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12.11.28
Japan ? China Container Traffic Remains Sluggish in September
In September 2012, Japan exported 963,553 tons of containerized shipments to China, decreasing 6.5% from a year earlier and 5.7% from a month earlier, according to the Japan Maritime Center （JMC...
12.11.27
Box Traffic from Asia Slips for 7 Straight Months
Asia exported 1,107,400 TEUs of containerized shipments to Europe in September 2012, according to a report released by the Japan Maritime Center （JMC）. The throughput was down 1.7% from a year e...
12.11.27
China's Export Box Trade Market Continues Declining
The China Containerized Freight Index （CCFI） for the week ended on November 23 stood at 1,144.98 points, down by 0.7% from the previous week while the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index （SCFI...
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...
