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14.11.25
No ILWU-PMA Contract Talks Scheduled Until Dec. 2
There will not be much progress in labor contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association until early December as the so-cal...
14.11.21
FMC Set to Review US Port Congestion Surcharges
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has been concerned about carriers' proposed port congestion surcharges. As pending labor contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (P...
14.11.20
Carriers Suspend US West Coast Port Congestion Surcharges
Shipping lines on the transpacific trade have withdrawn their proposed port congestion surcharges on cargo through U.S. West Coast ports over fears of strong pushback from U.S. importers and Federa...
14.11.20
TSA Lines Set to Implement $1,000 per FEU Rate Hike
Predicting capacity tightening in the coming months to Chinese New Year holidays from February 18 to 24, 2014, container shipping lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recomme...
14.11.19
Long Beach OKs Extra Storage to Relieve Congestion
Acting to relieve cargo delivery delays, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved the use of Port of Long Beach property as a temporary site for the storage of empty containers, wh...
14.11.18
Freight Forwarders Call for End to Carriers Surcharges
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations known as FIATA has announced that it is time for the world's container shipping lines to provide greater clarity on the ever increasi...
14.11.18
TSA Lines Assess US West Coast Congestion Surcharges
Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) lines will apply on an individual basis congestion surcharges of up to US$1,000 per FEU for cargo moving through US West Coast ports from November 17, 201...
14.11.17
China's Paperless Customs Clearance Cuts Declaration Time
China spent an average of 26.3 hours having import shipments clear customs inspection in the third three quarters of the year, a reduction of 7.1 hours from a year earlier, according to an announce...
14.11.14
Box Traffic at Mainland China Ports Rises 7.5% in October
Container throughput at mainland China ports grew 7.5% to 17.347 million TEUs in October compared to the same month last year. Marine ports handled 15.639 million TEUs, up 7.9% from the previous ye...
14.11.14
TSA Revenue Index Improves in September
The TSA Revenue Index for eastbound transpacific services improved on both U.S. West Coast and East Coast trades in September. The index for cargo moving from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S. and...
