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11.06.21
MLIT Puts off Reviewing Oceangoing Shipping’s Antitrust Immunity
The government of Japan has decided for the time being not to review the antitrust immunity enjoyed by oceangoing shipping service providers. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and To...
11.06.20
Jiro Nakamura Succeeds Yasuo Ito As JIFFA Chairman
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA） agreed on a business plan for fiscal 2011 （April 2011-March 2012） during its 26th general assembly held on June 15. The business...
11.06.17
FMC Seeks Comments on China's Plea to Raise Bond Amount for US NVO
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is issuing a notice of inquiry to solicit public comment on the Ministry of Transport of China's proposal to increase the amount of the bond for U.S.-bas...
11.06.14
Korea, China, Japan Mull Milk Run Infrastructure for Autoparts
South Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy unveiled last week a project for building up a global milk run infrastructure for autoparts with its neighboring nations of Japan and China in a bid to ...
11.06.13
Busan, Shandong Province Ports Enter into Strategic Alliance
Four Shandong Province ports in Chin and North Asia's hub port Busan, South Korea, concluded an agreement on strategic port operation on June 8, which would allow them to provide prompt and effici...
11.06.10
Asia to Europe Container Traffic Climbs 4% in April
The volume of containerized shipments transported westbound from Asia to Europe grew in April 2011, according to a report on container traffic to and from Europe. They increased 3.87% from a year ...
11.06.09
Congestion at Mombasa Now Averaging 7-9 Days
Congestion at Mombasa, Kenya’s gateway port, is deteriorating due to ineffective cargo handling at the dock as the Kenya Port Authority (KPA) decided to disemploy crane drivers and other supportin...
11.06.06
EU's 24-Hour Rule to Go Full Swing in July
The EU Commission has decided that all EU countries must terminate their individual grace period for transmission of Entry Summary Declaration （ENS） on June 30, 2011 at the latest. Therefore, it...
11.06.03
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Grows 6% in 1Q
Container trade among 12 Asian economies was brisk in April 2011, led by shipments to and from China and Southeast Asia. The overall volume of containers that major shipping companies moved in the...
11.06.02
Intra-Asia Lines to Implement Ad-Hoc Rate Increase in July
Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement （IADA） lines announced Tuesday that they will implement ad-hoc rate restoration on a voluntary, non-biding basis. Under the plan, the freight rate of shipments mo...
