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12.10.26
Japanese Ports Handle 1.406 million TEUs in August
Ninety-three ports in Japan handled a total of 1.406 million TEUs of loaded and empty oceangoing containers in August 2012, decreasing 4.1% year on year, according to a report released on Oct. 19 ...
12.10.25
China to Ban Foreign Ships from Sailing on Domestic Waterways
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has signed a State Council Order No. 625, which would ban foreign-flag vessels from sailing on domestic waterways including the Chang Jiang. Vessels registered in Hong K...
12.10.24
Eastbound Containers from Asia to U.S. down 3.7% in August
Volume of containerized shipments moving eastbound from Asia to the U.S. decreased 3.7% from a year earlier to 1.177 million TEUs in August 2012, according to a report released by the Japan Mariti...
12.10.24
IADA Recommends Rate Hikes for Winter Season
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement （IADA） has recommended a rate restoration program for winter season to make up for the shortfall of the originally targeted revenue recovery as well as to set...
12.10.22
Japan's Trans-Siberian Intermodal Operators Attend CCTT Meeting
The 21st plenary meeting of the Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation （CCTT） was briefed when the Trans-Siberian Intermodal Operators Association of Japan （TSIOAJ） met on Oct. ...
12.10.22
Japan Customs Uploads English Version of Procedure Specifications of Japan's ''24-Hour Rule''
Japan Customs has issued an English version of Procedure Specifications of the proposed ''Advance Filing Rules on Maritime Container Cargo Information'' which will be implemented in March 2014. Th...
12.10.18
Box Traffic at Hong Kong Dips 2.4%, Shenzhen in September
Container throughput at Hong Kong amounted to 1.9 million TEUs in September, a year-on-year decline of 2.4 percent from the two million TEUs in September last year, according to statistics from th...
12.10.18
LA's Box Volume up 5.6% But Long Beach down 2.9% in Sept
Container volume handled at the Port of Los Angeles rose 5.6 percent to 744,923 TEUs in September, the highest total since August 2010. Imports rose 3.4 percent from the same month in 2011 to 385,...
12.10.16
Global Freight Tons Continue to Stagnate: OECD
The latest global freight data collected by the International Transport Forum （ITF） at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's （OECD） through June 2012 highlights continuo...
12.10.15
World Container Traffic Falls 7% on Year in August
Overall world container volume for August 2012 totaled 10,509,700 TEUs, a decline of nearly 5% on July and a 7% decline on a year ago, according to statistics released by London-based Container Tr...
