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25.07.10
US Container Imports Decrease 3.5% in June
In June, U.S. container import volumes rebounded modestly to 2.22 million TEUs, up 1.8% from May but down 3.5% from June 2024, according to the Descartes Systems Group. It followed May’s sharp 9.7%...
25.07.09
CONPAS to Allow Shipping Companies to Directly Make Bookings for Loaded Export Containers Delivered to Hanshin Port
Container Fast Pass (CONPAS), a port information system developed and operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), will allow container shipping companies to make...
25.07.08
Trump Bill Secures USCG Funds
U.S. President Donald Trump’s vast tax and spending bill has secured funds the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has been searching for since the early 2010s. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act appropriates clos...
25.07.07
European Economies Yield Mixed Results in LSCI in Q2
Major economies in Europe yielded mixed results in the second quarter (April-June) in the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), which was set at ...
25.07.04
OSPAR: Discharges from Scrubbers to be Banned in NE. Atlantic by 2029
The 15 countries that have signed and ratified the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) agreed to strictly control discharges from s...
25.07.03
FBX Down 19.7% to $2,894
The latest Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) has quoted $2,894, down 19.7% from a week earlier and 34.9% from a year earlier, according to Freightos. Asia-North America west coast rates (FBX01) fell 39%...
25.07.02
KCCI Down 4.46% Due to 2-Digit Decreases in US-Bound Container Spot Rates
The latest KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) stood at 2,590 points on Monday, Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) unveiled on the same day. Spot rates for container exports from Busan plunged on ...
25.07.01
Asia’s Europe-Bound Container Exports Grow 8.4% in April
Asia’s container exports to Europe added up to 1.64 million TEUs in April, up 8.4%, recording two back-to-back months of year-on-year growth, according to data tallied by the Japan Maritime Center ...
25.06.30
WCI Decreases 9% in Week 26
The World Container Index (WCI), an indicator for container freight rates on the eight main routes on the trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe and trans-Atlantic trades, decreased 9% from the previous week t...
25.06.27
Japan’s US-Bound Container Exports Decrease 0.5% in May
Japan’s container exports to the U.S. amounted 53,000 TEUs in May (based on volumes at ports of origin), down 0.4%, a year-on-year contraction for two back-to-back months, Descartes Datamyne announ...
