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13.10.11
Asia to Europe Box Traffic Soars 10% in August
Asia to Europe container traffic rose 10% year on year to 1.3 million TEUs in August, the highest monthly throughput in 2013, according to statistics by U.K.-based Container Trades Statistics (CTS)...
13.10.09
TSA Revenue Index Slightly Recovers on Asia-USEC Trade
The TSA Revenue Index for services bound for the West Coast of the U.S. and interior point intermodal (IPI) services worsened 83.83 points in August 2013, from 84.84 in the previous month, the Tran...
13.10.08
Japan, Spain Sign Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
Japan and Spain have agreed on CMAA (Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement which will effectively enhance trade security and facilitation for both sides, and thus promote bilateral trade. Under the a...
13.10.08
Japan’s B to B E-Commerce Expands to 262 Trillion Yen in 2012
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has said domestic B to B-EC (business-to-business e-commerce) market for 2012 (transactions ia computer network systems using Internet technologie...
13.10.07
Judicial Affairs Committee Briefs on JIFFA’s New Renewed Shipping Documents
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) held a briefing session in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2013 on new transport documents that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2014. The association’s ...
13.10.04
US Cargo Flow Remains Uninterrupted Despite Government Shutdown
On the second day of the government shutdown in the U.S., cargo flow remains uninterrupted and, while little impact has been seen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) frontline, most of ...
13.10.03
China Gives Nod to Its Carrier's Use of Foreign Flag Ships
China's Ministry of Transport has allowed Chinese shipping lines to use foreign flag vessels for transhipment of export/import containers in coastal trade between Shanghai and other open ports in C...
13.10.01
Guinea-Bissau Becomes 25th State to Sign Rotterdam Rules
Guinea-Bissau signed the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, known as the Rotterdam Rules, at UN headquarters in New York on Sept...
13.09.30
Thai Customs to Replace Gold Card with AEO License
Thai Customs is replacing the Gold Card License with the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) license effective October 1, 2013. Under the Gold Card scheme, importers/exporters with good record and r...
13.09.27
Chile Issues Phytosanitary Requirements
Chile's Agriculture and livestock Service (SAG) has issued Phytosanitary requirements for vessels entering the country to prevent Asian Lymantria dispar and Japanese Lymantria dispar, or Gipsy Moth...
