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13.12.17
China to Expand VAT Program to Rail, Postal Sectors
China is set to expand the scope of its pilot value-added tax (VAT) program to railway transport and postal services starting on January 1, 2014, according to the nation's Ministry of Finance said ...
13.12.13
TSA Revenue Index for Oct Hits All-time Low
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) Revenue Index for services bound for the West Coast of the U.S. and interior point intermodal (IPI) services was 83.11 points in October 2013, a decli...
13.12.13
Philippine Customs Issues Rules to Implement AEO Program
Philippines' Bureau of Customs (BOC) has recently issued rules and regulations for Philippine model of the Authorized Economics Operator (AEO) to enhance BOC-business partnership on trade security ...
13.12.12
JIFFA-certified International Multimodal Transport Specialists Number 4,724
JIFFA honored on Tuesday seven students who had done very well during the course for qualifying international multimodal transport specialists that its Education Committee had held for the current ...
13.12.12
Bill to Amend the Antimonopoly Act Enacted
The bill to amend the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade known as the Antimonopoly Act has been approved by the House of Councilors and enacted on De...
13.12.11
Containerized Exports from Asia Climb 8.4% in October
Global containerized output expanded for the seventh successive month in October, based on annual comparison, with the rate of growth recouping the momentum temporarily ceded in the previous month....
13.12.11
Yokohama Port Handles 6.3% Less Boxes in Jan-Sept
The Port of Yokohama handled a total of 1,915,823 TEUs of oceangoing containerized shipments in the first nine months (January-September) of 2013, which decreased 6.3% year on year, according to a ...
13.12.10
Sri Lanka to Ban Terminal Handling Charges
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced in his recent budget speech to parliament that the nation is prohibiting shipping lines to impose surcharges including Terminal Handling Charges...
13.12.09
IADA Lines Plan Six-Stage Rate Hikes in 2014
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has adopted a recommendation to implement the following rate restoration program for 2014 for cargo moving to/from Asian regions other than Japan. Effecti...
13.12.05
Shipping Lines Unveil 2014 Business Plan for Japan-Australia Trade
Member Lines of the Asia - Australian Discussion Agreement (AADA) and Australian And New Zealand/Eastern Shipping Conference (ANZESC) have agreed to adopt the following rate restoration guideline i...
