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23.09.22
Thailand to Simplify, Speed up Import Formalities for Good Importers
Thailand will significantly simplify and speed up its custom inspections on food and pharmaceutical products for quality importers and promote the electronification of import formalities, according...
23.09.21
Hanoi Proposes 10% Increase in Container Handling Fees
The Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) has proposed a 10% increase of container handling fees to help port and harbor terminal operators acquire more resources to upgrade service quality ...
23.09.19
US Container Imports Plunge in Aug.
Container imports to the U.S. amounted to 21.9 million TEUs in August (based on volumes at ports of origin), which plunged 12.6% year on year, according to Descartes Datamyne, which has referred to...
23.09.15
Waiting Times Not Exceed 2 Hours at Tokyo Port Terminals
Average waiting times were more than one hour at seven terminals and less than one hour at five terminals on May 8-29, according to a survey conducted by the Tokyo Trucking Association (TTA) on the...
23.09.14
US Container Imports Fluctuate Similarly to 2019
U.S. container imports increased a minute 0.4% from the previous month to 2.2 million TEUs in August, which followed a pattern of growth seen in the peak season in pre-pandemic years, according to ...
23.09.13
Ex-Busan Container Rate Index Down Last Week
The KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) stood at 1,332 points on Monday, the Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) unveiled on the same day. The latest index was down 2.2% from a week earlier due to ...
23.09.12
US Imports Projected to Exceed 2 Mil. TEUs in Aug.-Oct.
Imports to U.S. major container ports are expected to hit the two-million-TEU mark for the second month in a row in September and remain there in October, according to the latest Global Port Tracke...
23.09.11
WCI Decreases in Week 36
The composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased 3.4% from the previous week to $1,680.73 per FEU in Week 36, which has remained on a downward trend for three weeks in a row, according to Drewry...
23.09.08
Schedule Reliability Continues to Improve on Asia-Europe
Schedule reliability has remarkably improved on the Asia-North Europe trade since reaching very low points during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Sea-Intelligence. In particular, the 2M alli...
23.09.07
FIT Alliance Makes eB/L Declaration
The FIT Alliance has initiated an electronic bill of lading (eB/L) declaration to enhance the efficiency, reliability, sustainability and security of global trade through the use of eB/Ls. The obje...
