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11.04.21
Japan-Nakhodka Service Line to Introduce 'Fukushima Surcharge'
Iino Koun, a Japan-Nakhodka service operator, has announced they are introducing ''Fukushima Surcharge'' to absorb extra costs to navigate through Kanmon Strait instead of its regular course throu...
11.04.15
Chiba, Saitama Added to US Food Import Alert List
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added the two Japanese prefectures of Chiba and Saitama to its Import Alert which addressed detention of products from Japan due to radiation...
11.04.15
South Korea Requires Radiation-free Certificate on Food Imports from Japan
The Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) announced Thursday that it would require radiation safety documentation and certificate of origin on imports of food from 12 prefectures and Tokyo M...
11.04.13
Mexico to Introduce Advanced Manifest System Air Cargo
Mexico Customs will introduce mandatory Advanced Manifest System (SAM) for air cargo, effective May 1, 2011. Under the new regime, shippers will be required to file an advanced electronic declarat...
11.04.12
Europe-bound Container Traffic Drops 12% in February
Westbound containers from Asia to Europe decreased a notable 11.9% year on year to 830,600 TEUs in February 2011 due to China’s Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) holidays, according to a report on...
11.04.11
Containers from Asia to U.S. up 11.2% in January
Container trade between Asia and the U.S. was brisk in January 2011. Thanks to the improvement in consumption in the U.S., eastbound shipments from 18 Asian economies to the U.S. rose 11.2% from a...
11.04.08
Philippines to Introduce Automated Export System in May
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) of the Philippines will be implementing its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) Automated Export Documentation System (AEDS) in May in Manila ports and in June for all other por...
11.04.07
Rotterdam to Start Radiation Test for Ships from Japan
For precautionary reasons, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to measure ships from Japan at sea, before entering the port, for the presence of radioactivity. The Harbor Coordination Center in Rot...
11.04.06
Jawaharlal Nehru Congestion Prompts Lines to Refuse Export Cargo
India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port, the largest container port in the country, is experiencing serious cargo delays at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) due to congestion caused by a...
11.04.05
Haneda Airport Halves Landing Fees for Cargo Flights
Effective April 1, 2011, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has reduced by 50% the landing fee for international cargo flights at Haneda International Airport, in a...
