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22.06.23
Slovenian Port of Koper Extends Cont. Terminal
The Slovenian port of Koper has completed the extension of the southern part of Pier I and raised its annual container-handling capacity to 1.5 million TEUs. With an investment of EUR45.6 million (...
22.06.22
Japan-US Container Exports Grow 11.6% in May
Container exports from Japan to the U.S. steeply increased to 61,808 TEUs in May based on volumes at ports of origin in Japan, up 11.7% from a month earlier and 11.6% from a year earlier, accomplis...
22.06.21
COMPAS to be Tested at Yokohama Port's Honmoku Pier
The seaport, harbor and airport unit of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)' Kanto Regional Development Bureau will on June 22-July 5 run a new port and harbor inform...
22.06.20
LA-LB Congestion Dramatically Improving; Logistics to Recover in Shanghai
To develop smooth and stable international logistics, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) joined hands with the ministries of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAF...
22.06.17
NTT Data Kansai Launches Trade Document Platform
NTT Data Kansai launched a trade document platform service earlier this month. Encouraging cooperation to jointly use trade documents in the cloud, B2B TradeCloud helps trade-related businesses to ...
22.06.16
S. Korean Truck Drivers' Strick Comes to End
South Korean truck drivers reached an agreement with the government on Tuesday, ending an indefinite strike that their union began on June 7 to raise freight rates to cover increases in fuel prices...
22.06.15
USHR Passes OSRA2022
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA2022) by a majority vote of 369 against 42 and decided to send it to the president. As President Joe Bi...
22.06.14
EP Rejects EU-ETS Revision to Include Oceangoing Shipping
The European Parliament (EP) rejected the report on the revision of the European Union Emission Trading System (EU-ETS) by 340 votes to 265 with 34 abstentions. The report, which was adopted on May...
22.06.14
WSC Highly Rates Progress on IMO's GHG Strategy at MEPC78
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is urging member states to maintain momentum and step up crucial work on developing pathways to decarbonizing shipping. The council recently commented on the 78th m...
22.06.14
Containers to/from Saudi Ports Increase 1.4% to 600K TEUs in May
The total volume of shipments handled at Saudi Arabia's ports in May registered a double-digit increase of 23.7% year on year to 21.04 million tons. Dry bulk cargo accounted for 4.17 million tons, ...