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24.07.03
SCFI Increases in Week 26
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 3,714.32 points in Week 26, which went up 6.9% due to favorable freight rate movements on the trade to Europe, a greater improveme...
24.07.02
Slots at Panama Canal’s Locks to Increase to 35 in Aug.
Based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an additional booking slot in the Neopanamax Locks during Booking Period 2 for booking dates b...
24.07.01
WCI Increases 4% in Week 26
The World Container Index (WCI) increased 4% from the previous week to $5,318 per FEU in Week 26, which was a week-on-week increase for four consecutive terms, according to Drewry Maritime Research...
24.06.28
Kamaishi Port Incorporated on Int'l Feeder Svc. Route
An international feeder service route has been established to and from the Port of Kamaishi as the Koryu Maru, a domestic vessel run by Yokohama Container Line, called the port earlier this month. ...
24.06.27
Time for Customs Formalities Shortened for Cargo Imported to Japan by Sea
Customs formalities were completed in an average of one hour for marine cargo imported to Japan by sea, according to a survey the Ministry of Finance (MOF)’s Customs and Tariff Bureau conducted fro...
24.06.26
SCFI Make Smallest Increase Since May
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 3,475.6 points in Week 25, up 2.9% from the previous week. The week-on-week increase was smallest since earlier May, indicating th...
24.06.25
Japan-US Container Exports Jump 16.6% in May
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. amounted to 53,271 TEUs in May (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 16.6% from a year earlier, marking a double-digit year-on-year increase for two mon...
24.06.24
Asia-Europe Exports Increase in April Before Tariff Hikes on Chinese EVs
Container exports from Asia to Europe amounted to 1.51 million TEUs in April, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from data provided by Container Trades Statistics (...
24.06.21
Japan's Customs Bureau Reviewing Import-Related Systems
The Ministry of Finance (MOF)'s Customs and Tariff Bureau is in the process of reviewing the items to fill in on import declarations and the system for administrators of customs matters. With the g...
24.06.20
FMC Opens Investigation on OCEMA Compliance with Feb. Decision
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has opened an investigation to determine if the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) and its members are complying with a decision issue...
