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23.02.21
Survey: 16% of Japanese Firms in Russia Have Withdrawn
It has been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, during which 16% of the Japanese companies in Russia have withdrawn, according to Tokyo-based credit research company Teikoku Databank. In February ...
23.02.20
WCI Down 2% in Week 7
Drewry' Maritime Research's composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased 2% to $1,954.64 per FEU in Week 7. Compared with the same week of last year, it has dropped 79%. The index was 81% below ...
23.02.17
DCSA Commits to Adopt eB/L by 2030
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)'s nine ocean carrier members have committed to a 100% adoption of an electronic bill of lading (eB/L) based on DCSA standards by 2030. The bill of ladi...
23.02.16
Labor Submits Requests in 2023 Spring Wage Negotiations
The National Federation of Dockworkers Unions of Japan (Zenkoku Kowan) and the Japanese Confederation of Port and Transport Workers' Unions (Koun Domei) jointly submitted requests regarding labor c...
23.02.15
SCFI Falls Below 1,000 Points in Week 6
The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at 995.16 points in Week 6, which went down 1.2% from the previous week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). It was th...
23.02.14
LB Port Container Throughput Plunge in Jan.
The U.S. port of Long Beach handled 573,772 TEUs of containers in January, which plunged 28.4% from a year earlier due to weaker consumer spending, exacerbating inflation and container shifts to th...
23.02.13
WCI Down 2% in Week 6
Drewry Maritime Research's composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to $1,997.22 per FEU in Week 6, which has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week of last year. It was 81% b...
23.02.10
Global Port Tracker: 2022 US Imports Down 1.2%
Import cargo volumes at the nation's major container ports are expected to drop to nearly their lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic this month, according to the Global Port Tracker re...
23.02.09
FIATA Releases Guidelines on New EU Requirements
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has released its latest guidance on the implementation of the new European Union (EU) customs pre-arrival security and safety...
23.02.08
SCFIs Go Down on Most Trade Lanes in Week 5
Freight rates for container exports from China decreased in Week 5 due to a decline in demand that has continued since before Lunar New Year despite the fact that shipping line worked hard to reduc...
