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24.08.23
Japan-US Container Exports Grow 14.3% in July
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. totaled 56,174 TEUs in July (based on volumes at ports of origin), up14.3% from a year earlier, registering a double-digit increase for four consecutive mon...
24.08.22
US Port Strike Fears Stoked as ILWU Pledges Solidarity with ILA
Raising the specter that a threatened Maine to Texas U.S. port strike could ratchet into something even further reaching, Willie Adams, U.S. West Coast dockworkers’ union president on Friday wrote ...
24.08.21
KCCI Continues to Decline for 6 Weeks Running
The latest KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) came to 4,659 points on Monday, going down 0.3% from a week earlier and remaining on the decline for six weeks in a row, Korea Ocean Business Corp. ...
24.08.20
NCFI Increases as Spot Rates Improved on NA Route
The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) reached 2,440.9 points in Week 33, up 0.2% from the previous week as spot rates for exports to North America improved, according to the Ningb...
24.08.19
WCI Decreases 2% in Week 33
The World Container Index (WCI) decreased 2% from the previous week to $5,428 per FEU in Week 33, continuing to fall for four consecutive weeks, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The latest co...
24.08.16
Vietnam's Customs Clearance Systems Go Back in Svc.
The Vietnam Customs temporarily suspended the Vietnam Automated Cargo Clearance System (VNACCS) and the Vietnam Customs Information System (VCIS) on Aug. 6 due to technical troubles, according to t...
24.08.15
US Container Imports from Asia Soar 24.2% in July
U.S. container imports from 10 major Asian countries and regions amounted to 1.89 million TEUs in July, based on volumes at port of origin, marking double-digit improvements of 12.2% from the previ...
24.08.14
US Container Imports Grow 11% in July
July 2024 U.S. container import volumes increased from June 2024, growing 11.2% to 2.56 million TEUs. July volumes represent a 26-month high since the all-time high set in May 2022. This also marks...
24.08.13
WCI Continues to Fall for 3 Weeks Running
The World Container Index (WCI) decreased 3% from the previous week to $5,551 per FEU in Week 32, which has continued to fall for three weeks in a row, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The la...
24.08.09
US Senators Introduce Strategic Port Reporting Act
U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) have introduced the Strategic Port Reporting Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would require the U.S. Department ...
