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12.02.13
Singapore to Implement Advance Export Declaration from Apr 1, 2013
With effect from April 1, 2013, Singapore Customs will require declarations for the export of all goods to be submitted prior to the goods leaving Singapore. This initiative, known as Advance Expo...
12.02.10
Asia to Europe Container Traffic Grows 3.3% in 2011
The volume of containerized shipments transported westbound from Asia to Europe in December 2011 remained nearly unchanged from a year earlier, increasing a minute 0.77% to 1,204,800 TEUs, accordi...
12.02.07
Asia to Europe Lines Rush to Rate Hike Moves
The unprecedented plunge of freight rates coupled with the sharp increase of bunkers and the deterioration of operational conditions in Asia has prompted shipping lines in the Asia to Europe trade...
12.02.06
Intra-Asia Container Traffic up 6.1% to 14.147 Million TEUs in 2011
The combined volume of containerized shipments handled by major shipping companies on the intra-Asia trade in 2011 was steady on almost all routes. The total was 14,147,000 TEUs, a year-on-year in...
12.02.06
Bill to Revise Customs Tariff Act Submitted to Diet
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet on Jan. 31, 2012 agreed on a bill to partially revise the Customs Tariff Act and other regulations. Prepared by the Ministry of Finance （MOF）, the bill, w...
12.02.01
MOF Unveils Comments from General Public on Proposed ''24-Hour Rule''
Japan's Ministry of Finance （MOF） recently unveiled the comments it had solicited from the general public in respect to introducing the so-called ''24-Hour Rule'' in Japan. The 24-Hour Rule is a...
12.01.30
Intra-Asia Box Traffic Continues Steady Growth
Container movement on the intra-Asia trade grew favorably in November 2011. The combined volume of containerized shipments that major shipping companies carried among 12 Asian countries and region...
12.01.27
Argentina to Introduce New Import Control Regime
Argentina's Federal Administration of Public Revenue （AFIP） has published in the Official Gazette a new mechanism for importers known as the Advanced Sworn Statement on Imports （DJAI）. The new...
12.01.24
China Export Container Transport Market Continues Robust
Freight rates for services exporting containers from China continued robust last week making containerships fully loaded. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange （SSE） reported the China Containerized Fr...
