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13.09.13
TSA Revenue Index Hits Its Lowest in July
The TSA Revenue Index for services bound for the U.S. hit the lowest of the year in July. The index for the West Coast of the U.S. and interior point intermodal (IPI) services was 84.84 points in J...
13.09.12
France Delays Introduction of HGV Tax
The French government has delayed the introduction of a tax on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), originally planned for October 1, until January 2014, due to technical problems which had come to light d...
13.09.11
Shanghai Sees Double-digit Box Traffic Growth in August
Shanghai Port handed 2.95 million TEUs in August, achieving a double-digit increase of 13.3% over 2.61million TEUs processed in the same month last year, according to Shanghai International Port (G...
13.09.11
Box Throughput at Yokohama Dips 6.9% to 1.44 Mln TEUs in August
The Port of Yokohama handled a total of 58.96 million tons of shipments in the first half (January-June) of 2013. Cargo throughput decreased 5.3% from a year earlier, representing the first year-on...
13.09.10
Trans-Siberian Container Traffic Increases 4% in H1
The Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation (CCTT) has unveiled the container volume via Trans-Siberian Railway totaled 801,361 TEUs in the first half of 2013, representing a 4.2% inc...
13.09.09
Maritime Groups Urge IMO to Address Misdeclared Container Problem
The four international maritime organizations of BIMCO, the World Shipping Council (WSC), the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) h...
13.09.09
CTB, NACCS Launch Tests on Advance Filing Rules
The Ministry of Finance (MOF)’s Customs and Tariff Bureau (CTB) and Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc. (NACCS) jointly held seminars on Sept. 2, 2013 in Yokohama and the following day in Toky...
13.09.05
Busan Transhipment Boxes Total 5 Mln TEUs in Jan-July
The Port of Busan in South Korea handled a total of 10,316,793 TEUs of containerized shipments in the first seven months (January-July) of 2013, increasing 3% year on year, according to the Busan P...
13.09.04
ILWU Set to Sever Formal Ties with AFL-CIO
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the dockworkers' union on the West Coast of North America, has decided to cut formal ties with the American Federation of Labor and Congress ...
13.09.03
NACCS Signs Service Provider Pact with Malaysian Provider
Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System a.k.a NACCS concluded service provider agreement with Malaysia's Dagang Net Technologies Sdn Bhd on August 29, 2013 to enable shipping lines and ...
