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13.07.09
Intra-Asia Container Trade Rises 6% in May
A total of 1.254 million TEUs of containerized shipments were carried among 12 Asian economies in May 2013, increasing 6% from a year earlier. From Japan, 173,000 TEUs were exported, surging 15%, w...
13.07.05
United States Ready to Ratify Rotterdam Rules
The Rotterdam Rules seem to have now cleared a significant hurdle on their way to the formal international rules on maritime carriage of goods. The United States State Department has completed its ...
13.07.04
TSA Set to Introduce PSS from Asia to US Effective Aug 1
The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) have unveiled a guideline peak season surcharge (PSS) of US$400 per 40-foot container from Asia to all U.S. destinations, effective August 1.
13.07.03
Box Throughput in Japan Hits Record 21.39 Million TEUs in 2012
Ports in Japan handled an all-time high of 21.39 million TEUs of containerized shipments in total in 2012 (January-December), increasing 1.2% year on year, according to a recent preliminary report....
13.07.02
China and Korea Agree on AEO Mutual Recognition
Customs authorities of South Korea and China agreed last week on a mutual recognition of their programs identifying secure operators. The Korea Customs Service implemented a full-fledged AEO progra...
13.07.01
South Korea’s Box Throughput down 1.3% in May
Ports in South Korea handled a total of 109.5 million tons of shipments in May 2013, decreasing 5.3% year on year, according to the nation’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. The ministry announced...
13.06.27
Japan-China Box Trade Swings to Positive Growth in April
Exports of containerized shipments from Japan to China increased 1% year on year from 1,102,210 tons to 1,113,616 tons in April 2013, according to a recent report on container movement between the ...
13.06.25
NACCS Holds Information Session on 24-Hour Rules in US
Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, known as NACCS Center, held the information sessions regarding its proposed Advance Filing Rules, the Japanese version of 24-hour Rule, in the U...
13.06.25
Japan, Myanmar Exchange MOU on Inland Transport
The governments of Japan and Myanmar on June 19, 2013 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for upgrading their cooperation on overland transport. To enhance their partnership on the field of ...
13.06.20
Think Tank Predicts 2.9% Gain in Box Traffic to/from Japan in Fiscal 2013
A Tokyo-based think tank projects that a total of 12.723 million TEUs of international containerized shipments will be imported to and exported from nine major ports in Japan in fiscal 2013 (April ...
