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13.02.18
Intra-Asia Containers down 4.7% to 14.8 Million TEUs in 2012
Dry and reefer containers transported by major shipping companies among Japan and 11 other Asian countries and regions increased 4.7% year on year to 14.802 million TEUs in 2012, accounting for app...
13.02.18
Global Box Trade Grows 7% in December
Global containerized cargo exports climbed 6.9% in December from the previous month to 10,764,400 TEUs, thanks to a surge of exports from Asia, according to the U.K.'s Container Trades Statistics (...
13.02.14
Japan ? China Trade Remains Stagnant in November
Exports of Japan exported 988,459 tons of containerized shipments to China in November 2012, falling 1.4% year on year from 1,002,455 tons, according to a report released by the Japan Maritime Cent...
13.02.14
Used Cars Exports from Japan Hit Record High in 2012
Japan exported 1,009,755 secondhand automobiles in 2012, according to the International Auto Trade Association (iATA). Surging 17.1% from a year earlier, the total number reached an all-time high. ...
13.02.13
Asia to US Container Traffic Suffers Double-digit Decline in Nov
Exports of containerized shipments to the U.S. from Japan and 17 other Asian economies plunged in November 2012, according to a report recently unveiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Eastboun...
13.02.12
Container Throughput at South Korean Ports Rises 2.8% in January
South Korean ports handled a total of 1.84 million TEUs of containerized shipments in January 2013, which represented a year-on-year increase of 2.8% from 1.79 million TEUs, according to the nation...
13.02.06
Korea-China Container Traffic Declines 0.8% in 2012
Container movement increased from South Korea to China but decreased from China to South Korea in 2012, according to a preliminary report compiled by a group of shipping lines catering to the two A...
13.02.06
Transpacific Carriers Seek Rate Hikes in April
Container shipping lines operating from Asia to the U.S. are seeking to shore up rate gains made to date as they look ahead to the post-Lunar New Year shipping period and as 2013-14 service contrac...
13.02.05
ILA, USMX Agree on New Six-year Contract, Strike Averted
The U.S.'s International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and its counterpart on labor negotiations United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement for a six-year successor mas...
13.02.05
Shanghai Port Sets New Container Throughput Record in Jan
The port of Shanghai hit new record of its container throughput in January amid continuing global recession. Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, handled 2.9 million TEUs in January 2013. ...
