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26.01.13
US Container Imports Down 2% in Dec., 0.4% in 2025
In December 2025, U.S. container import volumes were 2.23 million TEUs, up 2% month over month, according to Descartes Systems Group. From a year earlier, they were down 5.9%. Total container impor...
26.01.09
BIMCO: Capacity Transiting Suez Canal Drops 60% as Houthi Attacks Count 100 Times
With Houthi forces attacking commercial vessels around 100 times since November 2023, quarterly deadweight-ton (dwt) capacity transiting the Suez Canal has dropped by between 57% and 64% in the two...
26.01.08
usan New Port Terminal Operator BNCT to Introduce CyberLogitec’s AI Safety System
CyberLogitec, a Singapore-based maritime, terminal, and logistics technology company, recently signed an agreement with BNCT, the operator of Busan New Port Terminal 5, to introduce an AI-based por...
26.01.07
IACI Inches Down 2% in 1st Week
The Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) inched down 2% in the first week of January, reaching $700 per FEU, Drewry Maritime Research announced last Friday. From a year earlier, the index was down 15%...
26.01.06
Japan’s MLIT Intends to Request ¥26.59-Bil. Budget for Ports, Harbours
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) unveiled a budget proposal for fiscal 2026 (April 2026-March 2027) late last year, requesting ¥26.59 billion (US$1.7 billion) for ...
26.01.05
Containers to/from Japan's 6 Major Ports Decrease 3.6% to 1.19 million TEUs in Oct.
Japan's six major ports handled a combined 1.19 million TEUs of containers in October 2025, down 3.6% for the second consecutive month of year-on-year decline, according to the nation's transport m...
25.12.26
WCI Marks 4th Consecutive Increase Due to Rate Hikes on TP, Asia-Europe Routes
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 1% from the previous week to $2,213 per FEU in Week 52, marking the fourth consecutive weekly increase, mainly due to rate hikes on the trans-Pacific and...
25.12.25
ONE to Acquire Minority Stake in DCT
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in China’s Dalian Container Terminal (DCT), it announced on Tuesday. Located in the largest foreign container trade h...
25.12.24
Asia-Europe Container Exports Decrease 2.9% in Oct.
Container exports from Asia to Europe amounted to 1.48 million TEUs in October, down 2.9%, incurring their first year-on-year contraction in eight months, according to statistics compiled by the Ja...
25.12.23
Japan-US Containers Decrease 8.4% in Nov.
Containerized shipments from Japan to the U.S. amounted to 48,675 TEUs in November (based on volumes at port of origin), down 8.4% year on year, Descartes Datamyne unveiled yesterday. From the prev...
