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13.10.25
Gabon to Tighten Restrictions on Used Vehicles Import
In accordance with the Gabonese so called Plan sectoriel Environnement du Plan Stratégique Gabon Emergent (PSGE), the Gabonese government has decided to strengthen rules on imports of used vehicles...
13.10.25
China's Logistics Organization Calls on VAT Exemption on Forwarding Services
The China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP), China's social organization of logistics industry approved by the State Council, called on the State Administration of Taxation to exempt inte...
13.10.23
JIFFA Officially Becomes FIATA Association Member
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) recently joined the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA). FIATA accepted the application submitted by ...
13.10.23
Container Throughput at Asia’s Three Major Ports
Shanghai The port Shanghai handled 2.9 million TEUs in September, representing a decline of 1.7% from 2.95 million TEUs for the same period last year. In the first nine months, box traffic rose 3.8...
13.10.22
Japan to China Box Volumes Down 4.9% in August
Japan exported 976,502 tons of containerized shipments to China in August 2013, which decreased 4.9% from a year earlier, according to an announcement made by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) on Oct...
13.10.22
EC Announces New EU Infrastructure Policy
In the most radical overhaul of EU infrastructure policy since its inception in the 1980s, the European Commission has published new maps showing the nine major corridors which will act as a backbo...
13.10.22
TSA Unveils Westbound Rate Increases
Westbound member carriers in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending guidelines of rate increases by US$100 per 40-foot container (FEU) via U.S. West Coast ports and $200 pe...
13.10.21
Box Volume from Asia to US Swells 3.9% in August
Exports of containerized shipments from 12 Asian economies to the U.S. amounted to 1.226 million TEUs in August 2013, growing 3.9% year on year, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). They r...
13.10.18
Box Traffic at Indian Ports Falls 4.5% in First Half
Container volume at India's major state-owned ports slipped 4.5 percent year in the first half of fiscal year 2013-14 (April - September 2013), but total cargo throughput was 2.3 percent higher, ac...
13.10.18
Transpacific Lines Keep Up Efforts to Restore Revenues
Container shipping lines operating from Asia to the U.S. are continuing their efforts to restore baseline freight rates for holiday shipments and the 2014 contract negotiating season beyond. Member...
