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14.01.27
Intra-Asia Container Trade Up 7% in November 2013
In November 2013, 1.302 million TEUs of containerized shipments were traded among 12 economies in Asia, which increased 7% year on year from 1.217 million TEUs. The trade’s container movement was f...
14.01.23
New Sri Lankan Regulation Stipulates Freight Rate Structure
The Sri Lankan government has announced a new regulation, stipulating the freight rate structure of containerized transports from and to Sri Lanka. As per the directive, with effect from January 6,...
14.01.23
Japan-China Container Movement Grows in Both Directions in November
Japan exported 1,015,184 tons of containerized shipments to China in November 2013, according to a report compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Outbound container throughput increased 2.7% f...
14.01.22
China to Decentralize NVOCC Licensing Procedure
China's Ministry of Transport, as part of its decentralization initiatives, has decided to transfer its administrative licensing authority for NVOCCs to individual provincial transport departments....
14.01.21
New Panel to Discuss Logistics Aspect of Farm/Marine Products Export Drive
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan will launch a new panel on Jan. 24, 2014 to discuss how the nation’s logistics system can meet growth in exports of agric...
14.01.21
Shanghai Remains As World's Busiest Box Port in 2013
Container throughput at the Port of Shanghai reached 33.617 million TEUs in 2013, growing 3.3% year on year to help it defend its title as the world’s busiest container port, according to statistic...
14.01.17
Box Throughput at Hong Kong Drops 3.6% in 2013
Container throughput at Hong Kong dipped 3.6% on year to 22.288 million TEUs in 2013, representing a decline for the two straight months. Kwai Tsing container terminals handled 17.118 million TEUs,...
14.01.16
Global Box Trade Recovery Remains Encouraging
Global containerized exports in November fell 4.72% from last month to 10,384,800 TEUs, according to U.K.'s Container Trades Statistics (CTS). Despite the relative weakness however, ocean carriers ...
14.01.15
Port of Colombo Sets Record Box Traffic in 2013
In 2013, container volume handled by the port of Colombo set a new record of 4.31 million TEUs, an increase of 2.8% compared to 4.19 million TEUs for 2012. The transshipment traffic stood at 3.21 m...
14.01.15
TSA Revenue Index Hits Lowest in November
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) Revenue Index for eastbound transpacific services hit the lowest level in November on both U.S. West Coast and East Coast trades. The index for cargo ...
