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12.04.13
US to Asia Lines Unveil New Round of Rate Increases
Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement （WTSA） are recommending a further round of incremental rate increases to dry and selected refrigerated commodities,...
12.04.13
Containerized Exports from Asia Make Double-digit Growth in Feb
In February 2012, 2,796,300 TEUs of containerized shipments were exported from Asia, according to a report on container movement worldwide that was leased on April 8 by Container Trades Statistics...
12.04.13
Overseas Footholds of JIFFA Members Expand to 1,167
The number of overseas footholds that 406 member companies of Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA） owned as of Jan. 1, 2012 reached 1,167, according to the association...
12.04.10
MLIT to Conduct FS for Port Projects in Myanmar to Assist Japanese Firms
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)’s Ports and Harbors Bureau will conduct a feasibility study in Myanmar in the middle of April 2012. The MLIT hopes to carry out p...
12.04.09
MLIT to Conduct FS for Port Projects in Myanmar to Assist Japanese Firms
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)’s Ports and Harbors Bureau will conduct a feasibility study in Myanmar in the middle of April 2012. The MLIT hopes to carry out p...
12.04.06
CTSA Lines Unveil GRI on Asia to Canada Shipments
Effective May 1, 2012, member carriers in the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement （CTSA） intend to raise Asia-Canada rates across the board by US$500 per FEU for Vancouver local and door...
12.04.05
Chile Requires Certificate for Second-hand Imports
Chilean carrier CCNI has informed its customers of Chile's Agriculture and Livestock Service （SAG） has issued the phytosanitary emergency provisional norm and applied it to any product consistin...
12.04.04
Intra-Asia Container Traffic Surges 15% in February
The overall volume of containerized shipments handled in February 2012 by major shipping companies on the intra-Asia trade （among 12 Asian economies） amounted to 1,111,195 TEUs. The throughput s...
12.03.30
Japan to China Box Trade Suffers Double-digit Decline in Jan
In January 2012, the throughput of export containers from Japan to China amounted to 892,580 tons, according to a report compiled from statistical data by the Japan Maritime Center. The total suf...
