News
11.02.14
German Rail Mechanics Set to Stage Strike in End-February
Unionized rail mechanics of Germany's Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivfuhrer (GDL) plan to stage a strike later this month over employment terms. The strike action which was adopted at the Executi...
11.02.10
Containerized Exports from Asia to Europe Rise 18％ in 2010
Container Trade Statistics Ltd. (CTS) of the U.K. recently released a report on container movement on the Asia/Europe trade in 2010. Westbound container shipments from Asia to Europe increased no...
11.02.09
Transpacific Lines Predict 7-8% Demand Growth in 2011
A group representing container shipping lines serving in the transpacific trade predicts cargo demand in the trade from Asia to the U.S. will grow in the 7-8 percent range for 2011, a bit lower th...
11.02.09
Asia to U.S. Box Traffic Keeps Double-digit Growth in Nov
In November 2010, 1.116 million TEUs of containers were traded from Japan and 17 other Asian economies to the U.S., according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Thanks to the briskness in the Ch...
11.02.07
River Rhine Reopens for Cargo Traffic
The River Rhine reopened last week to shipping in both directions for the first time since January 13 when a barge chartered by BASF SE carrying sulfuric acid produced by the company capsized on a...
11.02.03
IADA Unveils 2011 Business Plan for Reefer Cargo
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has adopted a reefer business plan for 2011 for its members' consideration. Details of the plan are as follows: Effective April 1, US$100 per TEU to/fr...
11.02.03
Intra-Asia Container Volumes Set Records in 2010
Container traffic between 12 Asian countries and territories (including Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and South Korea) h...
11.02.02
Riots in Egypt Shut down Port Said
The Egyptian port of Port Said was closed for operations due to anti-government riots in the country. The port, the fourth largest city in the country and the second most important port after Alex...
11.02.02
Egypt Update
As of February 1 (local time), the Suez Canal is operating normally but container operations in major ports (Alexandria, Port Said, Damietta, and Sokhna) are closed and cargo operations have been ...
