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12.03.07
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Grows 5.3% in Jan
Container throughput on the intra-Asia trade （among 12 Asian economies） improved from a year earlier in January 2012, going up 5.3% from 1,020,920 TEUs to 1,074,523 TEUs. Exports from Japan decr...
12.03.06
More Japanese Firms Seek to Make Forays Overseas: JETRO Reports
From November through December 2011, the Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO） surveyed 9,357 Japanese firms either involved in or interested in business overseas, 82.7% of which were small ...
12.03.01
US CBP Proposes Changes to In-Bond Regulations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection （CBP） recently has issued a proposed rule to amend the in-bond regulations in order to enhance their ability to regulate and track in-bond merchandise and to e...
12.03.01
Japan-China Trade Sets Records in 2011: JETRO Report
The Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO） recently has released a report on Japan-China trade in 2011 and outlook for 2012, converting yen-denominated statistics for imports and exports rele...
12.02.29
Argentina's New Import Control System Annoying Importers
Argentina's Advanced Sworn Statement on Imports （DJAI）, which was introduced on February 1, 2012, is disrupting importers who have been required to file a document with the agency electronically...
12.02.29
Japan's Containerized Exports to China Dip 5% But Imports Remain Brisk
In December 2011, exports from Japan to China plunged 14.4% from a year earlier to 1,067,837 tons, suffering a year-on-year decline for two months in a row, according to a recent report on tonnage...
12.02.28
Japan’s Container Traffic Ups 5.7% in First Half of 2011
The total volume of containerized shipments handled at 64 ports in Japan in the first half （January-June） of 2011 grew 5.7% year on year to 8.57 million TEUs, according to statistics released re...
12.02.28
Dockworkers Strikes in NZ to Disrupt Supply Chain
As New Zealand enters the peak export season, Ports of Auckland is working to try to ease pressure on the New Zealand supply chain caused by the three upcoming week-long strikes by the Maritime Un...
12.02.27
Philippine Economic Zone to Introduce e-Export Declaration
he Philippine Economic Zone Authority （PEZA） will implement the Automated Export Declaration System e-AEDS） on March 15, 2012. Under the new system, all export shipments will be required to be ...
