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13.01.24
Freight Rates from South Korea Go up in Mid-January
All-in freight rates for container services from South Korea to North America and Europe both picked up in mid-January 2013, anticipating that freight movement will increase until the Chinese Sprin...
13.01.22
Indonesia Issues Regulation on Import of Cellular Phones, Handheld Computers, Tablet Computers
Indonesia's Ministry of Trade has issued Regulation 82/M-DAG/PER/12/2012 about the provisions for import of cellular phones, handheld computers, and tablet computers. According to the minister, con...
13.01.18
Japan's Transport Ministry Orders Grounding of Boeing's Dreamliners
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) issued a technical circular directive (TCD) in the wake of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's emergency airworthiness ...
13.01.18
Shanghai Leads World's Container Port Rankings
The world five busiest container port rankings for 2012 remained unchanged according to recent cargo statistics announced by major ports. Shanghai took the lead for the third consecutive year handl...
13.01.17
Global Container Cargo Continues to Slip in November
Containerized shipments exported from all overseas ports in November 2012 fell by another 3.6% compared to October, down to 10,093,700TEU, or 4.32% compared to the same month in 2011, according to ...
13.01.16
Shipments from China on the Rise in Preparation for Holiday Season
China's export container transport demand continued to rise in the week ended January 11. The China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) for the week was 1122.36 points, up 1.1% from the previous wee...
13.01.15
Container Throughput at South Korean Ports Set Records
It is estimated that a total of 22.497 million TEUs of containerized shipments were handled at South Korean ports in 2012, according to the nation’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs...
13.01.15
Container Traffic from Asia to Europe Remains Sluggish in Nov
Container volume from Asia to Europe declined in November 2012 by 5.9% year on year to approximately 1 million TEUs, according to U.K.-based Container Trades Statistics (CTS). Containerized dry car...
13.01.10
Intra-Asia Box Trade up 10% to 1.226 Million TEUs in Nov 2012
A total of 1.226 million TEUs of containerized shipments were traded among 12 Asian countries and regions in November 2012, growing 10.4% year on year from 1.111 million TEUs. In breakdown, dry car...
13.01.08
Employers, Labor on US East Coast Agree to Extend Contract
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to an extension of the Master Contract until February 6, thus averting a possible strik...
