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13.11.26
More Than 60% of Japanese Firms in US and Canada Eye Business Expansion
From September 6, 2013 through October 18, 2013, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) conducted its latest surveys on Japanese-affiliated firms (manufacturers in the US and both manufactur...
13.11.25
156 Japanese Firms Make Inroads into Myanmar
As of the end of October 2013, a total of 156 Japanese companies had made inroads in Myanmar, according to Teikoku Databank, Ltd. (TDB). The number increased a remarkable 71.4% from a year earlier ...
13.11.25
Transpacific Carriers Seek $500 Rate Hikes in Two Stages
Transpacific container lines intend to pursue further revenue improvement to achieve financial viability and maintain service levels customers expect in the service-intensive Asia-U.S. market. As a...
13.11.21
Box Traffic at Indian Ports Falls 4.6 % in Apr-Sept
India's 12 major ports handled a total of 4.34 million TEUs or 66.631 million tons in first half of fiscal 2013/14, representing a decline of 4.56% and 5.1%, respectively, according to the Indian P...
13.11.20
Box Throughput at Hong Kong Makes Turnaround in Oct
Container throughput at Hong Kong rose 1.6% from the same month last year to 1.882 million TEUs, representing its first year-on-year increase in the past nine months. In the first ten months, box v...
13.11.20
Japan's Export Cargo to China Falls 8.8% in September
Japan exported 885,878 tons of shipments to China in September 2013, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). From a year earlier, they went down 8.8% from 971,243 tons, and from a month earli...
13.11.18
Container Trade from Asia to US Grows 4.4% in September
Exports of containerized shipments from Japan and 17 other Asian economies to the U.S. increased 4.4% from a year earlier to 1,235,355 TEUs in September 2013, exceeding the 1.2-million-TEU line for...
13.11.18
Container Throughput at Chinese Ports Grows 5.7% in October
China ports container movement posted an 5.74 percent year-on-year increase in throughput nationwide to 15.949 million TEUs in October. Seaports handled 14.317 million TEUs of containerized shipmen...
13.11.18
Intra-Asia Container Volumes Rise Slightly by 1.2% in Sept.
Container movement on the intra-Asia trade (among 12 economies in the region) grew a slight 1.2% year on year from 1.235 million TEUs to 1.25 million TEUs in September 2013. Box traffic was more ro...
13.11.13
Asia to Europe Box Volume Grows 8% to 3.7 Mln TEUs in Q3
Container traffic on the trade from Asia to Europe amounted to 3.7 million TEUs in the third quarter (July – Sept) of 2013, representing an 8% increase over the same period last year, the strongest...
