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10.01.27
Box Throughput at Korean Ports Achieves Strong Growth in Dec
Container throughput at South Korean ports showed a strong rebound achieving a double-digit increase of 18.7 percent in December 2009. Total volume for December stood at 1.549 million TEUs. Busan ...
10.01.27
China - South Korea Box Trade Sees Slight Increase in 2009
Container traffic between China and South Korea showed a slight increase of 1.6% to 337,995 TEUs in 2009 despite such negative factors as the global economic depression and cold weather, according...
10.01.26
Germany Tops World Bank Logistics Performance Index
The capacity of countries to efficiently move goods and connect manufacturers and consumers with international markets is improving around the world, but much more progress is needed to spur faste...
10.01.25
Dangerous Goods to Be Restricted in South China during Holiday
During the Chinese New Year Holiday, imports of dangerous goods into South China (including Guangdong、Guangxi / Hainan) will be restricted. For Hainan / Guangxi and Pearl River Delta ports, i.e. ...
10.01.25
Seven of World’s Top 10 Box Ports Held by Chinese Ports
In the world’s busiest container port rankings, Chinese ports held seven places of the top 10 in 2009. The top three ? Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong ? remained unchanged. Qingdao rose from 10t...
10.01.19
WTSA Lines Announce Rate Hikes on Dry Cargo
Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) lines will implement a rate recovery of dry cargo moving from the U.S. to Asia including Japan, effective February 15, 2010. The increase will...
10.01.18
Nigeria Ports Authority Requires Cargo Tracking Note
Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has introduced Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) System with effect from January 11, 2010. Every commodity loaded or unloaded (import / export), at or with Nigeria as the fin...
10.01.18
IADA Lines to Levy Surcharges on Cargo from Chang Jiang Ports
Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) lines have adopted a recommendation to implement additional charges for cargo originated from ports along the Chang Jiang, effective February 1, 2010. The su...
10.01.15
China Customs Requires Certificate of Origin on Iron and Steel Articles
China's General Administration of Customs recently has issued a decree which provisionally requires the higher tariff rate of 24.6% on imports from EU nations of iron and steel articles classified...
10.01.14
IADA Set to Introduce Japan LCL THC
The Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (IADA) has recommended to apply Japan LCL THC (both import and export) at the level of JPY1,700 per revenue ton, effective February 1, 2010. The recommendation ...
