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10.11.09
Major Dutch Ports Set to Reward Clean Ships
As of 1 January 2011, the Dutch ports of Amsterdam, Moerdijk, Dordrecht and Rotterdam will be rewarding clean ocean-going vessels with discounts on their port dues. This involves vessels which sco...
10.11.09
Asia/Europe Freight Movement up 5.7% in September
The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) recently released a report on containerized shipments moved in August 2010 between 18 economies in Asia and the U.S. Thanks to the back-to-school shopping season i...
10.11.05
Asia ? US Box Traffic Achieves Peak in August
The Japan Maritime Center (JMC) recently released a report on containerized shipments moved in August 2010 between 18 economies in Asia and the U.S. Thanks to the back-to-school shopping season i...
10.11.05
JIFFA 25th Anniversary International Symposium - “The opportunities and challenges for international freight forwarders”
JIFFA is proud to announce that it will be hosting an international symposium to mark its 25th anniversary. The symposium will be held on Wednesday, November 24, at the Royal Park Hotel. JIFFA was ...
10.11.01
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...
10.10.29
Container Traffic within Asian Region Loses Momentum in Sept
The combined volume of containerized shipments handled by major shipping lines on the intra-Asia trade in September 2010 amounted to 1,039,000 TEUs, increasing a mere 1.9% from the 1,020,000 TEUs ...
10.10.26
Asia to US Box Volume Increases 21% in September
In September 2010, container traffic from 10 Asian economies to the U.S. leaped 20.9% year on year to 1,281,812 TEUs. From August 2010, however, it became weaker slightly, going down 4.4%, accord...
10.10.21
Dubai Customs Introduces Container Scanning System
Dubai Customs has launched its new firstling system of the radioactive scanning for mobile vehicles along with launching the latest system of its kind worldwide for detecting trucks and containers...
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...
