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12.11.26
Japanese Firms Rapidly Expanding into Myanmar
As of the end of October 2012, a total of 91 Japanese companies had made inroads in Myanmar, a significant increase of 75% from two years earlier, according to research conducted by Teikoku Databa...
12.11.20
Box Throughput at Hong Kong Continues to Slide
The port of Hong Kong handled 1,891,000 TEUs in October, representing a decrease of 9.9% on the volume for the same month in 2011. For the first ten months, container throughput at Hong Kong decli...
12.11.20
Amended UPU Convention Requires Advance Data on Postal Items
The World Customs Organization （WCO） welcomed the decision of the Universal Postal Union （UPU） to make its security standards mandatory for its 192 member countries, thereby establishing a leg...
12.11.20
TSA Lines Postpone Planned Rate Hikes Until December 15
Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) lines have decided to postpone their planned general rate increase by two weeks to December. 15, 2012. Originally, it was to take effect on December 1, 2...
12.11.19
JIFFA Gives Fiscal 2012 IMTS Course
A training course for qualifying international multimodal transport specialists （IMTSs） for fiscal 2012 （Tokyo Session） was completed on Nov. 14. The annual program, which is provided by the E...
12.11.16
Box Throughput in China Makes Consistent Growth in October
A total of 15,082,200 TEUs of containerized shipments were handled at ports in China in October 2012, according to a report compiled by the nation’s Ministry of Transport. The total was up 8.9% fr...
12.11.16
Singapore Set to Introduce ''Advance Export Declaration'' from April 1, 2013
With effect from April 1, 2013, Singapore Customs （SC） will require all declarations to be submitted before the goods are exported, including non-controlled and non-dutiable goods exported by se...
12.11.16
IADA Recommends 2013 Japan Business Plan
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement （IADA） has adopted the Japan Business Plan for 2013. Under the plan, a rate restoration of US$250 per TEU will be implemented for annual contracts with effect...
12.11.14
Congo to Restrict Imports of Used Vehicles
The Congo government has fixed the following rules on the age limit and conditions of used vehicles imported into the country, according to the French carrier Delmas: -Secondhand cars or buses (be...
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 ...
