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11.05.11
Used Cargo for Cambodia via Vietnam Banned
The Vietnamese Customs Department has advised that with immediate effect all shipments of used goods (commercial and non commercial goods including personal effects) destined for Cambodia are no l...
11.05.11
Japan, ASEAM Agree on 'Asia Cargo Highway'
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to share a common goal of developing an Asia Cargo Highway (ACH) to realize seamless cargo flows in Asia. They also decided to ...
11.05.09
Mexico to Join ATA Carnet System
The ATA Carnet System is set to expand on Ma 16, when Mexico will join this international system, which reduces paperwork and costs for businesses traveling with goods, following new members such ...
11.05.09
South Korea, China Agree on New Container Service Route
China and South Korea decided to launch a new container service when they recently met in Shanghai for a special shipping meeting. The new service will link Chinese ports and a new port in Gyeongg...
11.04.26
Japan Unveils Guideline for Radiation Inspections
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on April 22 unveiled a guideline for conducting radiation inspections (see the attached file). The guideline was developed by...
11.04.22
Box Throughput at Chinese Ports Make Double-digit Growth in 1Q
Combined volume of containerized shipments handled at Chinese ports in the first quarter (January-March) of 2011 was 36,253,100 TEUs, which represented a double-digit increase of 13.1% from a year...
11.04.21
Japan's Current Radiation Levels Not Hazardous: IMO
Responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the following radioactive leak from a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced last Fr...
11.04.21
Japan-Nakhodka Service Line to Introduce 'Fukushima Surcharge'
Iino Koun, a Japan-Nakhodka service operator, has announced they are introducing ''Fukushima Surcharge'' to absorb extra costs to navigate through Kanmon Strait instead of its regular course throu...
11.04.15
Chiba, Saitama Added to US Food Import Alert List
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added the two Japanese prefectures of Chiba and Saitama to its Import Alert which addressed detention of products from Japan due to radiation...
