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23.06.12
JIFFA Membership Grows as Forwarders Appreciate Int’l Logistics
Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA)’s membership consisted of 548 enterprises and organizations as of June 1, an increase of 13, JIFFA Chairman Junichiro Watanabe (senior man...
23.06.09
US Container Imports Decrease to Pre-Pandemic Levels
U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 10.5 million TEUs of containers in the first half, down 22.3% year on year. “Import container shipments have returned the pre-pandemic levels seen ...
23.06.08
CCFI Up 0.4%, SCFI Down 2.2% in May
China’s container exports were mostly stable in May, according to a report compiled by the nation’s transport ministry. The composite indexes for freight rates were also favorable, although indexes...
23.06.07
Labor-Management Conflicts Intensified at USWC Ports
Conflicts between labor and management at U.S. West Coast ports have intensified. Disputes were ignited last week at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma, Seattle and elsewhere, where labor sho...
23.06.06
Combined Transport Volumes Down in 2022 Biz. Year
The total volume of combined transport cargo moved by Union internationale pour le transport combine Rail-Route (UIRR) members in 2022 business year went down 0.3% from the previous business year. ...
23.06.05
WCI Minutely Decreases in Week 22
Drewry Maritime Research’s composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased 0.2% from the previous week to $1,682.10 per FEU in Week 22. The composite index has dropped 77.9% when compared with the ...
23.06.02
Good Barometer Index Rises
The value of the goods barometer index rose to 95.6 in the latest reading, up from 92.2 in March, but remained well below the baseline value of 100, suggesting a below-trend stabilization and the b...
23.06.01
SCFI Returns to Growth in Week 21
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), an indicator for ex-Shanghai container export spot rates that do not include terminal handling charges (THCs), picked up 1.1% from the pre...
23.05.31
Asia-US Exports Diminish in April
Outbound container trade from 18 Asian economies to the U.S. diminished 17.9% to 1,543,889 TEUs in April, a year-on-year contraction for eight consecutive months, according to the Japan Maritime Ce...
23.05.30
BIMCO: Freight Rates Higher Than 2019 Despite Worsened S&D Balance
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), an indicator for spot rates for container exports from Shanghai, remains 31.8% higher than it was in the pre-pandemic year of 2019 despite a worseni...
