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12.09.05
Stalled Talks between ILA, USMX Prompt Carriers into Contingency Plans
The stalled contract talks between the International Longshoremen's Association （ILA） which covers 13 U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports and the United States Maritime Alliance （USMX） which represe...
12.09.04
Asia to Europe Carriers to Suspend Services during China's National Holidays
G6 Alliance lines - APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine （HMM）, Mitsui O.S.K Lines （MOL）, Nippon Yusen Kaisha （NYK） and Orient Overseas Container Line （OOCL） ? and Maersk Line will sus...
12.09.03
Intra-Asian Container Volumes Show Modest 2.9% Gain in July
A total of 1.248 million TEUs of containerized shipments were traded among 13 Asian countries and regions in July 2012. It was 2.9% more than the 1.213 million TEUs handed a year earlier but 4.6% l...
12.09.03
Historic Road Transport Route Opens between China and Viet Nam
For the first time, buses and trucks will be able to cross overland between the rugged southern regions of China and the remote northern regions of Viet Nam using a 1,300 kilometer route spanning f...
12.09.03
IRA Adjusts Upward Its Rate Restoration Slated for Oct 1
Informal Rate Agreement （IRA） lines announced Thursday that it has revised the recommendation on their business plan for 2012 on shipments from Japan to the Middle East, in view of radical surge ...
12.08.31
China's Container Throughput Slows down in July
According to China's Ministry of Transport, the nation's foreign trade cargo throughput amounted to 249.47 million tons in July, representing a year-on-year growth of 4.2%. For the first seven mont...
12.08.30
Container Traffic in Japan Totals 17.5 Million TEUs in 2011
A total of 17,525,472 TEUs of loaded and unloaded export and import containers were handled at 64 foreign-trade container ports in Japan in 2011, increasing 4% from a year earlier, according to a d...
12.08.27
US East Coast Port Labor Warns Strike Following Breakdown of Contract Talks
Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association （ILA） and their maritime employers United States Maritime Alliance （USMX） over a new master contract broke down on Wednesday. I...
12.08.24
Asia to US Container Traffic Grows 2% in First Half
In June 2012, 18 Asia--Japan and 17 other economies in the region--exported a total of 1.151 million TEUs of containerized shipments to the U.S., increasing 3.2% from a year earlier, according to a...
12.08.23
ADB Predicts 7-8% Annual GDP Growth for Myanmar
Myanmar could follow Asia's fast growing economies and expand at 7% to 8% a year, become a middle income nation, and triple per capita income by 2030 if it can surmount substantial development chal...
