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12.11.14
Global Container Traffic Dips Slightly in September
A total of 10,609,900 TEUs of containerized shipments were traded worldwide in September 2012, according to an announcement made recently by Container Trades Statistics Ltd. (CTS) of the U.K. The ...
12.11.12
Container Traffic at South Korean Ports Falls 1.6% in October
Container volumes handled at South Korea's seaports slipped 1.6% in October to 1.868 million TEUs, compared with 1.898 million TEUs in the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Land, ...
12.11.12
Far East-Middle East/South Asia Lines Unveil Business Plans for 2013
Shipping agreements covering trades from the Far East to destinations in the Middle East, Red Sea, and South Asian Sub-continent have recommended their members to implement the following rate rest...
12.11.08
Worsening Ties with China Adversely Affecting Japanese Firms
Approximately 30% of Japanese enterprises feel they are adversely impacted by the ongoing deterioration in the diplomatic ties between Japan and China, according to Teikoku Databank Ltd. The Tokyo...
12.11.05
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Grows 3.6% in September
Container movement on the intra-Asia trade was steady in September 2012, increasing 3.6% year on year from 1.209 million TEUs to 1.253 million TEUs. Throughput among 13 economies in the region wa...
12.11.02
First Half 2012 Box Throughput at Kobe down 3%, First Decrease in 3 Years
In the first half （January-June） of 2012, the Port of Kobe handled 1,280,175 TEUs of containerized shipments, decreasing 3% from a year earlier, which represented the first year-on-year decline ...
12.11.02
TSA Lines Pursue Further Rate Recovery in December
Asia-U.S. container lines continue to resist downward pressure on rates in the early days of their 2013-14 contract negotiations. To establish a more compensatory rate baseline for contracts that ...
12.10.31
US, Canada Set to Strengthen Cross-border Cargo Security
The U.S. and Canada announced the launch of the Prince Rupert Pilot to strengthen cargo security at the Canada-U.S. border as part of the Integrated Cargo Security Strategy in the Beyond the Borde...
12.10.29
Japan-China Box Traffic Declines for Two Straight Months
The volume of containerized shipments exported from Japan to China in August 2012 was 1,075,529 tons, decreasing 5.1% from a year earlier, according to a recent report on container movement betwee...
