Foreign Trade
    Logistics

    South Korean cargo volumes hit record high

    06-07-2010
  • South Korea's major seaports cargo volumes hit a monthly record high in May on the back of the global economic recovery, Yonhap English News reported. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Land, Transport an..
  • South Korean cargo throughput hits record high

    06-04-2010
  • The volume of cargo handled at South Korea's major seaports hit a monthly record high in May on the back of the global economic recovery, Yonhap English News reported. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of L..
  • Kerry Logistics plans to sets up logistics facility in Xiamen

    06-04-2010
  • Kerry Logistics has signed a deal with an unnamed company in Fujian province city Xiamen on obtaining 5.3 hectares of land from the latter in Xiamen Haicang Export Processing Zone via share acquisition for building a log..
  • Singapore extends 20% rebate for ships

    06-03-2010
  • The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will extend the 20 percent port dues concession for container ships calling at Singapore for another two years from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012 to boost Singapore's at..
  • Ningbo Port seeks $1.9b IPO

    06-03-2010
  • Ningbo Port plans to raise as much as US$1.9 billion on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which will be used to build new coal and container terminals, the Shanghai Daily reported. This planned initial public offering could ..
  • MOL to boost Japan-Russia capacity

    06-03-2010
  • Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) plans to increase the volume of container transportation between Japan and the Russian Far East, Itar-Tass reported. According to the plan, container cargo from Japan will be delivered regularly t..
  • New Far East container line

    06-03-2010
  • Four carriers, Hanjin Shipping, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Yang Ming Line and United Arab Shipping Company, introduced a new regular direct container line between Far East and Adriatic (AAX - ASIA - ADRIATIC EXPRESS). The ..
  • China's port throughput up 23.2pc in April

    06-02-2010
  • Chinese ports recorded a container throughput of 11.08 million TEU in April, up 23.2 per cent year on year, according to the statistics from China Ministry of Transportation on April 29. Throughput tonnage increased 18...
  • Charleston Port's container volume up 28pc

    06-01-2010
  • The Port of Charleston handled 68,757 containers in April, an increase of 28.5 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier, with both imports and exports showing significant increases, according to the Shipping Ga..
  • Hamburg volume expected to rise

    06-01-2010
  • An influx of containers from China through Hamburg should boost the port's volume after figures show a four per cent decrease in containers in its first quarter, say port authorities. Asia traffic dropped by 2.1 per cen..