traffic Tops 100 Mln TEUs for First Time
Combined container throughput at ports in China grew 6.1% year on year to 102.728 million TEUs in the first half (January-June), according to statistics compiled by the nation’s Ministry of Transpo...
15.07.14
Asia to West Coast South America Rate Hike Announced
Asia-West Coast South America Agreement (AWCSA) lines have announced a rate restoration program applicable to the trades from Japan to West Coast South America (WCSA), Mexico and West Coast Central...
15.07.13
Traffic Mitigation Fee at Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach to Be Raised in Aug.
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) has announced an increase in the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2015. The incre...
15.07.10
Mid-year Box Traffic at Shanghai Grows 4.5%
Container throughput at Shanghai Port totaled 3.076 million TEUs in June, a slight increase of 0.7% compared to 3.059 million TEUs in the same month last year, or a decline of 2.5% compared to the ...
15.07.09
China's Export Container Freight Index Continues Declining
The China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) was 845.6 points on average in June, decreasing 4.5% from the previous month, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The Shanghai Containeri...
15.07.09
Business As Usual So Far at Greek Ports
Port operations in Greece seem to be largely unaffected after the nation's rejection of the latest rescue package from creditors, according to Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), The only thing that ...
15.07.07
TSA Unveils Additional Rate Hike in August
Member carriers in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending $600 per 40-foot container (FEU) rate increases on August 1 following the equivalent rate hikes on June 1 and July...
15.07.06
Intra-Asia Box Traffic up 8.6% to 1.317 Mln TEUs in May
Container trade among 13 Asian economies, including Japan, was brisk in May, growing 8.6% year on year to 1.317 million TEUs. Shipments to and from Japan increased in both directions, with imports ...
15.07.02
Guatemala Customs to Require Additional Manifest Information
The Guatemalan Revenue Administration (SAT) will require shipping lines, airlines and freight forwarders to submit additional cargo manifest data, effective on July 14, 2015. The supplementary data...
15.06.30
Ho Chi Minh City Seeks Government Approval to Build Tunnel near Cat Lai Port
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has proposed the central government to implement a project to build an overpass and tunnel on the trunk road leading to Cat Lai Port, in a bid to address chronic traffic con...
