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10.09.17
Shanghai Tops Singapore As World's Busiest Box Port
In August, Shanghai became the busiest container port in the world. Containerized shipments handled at the Chinese port during the first eight months of 2010 were also greater in volume than thos...
10.09.15
Box Traffic in Chinese Ports Grows at Pace Far Exceeding Pre-Lehman Level
In August 2010, a total of 13.1295 million TEUs of containers were handled in Chinese ports, up 20.6% from a year earlier, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Transport. In break...
10.09.14
Asia to US Box Traffic Keeps Double-digit Growth in June
Eastbound container shipments to the U.S. from 18 Asian countries and regions amounted to 1.151 million TEUs in June 2010, an increase of 27.6 percent from the corresponding month of 2009, accordi...
10.09.10
US Retail Container Traffic Hits Peak in July
Import cargo volume at the U.S.'s major retail container ports is expected to be up 16 percent in September over the same month last year, but 2010 has already hit its peak and numbers will declin...
10.09.09
Korea, China Agree on Door-to-Door Container Deliveries
At their fifth logistics talks held in Weihai, Shandong Province on September 6-7, South Korea and China signed a comprehensive logistics agreement which will allow through transportation of tract...
10.09.07
Canada-Asia Lines Announce Rate Hikes
Effective October 1, 2010, container shipping lines in the Canada Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (CWTSA) will raise rates on all dry commodities by US$160 per 20ft container (TEU),...
10.09.06
FMC Chairman Proposes Amendments to Shipping Act
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky has proposed to a House subcommittee changes in the Shipping Act of 1984 which would allow the agency to resolve disputes between ship...
10.09.03
Vietnam to Waive Shipping Taxes on Export-Import Express Cargo
The Vietnamese government will waive shipping taxes on all export-import express packages, effective October 1, 2010. The exemption was unveiled in Government Decree 87/2010/ND-CP which regulates ...
10.09.01
Bulker takes the northern route to China
Danish-owned bulk carrier Nordic Barents will be the first non-Russian flagged vessel to sail through the Northern Sea Route. The vessel will sail from Kirkenes at the beginning of September with ...
10.08.31
Mail Order Logistics Market in Japan Worth Y780 Bln
Mail order is one of the very few growing business fields in Japan, according to a report recently issued by Japan Logistics Field Institute, Inc. The Tokyo-based enterprise pointed out in the re...
