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10.04.23
Korean Lines Introduce New Container Imbalance Charge
Serious equipment shortages have prompted some South Korean lines to implement a new Container Imbalance Charge (CIC) to cover increasing costs for container inventory. The charge took effect from...
10.04.21
Box Traffic in China Increases 22% in Jan-Mar Period
The volume of shipments handled at Chinese ports during the first quarter (January-March) of 2010 was 1.81 billion tons, an increase of 22.2 percent from a year earlier, according to a report on t...
10.04.21
Number of AEO Customs Brokers Expands to 22
The Tokyo Customs on April 13 authorized one customs broker under the Japanese Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) system. The number of customs brokers authorized by the Tokyo Customs in fiscal 2...
10.04.16
Japan Urges India to Improve Business Infrastructures
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII) recently has submitted "Suggestions for Government of India" to the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry ...
10.04.14
Asia to Europe Container Volume Surges 55.5% in February
Westbound container trade from Asia to Europe enjoyed a 55.5% surge in volume in February 2010 totaling 968,000 TEUs, compared with 617,920 TEUs for the same period last year, according to statist...
10.04.08
US Retail Container Imports Continue to Rise
Import cargo volume at the U.S.'s major retail container ports is expected to be up 8 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago, and solid increases are expected to continue through...
10.04.07
Box Traffic in South Korea Increases 20% in February
Container throughput at South Korean ports totaled 1.587 million TEUs in March, up 19.6% compared 1.327 million TEUs for the same period in 2009, according to the Ministry of Land Transport and Ma...
10.04.07
Intra-Asia Container Volume Increases 21% in February
Container shipments between ten Asian countries and territories (Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia) excluding mainland China an...
10.04.06
Hong Kong's Road Cargo System on Trial Run from March 29
Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) launched a trial run of the Road Cargo System (ROCARS) on March 29, an electronic system designed to facilitate customs clearance of road cargo...
10.04.05
Regulatory Reform Unit to Review Validity of Antitrust Immunity for Ship Lines
The government of Japan’s Council for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform will review, among others, antitrust immunity granted for ocean shipping lines and the general rule that requires delivery ...
