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23.12.18
Survey: India is Again Most Promising Country for Japanese Manufacturers
India is again the most promising country for Japanese manufacturers to develop business for periods of three year or so, according to a recent survey by the Japan Bank for International Cooperatio...
23.12.15
Container Throughput Falls at Shimizu Port in Nov.
The Port of Shimizu in central Japan handled 43,210 TEUs of containers in November, which fell 4% from a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics unveiled by the Shizuoka Prefectural Gover...
23.12.14
UNCTAD: Global Trade Will Shrink in 2023
Global trade is projected to end the year 5% down compared to 2022’s record level, shrinking by about $1.5 trillion to below $31 trillion, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and De...
23.12.13
US Container Imports from Asia Grow 8% in Nov.
The U.S. imported 2.1 million TEUs of containers in November, which decreased 8.8% from October but increased 8% from November 2022, according to Descartes Datamyne, which refers to Automated Comme...
23.12.12
GPT: Import Cargo Peak Came Later Than Expected as Volume Kept Growing
Imports to U.S major container ports should continue to slow in the final weeks of 2023 after reaching a peak later than expected this fall, according to a Global Port Tracker (GPT) report released...
23.12.11
US Container Imports Decrease 9% in Nov.
U.S. container imports amounted to 2.1 million TEUs in November, according to data provided by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Descartes System Groups announced last week in the December G...
23.12.08
Marine Transport Demand to Recover in Short Term, Grow Slowly in Medium Term
Demand for international marine transport is expected to recover in the short term but grow slowly in the medium term, according to Mizuho Bank, one of the largest banks in Japan. In 2023, containe...
23.12.07
NAWE Backs Port Advisory Committee Establishment Under FMC
The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) backed a bipartisan letter to the chief of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) calling on the FMC to use its existing authority to establis...
23.12.06
SCFI Increase in Week 48
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 1,010.81 points in Week 48, rising 1.8% from the previous week, which was its first rise in four weeks. On the U.S. and Europe tra...
23.12.05
Indonesia to Implement More Strict Import Formalities
When Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Regulation No. 25 of 2022 is revised, import requirements will be enhanced, leading to more strict import formalities. The nation’s Ministry of Trade held an onli...
