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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...
10.08.24
Dangerous Goods Restricted in Guangzhou Ports during Asian Games
Dangerous goods will be restricted at ports surrounding Guangzhou in Guangdong Province during 2010 Asian Games scheduled to take place in the city from November 12 to 27, 2010, said Hapag-Lloyd. ...
10.08.20
Japan-China Trade Hits Records in First Half 2010
According to a report released recently by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan's total trade with China (imports and exports combined) rose 34.5% to US$138.4 billion in the first ...
10.08.19
Applications for NVOCC Status on the Increase
The number of logistics service providers registering and/or obtaining licenses as non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and advancing into the NVOCC market has been increasing since the b...
10.08.17
Jamaica Proposes Adoption of ISPM No. 15
Jamaica recently has notified the World Trade Organization of its intent to adopt the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM No. 15) on wooden packaging materials used for intern...
10.08.13
Japan, Kazakhstan Agree on CAREC Corridor Loan
Japan and Kazakhstan signed a loan agreement on Tuesday to reconstruct a 21 km stretch in Zhambyl State of the new South West Roads Project known as Western Europe-Western China International Tran...
10.08.13
ISO Publishes China's 'Container RFID Tag System'
The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has announced that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on July 1, 2010, officially published the ''P...
10.08.12
Indonesia's New Labeling Regulation to Take Effect Sept 1
Indonesia's Ministry of Trade will enforce new rules mandating the inclusion of labels on certain kinds of import goods to provide consumers with accurate information. Effective September 1, 2010,...
