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13.03.08
Japanese Ports Handle 8.653 Million TEUs in 1H 2012
Sixty-four container ports in Japan handled a total of 8.653 million TEUs of containerized export and import shipments (loaded and empty) in the first six months of 2012, increasing 1% year on yea...
13.03.07
Japan Inks Yen Loan Agreement with Mozambique for Nacala Port Project
The Japanese government has agreed with Mozambique, under which Japan will provide a loan of as much as 7,889 million yen for the first phase of the development of the Mozambican port of Nacala. T...
13.03.05
Japan's Containerized Exports of Used Cars Rise 16.6% in 2012
In 2012, Japan exported 387,865 secondhand motor vehicles in containers, up 16.6% compared to 335,550 units for 2011, according to a report compiled by a Tokyo-based auto-related organization. Th...
13.03.04
Thai Ports Handle More Containers in 2012
The Port of Laem Chabang in Thailand handled a total of 5,926,436 TEUs of containerized shipments in 2012, an increase of 3.4% year on year from 5,731,062 TEUs, according to the Port Authority of ...
13.03.01
Malaysia to Lift Requirement for Declaration on Food Imports from Japan
Malaysia's Ministry of Health has announced that it will remove Fukushima from the affected prefectures effective from March 1, 2013 and the requirement for declaration of the competent authoritie...
13.02.28
FMC Set to Extend Tariff Rate Publication Exemption to Unlicensed Foreign-based NVOs
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently has issued a proposed rule that would require foreign-based unlicensed non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) to register with the commis...
13.02.27
Carriers to Raise Rates for Cargo from Asia to Middle East, Red Sea
The Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) covering trade from the Far East to destinations in the Middle East and Informal Red Sea Agreement (IRSA) have recommended their members to implement a rate resto...
13.02.26
China Certifies Two More Insurers for NVOCC Margin Liability Insurance
China’s Ministry of Transport announced on February 16 that two listed insurers, China Pacific Insurance and Ping An Insurance, have obtained underwriting licenses of non-vessel operating common c...
13.02.26
Clerical Workers at LA-LB Ports Ratify Labor Contracts with Employers
Office clerical workers president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU) agreed last week to ratify the terms of tentative agreements reached on Dec...
13.02.26
IADA Confirms Rate Restoration of $150/TEU April 1, 2013
As part of their Japan Business Plan for 2013 announced in November 2012, the Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has a rate restoration of $150 per TEU, effective April 1, 2013. The recommenda...
