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22.05.17
Int'l Containers to/from Shimizu Down 7.3% to 37,291 TEUs in April
The Port of Shimizu in Japan processed 46,196 TEUs of international and domestic containers in April, which went down 9.9% from a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics. International sh...
22.05.16
Panama Canal's Neopanamax Lock Draft Raised Back to 50Ft.
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has raised the draft of the Neopanamax locks at the Panama Canal back to 50 feet (15.24 meters), which was restricted to 49.5 feet (15.09 meters) on March 24. The c...
22.05.13
Shipping Schedule Reliability Improves for 3 Consecutive Months in April
The composite schedule reliability index for the services that 14 shipping companies operated in April on nine leading trade lanes from Asia and one trans-Atlantic lane improved by 0.06 percentage ...
22.05.12
54 Large Ships Lost in 2021: German Insurance Company’s Report
A total of 54 ships (including 27 cargo carriers) were lost in 2021, major German insurance company Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS) unveils in an analytical report on accidents involv...
22.05.11
SCFI Continues to Slide as Shanghai Lockdown Dampens Demand
The market for container exports from China went down in Week 18, impacted by a lockdown in Shanghai and subsequent sluggish transport demand. The composite Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SC...
22.05.10
US Ports Set New Record for Retail Imports
Imports at the U.S.’s major retail container ports set a new record this spring and are expected to see near-record volume this month as retailers bring in merchandise ahead of rising costs and fur...
22.05.09
FMC Enhances Monitoring on Big 3 Alliances
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has made it mandatory for the three leading shipping alliances - the 2M Alliance, the Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance - and their member lines to provide ...
22.05.09
91% of Japanese Manufacturers in Shanghai Operate at Under 30% of Capacity
It has been revealed that 91% of Japanese manufacturers doing business in Shanghai, China are being forced to operate at less than 30% of capacity, according to the Shanghai Japanese Commerce and I...
22.05.06
CCFI Down for 2 Weeks, SCFI for 15 Weeks
The composite China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) went down 0.4% from the previous week to 3,096.85 points in Week 17, remaining on a downward trend for two back-to-back weeks, according to th...
22.05.06
U.K. to Postpone Again Stricter Inspections on Imports from EU
The U.K. government has postponed again the implementation of strict customs inspections on imports from the European Union (EU) that have been required since the nation withdrew from the union in ...
