News
23.12.22
Global Container Throughput Index Down From Previous Month in Oct.
The month-on-month fall in volume in October across major regions resulted in a 3.4% month-on-month decline in the Global Container Port Throughput Index to 108.8 points, which was 1.9% higher than...
23.12.21
Japan-US Container Exports Fall 2.1% in Nov.
Japan’s U.S.-bound container exports amounted to 50,681 TEUs in November (based on volumes at ports of origin), which fell 2.1% year on year, according to Descartes Datamyne. Direct shipments accou...
23.12.20
Carriers Begin Rerouting to Avoid Red Sea, Share Rate Increases
Drone and missile attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea have prompted global ocean carriers to re-route vessels and take other measures. Carriers have begun sharing anticipated rate increases ...
23.12.19
Panama Canal to Increase Daily Transit Next Month
The Panama Canal will increase the number of daily transits to 24 in January, seven neo-Panamaxes and 17 Panamaxes. Currently, 22 vessels transit daily, divided into six neo-Panamaxes and 16 Panama...
23.12.18
Survey: India is Again Most Promising Country for Japanese Manufacturers
India is again the most promising country for Japanese manufacturers to develop business for periods of three year or so, according to a recent survey by the Japan Bank for International Cooperatio...
23.12.15
Container Throughput Falls at Shimizu Port in Nov.
The Port of Shimizu in central Japan handled 43,210 TEUs of containers in November, which fell 4% from a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics unveiled by the Shizuoka Prefectural Gover...
23.12.14
UNCTAD: Global Trade Will Shrink in 2023
Global trade is projected to end the year 5% down compared to 2022’s record level, shrinking by about $1.5 trillion to below $31 trillion, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and De...
23.12.13
US Container Imports from Asia Grow 8% in Nov.
The U.S. imported 2.1 million TEUs of containers in November, which decreased 8.8% from October but increased 8% from November 2022, according to Descartes Datamyne, which refers to Automated Comme...
23.12.12
GPT: Import Cargo Peak Came Later Than Expected as Volume Kept Growing
Imports to U.S major container ports should continue to slow in the final weeks of 2023 after reaching a peak later than expected this fall, according to a Global Port Tracker (GPT) report released...
23.12.11
US Container Imports Decrease 9% in Nov.
U.S. container imports amounted to 2.1 million TEUs in November, according to data provided by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Descartes System Groups announced last week in the December G...
