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11.08.04
Earthquake's Aftermath Drags Japan's Exports to Asia
The overall volume of containerized shipments handled by major shipping lines during the first six months （January-June） of 2011 on the intra-Asia trade （among 12 Asian countries and regions） ...
11.08.03
Eastbound Transpacific Box Traffic Grows 4% in May
In May 2011, the volume of containerized shipments transported eastbound to the U.S. from Japan and 17 other Asian economies amounted to 1.166 million TEUs on a preliminary basis, up 4.2% from a y...
11.08.03
China's Container Shipping Market Demand Remains Almost Flat Last Week
China's containerized transport market in the week to July 29 remained almost unchanged from the previous week. On July 29, the China Containerized Freight Index issued by Shanghai Shipping Exchan...
11.08.01
Saudi Arabia Customs Requires Accurate Cargo Manifest
The Saudi Arabia port authority has recently issued a circular dated July 19, 2011, stating that any missing and/or inaccurate declaration of cargo description on the manifest to the Saudi Customs...
11.07.28
Korea's 3rd Port Master Plan Eyes 40 Box Terminals in Busan
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs recently has announced the third round of the National Port Master Plan （2011 to 2020）. According to the plan, the port of Busan wi...
11.07.27
Massive Quake Hits Automobile Export Most Heavily
The Japan Maritime Center （JMC） recently has compiled a report on the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on oceangoing freight movement. The number of commercial vessels arriving at ports...
11.07.26
Iraq Introduces Pre-shipment Inspection for Certain Goods
Iraq's Ministry of Planning - Central Organization of Standardization & Quality Control (COSQC) has implemented a regulation which requires certain commodities destined to Iraq to undergo insp...
11.07.22
Japan-Singapore AEO Mutual Recognition to Start Aug 1
A mutual recognition arrangement （MRA） on Authorized Economic Operators （AEOs） between customs authorities of Japan and Singapore will become operational from August 1, 2011. The pact was sign...
11.07.20
Box Traffic at Chinese Ports Rises 12.9% in 1st Half of 2011
Overall volume of freight handled at Chinese ports in the first half （January-June） of 2011 was 4.42 billion tons, going up 16.3% from a year earlier, according to a report compiled by China’s M...
