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12.08.07
Intra-Asia Container Traffic registers Double-digit Increase of 15.5% in May
In June 2012, a total of 1.306 million TEUs of containers were transported on the intra-Asia trade, increasing a notable 15.5% year on year from 1.13 million TEUs. Exports from Japan improved 9.4%...
12.08.07
JIFFA Holds Briefing Session on New FCR Form, Giving Advice on How to Manage Risks
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA） recently held a briefing session on its new Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt （FCR） Form and its new publication titled ''Guide to Under...
12.08.06
Togo ratifies Rotterdam Rules, Second State to Become Party to Convention
With its ratification of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, known as the Rotterdam Rules, Togo becomes the second State Par...
12.08.06
US’s CBP Invites Comments on Proposed In-bond Process Changes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed rule which would give various changes to the in-bond process in the U.S. to enhance CBP's ability to regulate and tack in-bond mercha...
12.08.06
China Expands Scope of Tax Reform Pilot Project
China’s State Council has expanded the scope of its pilot project for the proposed tax reform which aims to replace the existing business tax with value-added tax (VAT) for the transport industry ...
12.08.02
China Customs to Introduce Paperless Clearance
China's General Administration of Customs has announced that the paperless clearance pilot project will be launched by on August 1, 2012 at the 12 customs districts. Under such a model, the origin...
12.07.31
Asia to South American Lines Seek Another Rate Hikes
Member lines of the Asia - West Coast South America Freight Conference have announced a rate restoration program of USD500/TEU effective August 15, 2012 in the trades from Asia to West Coast South...
12.07.30
Eastbound Transpacific Box Traffic Grows 1.8% in May
In May 2012, exports of containerized shipments from Japan and 17 other Asian economies to the U.S. increased 1.8% to 1.186 million TEUs, according a report unveiled by the Japan Maritime Center (...
12.07.27
JIFFA’s Forwarding Committee made a logistics research into Myanmar late last year and released its findings in a report under the title of “Asean Logistics Survey Report Volume 5 Myanmar” in March 2012. Now the English version of the report has been comp
Asean Logistics Survey Report Volume 5 Myanmar ( PDF, 19.5MB)
12.07.24
Ex-China Freight Rates Continue to Decline
Freight rates for services exporting containers from China further fell last week. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange （SSE） reported the China Containerized Freight Index （CCFI） was 1307.18 points...
