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10.10.15
Box Traffic in China Tops 100-Million-TEU-TEU Mark in Jan-Sept
Container volumes handled in Chinese ports surpassed the 100 million-TEU mark in the first nine months of the year. In September, Chinese ports handled a total of 12.752 million TEUs, representing...
10.10.14
Exports up 14%, Imports down in July on Asia/U.S. Trade
In July 2010, eastbound containers from 18 countries and regions in Asia to the U.S. increased 14% from a year earlier to 1.139 million TEUs, exceeding the 1.1-million-TEU line for three months in...
10.10.12
JETRO Surveys Japanese Manufacturers in Europe, Turkey, US
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) recently has released the results of its latest surveys on Japanese manufacturers in Europe and Turkey and Japanese manufacturers in the US. Both surv...
10.10.08
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Reaches 10,000 Members
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism has surpassed 10,000 members. C-TPAT is the first and the largest anti-terrorism partnership p...
10.10.05
Pudong Airport Bonded Area Officially Operational
Shanghai Pudong Airport Comprehensive Bonded Area officially started business operation on September 28. The facility in the west of the Pudong Airport covers an area of 3.59 sq km, which should p...
10.10.04
UK Plans to Implement 24-Hour Rules Ahead of Schedule
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced the UK has set a target date of November 2, 2010 to introduce an operational Import Control System (ICS) system, the EU version o...
10.09.30
Think-tank Predicts 9.9% Gain in Japan’s Box Traffic for FY2010
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc. (NRIC) has revised its economic and cargo transport projections for fiscal 2010 (from April 2010 to March 2011). In respect to international cargo tra...
10.09.28
FMC Set to Look into Impact of EU's Block Exemption Repeal
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will study the impact of the European Union's October, 2008, repeal of its liner conference block exemption. It will include analysis of changes in carri...
10.09.21
IRA Lines to Raise Japan-Middle East Rates on Oct.1
Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) lines have announced that freight rates on shipments moving from Japan to the Middle East will be raised by $250 per TEU and $500 per FEC, effective October 1, 2010, ...
