Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) Archives

Asia to Europe container exports surge to 16.5 million TEUs in 2023

26 February 2024

According to data compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) using information from Container Trades Statistics (CTS), container exports from Asia to Europe reached 16.58 million TEUs in 2023.

The Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) stated that this marked a 7.8% increase from the previous year and brought the figures back to pre-pandemic levels seen in 2019.

By origin, containers from China swelled 9.5% to 12.5 million TEUs, leading the overall outbound container...

https://container-news.com/asia-to-europe-container-exports-surge-to-16-5-million-teus-in-2023/

US box imports increase in January

16 February 2024

In January, US container imports surged by 7.9% compared to December 2023, reaching a total of 2.27 million TEUs, as indicated in the latest Global Shipping Report by Descartes Systems Group.

According to JIFFA (Japan International Freight Forwarders Association), these figures also represent a notable increase of 9.9% from January 2023 and a solid 9.6% rise from the pre-pandemic levels of January 2029.

Among the top 10 ports, import volumes experienced a significant uptick of 149,906 TEUs,...

https://container-news.com/us-box-imports-increase-in-january/

DP World calls on MUA to return to bargaining table

27 October 2023

DP World has urged the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU)’s Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) to return to the bargaining table following the latest announcement of additional industrial action stretching into November.

The discussions between the parties were set for 17-19 October but did not bring results, and as a result, the union declared an escalation of action.

According to DP World, as a result of protected industrial action, the time frame to offload a ship...

https://container-news.com/dp-world-calls-on-mua-to-return-to-bargaining-table/

NCFI starts to rise in Week 40

11 October 2023

Freight rates for container exports from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan stopped falling in Week 40 due to a significant reduction in shipping capacity during the National Day Golden Week beginning on 1 October.

According to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE), the composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) was 593.8 points, up 0.8% from the previous week.

There were rises on 11 and declines on the other 10 of the 21 trade routes to which the individual NCFIs are applied. On routes...

https://container-news.com/ncfi-starts-to-rise-in-week-40/

Japan – US box trade declines for first time after February

27 November 2021

Container exports from Japan to the United States in October decreased by 1.9% over the same month of last year to 43,823TEU, which translates to the first year-on-year contraction in eight months since February, according to American research company Descartes Datamyne.

Regarding the volumes between the two countries compared to the previous month, they shrank by 4.2%, according to the Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA).

Additionally, shipments moved directly from Japan...

https://container-news.com/japan-us-box-trade-declines-for-first-time-after-february/

Port of Tokyo handles more than 2.15 million TEU in eight months

26 November 2021

The Port of Tokyo has processed 2,151,234 TEU during the first eight months of 2021, which translates to around 5% increase from the corresponding period of the previous year, according to Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA).

Regarding the January-August period, exports accounted for 621,927TEU and imports for 1,529,307TEU, representing a growth of 10.8% and of 2.7%, respectively. At the same time, empties recorded a decline of 12.2% year-on-year, totalling 687,817TEU.

Meanw...

https://container-news.com/port-of-tokyo-handles-more-than-2-15-million-teu-in-eight-months/