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24.03.12
US Container Imports Grows 8.6% in Jan.
Inbound cargo to U.S. major container ports is projected to remain on track to show year-over-year increases through the first half of 2024, according to the Global Port Tracker (GPT) report releas...
24.03.11
Cyber Port to Enhance NACCS Links
Cyber Port, a platform for digital transformation in trade and logistics run by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)’s Port and Harbor Bureau, will today enhance its l...
24.03.08
Shimizu Port Container Throughput Decreases in Feb.
The Port of Shimizu in central Japan handled 40,034 TEUs of containers in February, down 1% from a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the Shizuoka Prefectural Government'...
24.03.07
FIATA Welcomes FMC Ruling on D&D Billing Practice
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association has welcomed the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)’s ruling on demurrage and detention billing practices in the context of substa...
24.03.06
SCFI Increases in Week 9 Thanks to Capacity Supply Recovery
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 1,979.12 points in Week 9, down 6.2% from the previous week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). Despite weaker dem...
24.03.05
NCFI Decreases due to Sluggish Demand
The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) closed at 1,445.4 points in Week 9, down 5.8% from the previous week, according to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE). Spot rates for contai...
24.03.04
WCI Decreases for 5 Weeks Running
The composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 5% to $3,493 per FEU in Week 9, which has continued to decline for five weeks in a row, according to Drewry Maritime Research. It has increase...
24.03.01
Containers to/from Japan’s Big 6 Ports Minutely Decrease in Dec. ’23
Japan’s six major ports handled 1.17 million TEUs of containers in total in December 2023, down 0.5% from a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the nation’s transport mini...
24.02.29
OCEAN Alliance to Remain in Svc. Through End of March ’32
CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, Evergreen Marine and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) signed documents on Tuesday to agree on an extension of their OCEAN Alliance by five years through March 31...
24.02.28
Ex-Shanghai Spot Rates Stay Flat Despite Container Movement Declines
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 2109.91 points in Week 8, which declined 2.6% from the previous week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). Though re...
