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24.01.26
Port Transport Svcs. to be Placed Under Economic Security Act
General port transport services that are provided under terminal operation systems will be included in the core infrastructures of the Economic Security Promotion Act, the Ministry of Land, Infrast...
24.01.25
Foreign-Trade Containers to/from Yokohama Increase in Oct. ’23
The Port of Yokohama handled 245,031 TEUs of foreign trade containers in October 2023, up 2.3% from a year earlier, according to the city of Yokohama’s Port and Harbor Bureau. The total volume of c...
24.01.24
SCFI Rises 1.5% in Week 3
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 2,239.61 points in Week 3, growing 1.5% from the previous week and trending up for eight straight weeks, according to the Shanghai...
24.01.23
Japan’s US-Bound Container Exports Plunge in Dec.
Japan’s container exports to the U.S. amounted to 48,645 TEUs in December (based on volumes at ports of origin), down 16% year on year, according to Descartes Datamyne. From the previous month, the...
24.01.22
Container Throughput at Kawasaki Port Plummet in Oct. ’23
Oceangoing container throughput at the Port of Kawasaki, near Tokyo, plummeted 18% to 7,274 TEUs in October 2023, according to the Kawasaki City Government’s Port and Harbor Bureau. Huge declines w...
24.01.19
Fewer Ships Handled at Fewer Ports on Year-End, New-Year Days in Japan
From Dec. 31, 2023 to Jan. 4, 2024, cargo handling work was conducted at 61 ports in Japan, a decrease of two from the corresponding five days of the previous year, according to the Japan Harbor Tr...
24.01.18
Osaka Port Processes 1.98 Mil. TEUs in ’23
The Port of Osaka processed 1.98 million TEUs of containers in 2023, down 7% from the previous year, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau. Osaka export...
24.01.17
SCFI Surges in Week 2 Due to Red Sea Crisis, Container Shortages
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) closed at 2,206.03 points in Week 2, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The composite index surged 16.3% from the previous week due t...
24.01.16
Asia’s Exports to US Increase 15% in Dec.
Container exports from 10 leading countries and regions in Asia to the U.S. amounted to 1.51 million TEUs in December 2023 (based on volumes at ports of origin), which increased 1.5% from the previ...
24.01.15
120 Piracy, Armed Robbery Cases Reported in 2023
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report recorded 120 incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2023, an increase of five from 115 in 2...
