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10.06.14
IRA Lines Set to Increase Rates from July 1
Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) lines, which provide service on the trade between Asia and the Middle East, plan to implement an emergency rate restoration of $250 per TEU and $500 per FEU for shipm...
10.06.11
JIFFA Members Handle 73 Million TEUs in FY2009
The Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) announced that its 380-plus members handled a total of 69.613 million TEUs in the fiscal year ended on March 31, 2010. The figure, ex...
10.06.11
Iran Port Authority Urges Prompt Pick-up of Hazardous Cargo
The Iran Port and Maritime Organization (PMO) has issued a circular stating that effective June 5, 2010, all the container agents are requested to submit a warranty letter to PMO container affairs...
10.06.10
Mexico Customs Requires Tax ID of Consignee for AMS
Effective June 1, 2010, Mexico Customs made it mandatory to add Tax Identification numbers (Tax ID) of shipper, consignee, and notifying party to the information to be filed under the Advance Mani...
10.06.10
Haiphong Port Faces Serious Reefer Cargo Backlogs
Vietnam's northern gateway port of Haiphong has been seriously affected by backlogs in a reefer container yard. A carrier says the import reefer containers are now much more than the yard capacity...
10.06.09
Asia to Europe Box Traffic Rises 25% in April, Freight Index Tops 2008 Level
Westbound container shipments from Asia to Europe saw a double-digit increase of 25.2% from a year earlier in April 2010, totaling 1.099 million TEUs, according to statistics by the European Liner...
10.06.08
Intra-Asia Box Trade Returns to Growth Track
Container trades between Asia's ten countries and territories (Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia) marked a brisk expansion ...
10.06.08
Three New Berths Operational at Pyeongtaek Box Terminal
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs opened the three berths of Pyeongtaek New Container Terminal (PNCT) on June 1 which had been completed in September 2006 to handle in...
10.06.07
Japan/China Box Traffic Continues Steady Growth in April
Container volume between Japan and China recorded a steady growth of 9.1% with 258,693 TEUs in April 2010. Improvements were seen in both directions, with containerized shipments from Japan to Chi...
10.06.07
Transpacific Eastbound Box Trade Grows 10% in March
Eastbound containers from Asia's 18 countries and territories to the U.S. enjoyed a double-digit increase of 10.1% in March 2010 from a year earlier to a total of 925,000 TEUs, according to a repo...
