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13.10.17
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Surges 14% in August
A total of 1.224 million TEUs of containerized shipments were traded among 12 Asian economies in August 2013, surging 14% year on year from 1.078 million TEUs. Exports from Japan accounted for 169,...
13.10.16
Israel Customs Reschedules 24-Hour Advanced Manifest for FROB
The Israeli Customs Authority has published a new official production date of the FROB (Freight Remain On Board) manifest and it is now on November 17, 2013. The rule was originally to take effect ...
13.10.11
US Retail Imports Growing As Holidays Approach
Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the U.S.'s major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over the same month last year, according to the mo...
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...
