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22.08.09
S. Korea-Japan Ctr. Trade Grows 1.6% in H1
A total of 1,443,044 TEUs of containers were carried between South Korea and Japan in the first half of this year (January-June), which increased a mild 1.6% from a year earlier, according to the K...
22.08.09
8-Day Strike to be Staged at Felixstowe on Aug. 22-29
Workers at the U.K. port of Felixstowe will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over pay after peace talks at the conciliation service Acas have failed to produce a reasonable offer. ...
22.08.08
Drewry's WCI Down for 23 Weeks Running
Drewry Maritime Research's composite World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% to $6,628.29 per FEU in Week 31, the 23rd consecutive weekly decrease, and has dropped by 29% when compared with the...
22.08.05
FMC to Collect Export, Import Information from Carriers
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking public comments on a proposed plan for gathering import and export information from vessel-operating common carriers that is responsive to a re...
22.08.03
SCFIs Fall on All Routes; Composite Index Sinks for 7 Straight Weeks
Freight rates for container exports from China fluctuated bearishly in Week 30 due to inflation and belt-tightening policies across the globe. The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SC...
22.08.02
FMC to Reorganize Functions after OSRA Goes into Effect
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is reorganizing its investigative and prosecution functions by consolidating them into a Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance (BEIC) effec...
22.08.01
FMC Moving Quickly in Implementing OSRA 2022
The open session at a July 27 meeting of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) provided the public with an accounting of the progress being made implementing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (...
22.08.01
NX Think Tank: Freight Movement Indices All Turn Negative in Apr.-June
NX Logistics Research Institute and Consulting said late last month that the freight movement indices for exports and imports of oceangoing containers and international airfreight all turned negati...
22.07.29
COMPAS to be Used for 1st Time at Tokyo Port
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)'s Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Port Terminal Corp. and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)'s Kanto Regional Development Bu...
22.07.28
Kawasaki, Yokohama to Develop Japan's Largest Hydrogen Supply Chain
The cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki reached an agreement on Tuesday to work together to use hydrogen and other next-generation energy resources more extensively to maintain and upgrade their indust...
