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13.02.06
Transpacific Carriers Seek Rate Hikes in April
Container shipping lines operating from Asia to the U.S. are seeking to shore up rate gains made to date as they look ahead to the post-Lunar New Year shipping period and as 2013-14 service contra...
13.02.05
ILA, USMX Agree on New Six-year Contract, Strike Averted
The U.S.'s International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and its counterpart on labor negotiations United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement for a six-year successor ma...
13.02.05
Shanghai Port Sets New Container Throughput Record in Jan
The port of Shanghai hit new record of its container throughput in January amid continuing global recession. Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, handled 2.9 million TEUs in January 2013...
13.02.04
MLIT Holds Japan-Laos Logistics Policy Dialogs, Workshop in Vientiane
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on Jan. 30, 2013 reported on the Japan-Laos logistics policy dialogues and workshop that it held in Vientiane on Jan. 23. The...
13.02.04
JIFFA Hosts Seminar on Cloud-based Supply Chain Platforms
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) held briefing sessions on a multi-carrier shipping information platform on Jan. 30, 2013, inviting representatives from three global ship...
13.02.01
Trans-Siberian Container Traffic Surges 15.4% in 2012
International container traffic via the Trans-Siberian railway totaled 638,216 TEUs in 2012, representing a strong 15.4% increase over the previous year, according to the Coordinating Council on T...
13.01.31
Busan Transshipment Volume Shows Solid Growth
South Korea’ Port of Busan handled a total of 17,023,000 TEUs of containerized shipments in 2012, growing 5.2% year on year to reach an all-time high. In breakdown, exports and imports accounted ...
13.01.30
TSA to Expand Scope to Include Westbound Transpacific Trade
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) will expand its scope to include the entire transpacific round trip, including the westbound trade, effective February 3, 2013. Once the reshuffle be...
13.01.30
JETRO Surveys Business Conditions of Japanese-Affiliated Firms in Africa
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has unveiled s report on the business operations of Japanese-affiliated firms in Africa. The research had been conducted between August and October 20...
