According to statistics compiled by the Yellow Sea Liner Shipping Council (YSLSC), 270,307 TEUs of containers were traded between South Korea and China, which went up 5% year on year. Exports from South Korea to China improved 0.8% to 94,310 TEUs, while imports from China to South Korea swelled 3.4% to 153,754 TEUs. Feeder containers moved between the economies surged 45.2% to 22,243 TEUs. Containers from South Korea to China fell 5.3% in January; came back dramatically in February, soaring...
CONTAINER TRAFFIC
International box traffic at Tokyo port dips
International cargo exports from the Port of Tokyo amounted to 6.18 million tons in the first half (January-June) of 2019, down 5.5% year on year, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)’s Bureau of Port and Harbor. Imports, meanwhile, totaled 17.61 million tons, down 1.3%.
Looking at major import items, growth was obtained in autBo parts and components and recycled materials, which improved 5.2% to 780,000 tons and 9.2% to 300,000 tons. In contrast, industrial machinery decreased...
Port of Piraeus climbs into Med’s first place
The port of Piraeus, as widely forecast over the recent period, has climbed into first place in terms of container traffic in the Mediterranean, exceeding the second-place port by roughly 40,000 containers.
Based on information gathered by “N” for the first seven months of the year, the Cosco-managed port of Piraeus’ overall container traffic reached 3.275 million teu, up 21.7 percent compared to the same period of 2018 and exceeding Valencia’s total of 3.231 million teu in the same period.
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Asia to US box traffic swells in July
Containers to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia increased 3.2% from a year earlier to 1,529,701 TEUs in July, making the first year-on-year improvement in two months, according to statistics unveiled by American data provider Descartes Datamyne. In the first seven months (January-July), however, they declined a minute 0.4% to 9,380,501 TEUs.
Meanwhile, inbound containers to Asia fell 9.1% to 451,838 TEUs in June and 3.3% to 2,960,200 TEUs in the first six months (January-June).
Box traffic at the port of Helsinki increased
Total cargo traffic at Port of Helsinki decreased by 5,6% for the period from January to July. Finland’s port saw a major fall -35%- in bulk cargo traffic.
On the other side, container traffic was increased by 4%. It was the only increased cargo sector for the specific period, according to the Port...
https://container-news.com/box-traffic-port-helsinki-increased/
India’s container traffic grows 7% in Apr-Jun
Combined container throughput at 12 state-run ports in India swelled from a year earlier in April-June, going up 7% to 2.573 million TEUs, according to the Indian Ports Association (IPA). By port, 1.307 million TEUs were moved to and from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), up 5.3%; 372,000 TEUs to and from Chennal, down 9.7%; 208,000 TEUs to and from Kolkata, down 1.9%; 199,000 TEUs to and from V.O. Chidambaranar, up 8.7%; 152,000 TEUs to and from Cochin, up 9.4%; 127,000 TEUs to and from...
https://container-news.com/india-container-traffic-grows-apr-jun/
Asia to US container traffic wanes
Containers to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia amounted to 1,354,932 TEUs, down 4.8% from a year earlier, according to statistics unveiled on July 12 by American data service provider Descartes Datamyne. They decreased year on year in the first half (January-June) as well, down 0.2% to 7,852,638 TEUs.
Looking at eastbound container movement in June by origin, the Descartes Datamyne statistics, which had been compiled from Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and bill of...
Cross-Strait box traffic swells slightly
Cross-Strait container traffic totaled 209,772 TEUs in April, up 0.73% compared to 208,253 TEUs in the same month last year, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications. For the first four months, box volumes between Taiwan and Mainland amounted to 794,594 TEUs, up 2.2%...
https://container-news.com/cross-strait-box-traffic-swells-slightly/
Japan-to-China container traffic hits record low
Container exports from Japan to China decreased 6.3% to 903,128 tons in March, posting the first year-on-year decline in two months, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from trade figures released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF). It was the lowest volume since the ministry began keeping relevant data. In terms of value, they fell 9.4% to 761 billion, which contracted year on year for the first time in two months.
Meanwhile, imports from China to Japan swelled...
https://container-news.com/japan-china-container-traffic-record-low/
Asia-to-US box traffic grows in April
Container exports to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia grew 2.2% to a total of 1,262,770 TEUs in April, enjoying a year-on-year improvement for two back-to-back months, according to statistics released by U.S. research firm Descartes Datamyne. In the first four months (January-April), 5,063,734 TEUs were moved on the trade, which increased a minute 0.8%.
Looking at containers handled in April by origin, the Descartes Datamyne statistics, which had been compiled with Automated...