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11.07.12
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Dips 0.5% in May
Combined volume of containerized shipments transported in May 2011 by leading shipping companies on the intra-Asia trade （among 12 economies in the region） amounted to 1.085 million TEUs. The to...
11.07.08
Half of World's Top 20 Ports Expected to Go to China
Global container freight volumes will increase this year, but in a slower growth rate compared with 2010, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences'（CAS） Centre for Forec...
11.07.05
China's Export Freight Rates Remain Flat Last Week
China's export market demand for container transport remained flat in general last week. Shanghai Shipping Exchange's China （Export） Containerized Freight Index （CCFI） closed at 982.13 points ...
11.07.01
Japan Unveils Focal Policies on ODA Program for Fiscal 2011
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ （MOFA） International Cooperation Bureau on June 27 unveiled important policies for international cooperation that Japan will implement in fiscal 2011 （April 201...
11.07.01
Shanghai Shipping Exchange Opens Container Freight Derivatives
The Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange Co. （SSEFC） officially launched China's first container freight derivatives on June 28. The platform allows participants to hedge their risk on a six-month...
11.06.29
Japan, Singapore Agree on AEO Mutual Recognition
Customs authorities of Japan and Singapore signed a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) on Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) at the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council Sessions in Brussel...
11.06.27
Asia-Red Sea Lines Announce Rate Hikes
Informal Red Sea Agreement (IRSA) lines announced Thursday their plan to restore freight rates on the trade from the Far East including Japan to Red Sea ports on a non-biding, voluntary basis. The...
11.06.23
Vietnam ? Laos JV Firm Launches Operation at Vung Ang Port
Vietnam - Laos Vung Ang Port Joint Stock Company recently has launched its operation at the Vung Ang economic zone in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. A contract set up the joint venture was signed in A...
11.06.22
Think Tank Predicts 2.6% Rise in Japan’s Box Volume for FY2011
Overall volume of oceangoing containers imported to and exported from Japan will be under the influence of the Great East Japan Earthquake in the first half of fiscal 2011 （April-September 2011）...
