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11.08.01
Saudi Arabia Customs Requires Accurate Cargo Manifest
The Saudi Arabia port authority has recently issued a circular dated July 19, 2011, stating that any missing and/or inaccurate declaration of cargo description on the manifest to the Saudi Customs...
11.07.28
Korea's 3rd Port Master Plan Eyes 40 Box Terminals in Busan
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs recently has announced the third round of the National Port Master Plan （2011 to 2020）. According to the plan, the port of Busan wi...
11.07.27
Massive Quake Hits Automobile Export Most Heavily
The Japan Maritime Center （JMC） recently has compiled a report on the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on oceangoing freight movement. The number of commercial vessels arriving at ports...
11.07.26
Iraq Introduces Pre-shipment Inspection for Certain Goods
Iraq's Ministry of Planning - Central Organization of Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC) has implemented a regulation which requires certain commodities destined to Iraq to undergo insp...
11.07.22
Japan-Singapore AEO Mutual Recognition to Start Aug 1
A mutual recognition arrangement （MRA） on Authorized Economic Operators （AEOs） between customs authorities of Japan and Singapore will become operational from August 1, 2011. The pact was sign...
11.07.20
Box Traffic at Chinese Ports Rises 12.9% in 1st Half of 2011
Overall volume of freight handled at Chinese ports in the first half （January-June） of 2011 was 4.42 billion tons, going up 16.3% from a year earlier, according to a report compiled by China’s M...
11.07.19
CBP's ACE Updated to Allow Importers to Access ISF Progress Reports
U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that new capabilities were deployed via the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) with respect to Importer...
11.07.15
US Retail Container Traffic Remains Flat But Upturn Expected in Autumn
Import cargo volume at the U.S.'s major retail container ports is staying at about the same levels as last year this summer, but is expected to resume increases in the fall, according to the month...
11.07.13
Asia to Europe Box Traffic Makes Steady Growth But Freight Index Falls
Westbound containers from Asia to Europe were steady in May 2011, according to Container Trade Statistics Ltd. （CTS） of the U.K. They increased 5.73% from a year earlier?when they amounted to 1,...
