News
10.03.04
Carriers Update Situations in Chilean Ports
All Chilean ports, within the most affected areas, are still evaluating their technical and operational capabilities with a view to resume operations as soon as possible, according to Chilean nati...
10.03.02
Japan - Netherlands Customs Cooperation Pact Takes Effect Mar 1
The customs cooperation agreement between Japan and the Netherlands took effect today. For Japan, the Netherlands is the 19th partner of this sort of the treaty. The Agreement Regarding Mutual Adm...
10.03.01
WTSA Lines to Raise US-Asia Rates April 1
Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) are recommending a further general rate increase (GRI) on ocean cargo moving from the U.S. to Asia. Effective...
10.02.26
EU Report Kicks against US's 100% Container Scanning
A recently published European Commission Taxation and Customs Union report which presented the results of studies on the impact of the US 100% scanning law has concluded that the US requirement fo...
10.02.25
US Shipper's Body Asks FMC to Help Them Clarify China's Rate Filing Rule
U.S.'s National Industrial transportation League (NITL) has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to obtain additional information regarding the ocean carrier rate filing requirements implemented ...
10.02.24
South Korea Sees Decline in Container Trades with China and Japan
Containerized shipments traded between South Korea and China totaled 2,145,160 TEUs, in 2009, representing a decrease of 12 percent from a year earlier. In breakdown, those from South Korea to Ch...
10.02.22
FMC Decides to Exempt NVOCCs from Tariff Publishing Requirement
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted Thursday to initiate a rulemaking that would relieve non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the costs and burdens of publishing in tari...
10.02.19
Japan-China Trade in 2009 Slumps for the First Time in 11
According to a report released recently by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan's total trade with China (imports and exports combined) fell 12.8% year-on-year to US$232.2 billion ...
10.02.19
Workshop Recommends Arab Countries to Sign Rotterdam Rules
A two days workshop hosted by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Alexandria, Egypt for more than two hundred government and industry delegates and experts adopted a...
10.02.17
New Road Cargo System to Be Implemented in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Customs is introducing a new Road Cargo System (ROCARS) in Shenzhen in March with 18 months of the transitional period before full implementation. The major functions of the ROCARS are t...
