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12.11.02
TSA Lines Pursue Further Rate Recovery in December
Asia-U.S. container lines continue to resist downward pressure on rates in the early days of their 2013-14 contract negotiations. To establish a more compensatory rate baseline for contracts that w...
12.10.31
US, Canada Set to Strengthen Cross-border Cargo Security
The U.S. and Canada announced the launch of the Prince Rupert Pilot to strengthen cargo security at the Canada-U.S. border as part of the Integrated Cargo Security Strategy in the Beyond the Border...
12.10.29
Japan-China Box Traffic Declines for Two Straight Months
The volume of containerized shipments exported from Japan to China in August 2012 was 1,075,529 tons, decreasing 5.1% from a year earlier, according to a recent report on container movement between...
12.10.29
US FDA Urges Registration Renewal for Food Facilities
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration （FDA） has announced that biennial registration renewal for food facilities began at on October 22, 2012. The updated food facility registration system is acc...
12.10.26
Japanese Ports Handle 1.406 million TEUs in August
Ninety-three ports in Japan handled a total of 1.406 million TEUs of loaded and empty oceangoing containers in August 2012, decreasing 4.1% year on year, according to a report released on Oct. 19 b...
12.10.25
China to Ban Foreign Ships from Sailing on Domestic Waterways
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has signed a State Council Order No. 625, which would ban foreign-flag vessels from sailing on domestic waterways including the Chang Jiang. Vessels registered in Hong Ko...
12.10.24
Eastbound Containers from Asia to U.S. down 3.7% in August
Volume of containerized shipments moving eastbound from Asia to the U.S. decreased 3.7% from a year earlier to 1.177 million TEUs in August 2012, according to a report released by the Japan Maritim...
12.10.24
IADA Recommends Rate Hikes for Winter Season
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement （IADA） has recommended a rate restoration program for winter season to make up for the shortfall of the originally targeted revenue recovery as well as to set ...
12.10.22
Japan's Trans-Siberian Intermodal Operators Attend CCTT Meeting
The 21st plenary meeting of the Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation （CCTT） was briefed when the Trans-Siberian Intermodal Operators Association of Japan （TSIOAJ） met on Oct. 1...
