Port of Tokyo

Container volumes increase at major Japanese ports

According to preliminary data from Japan’s transport ministry, the country’s six major ports processed 1.17 million TEUs in July, representing a 3.3% growth from the previous year.

This marks four consecutive months of year-on-year increase. Total exports accounted for 571,534 TEUs, up 3.3%, while imports reached 594,158 TEUs, up 3.2%.

In detail, port of Tokyo handled 346,740 TEUs, translating to an increase of 3.5%, with exports totalling 156,341 TEUs (up 2.3%) and imports at 190,399 TEUs (up...

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Japan’s major ports report over 1.1 million TEUs in December 2023

In the last month of the previous year, Japan’s six major ports collectively handled 1.17 million TEUs, reflecting a slight decrease of 0.5% compared to the same month of 2022.

This was the third consecutive month of year-on-year contraction. Export volumes saw a modest increase of 1.9% to reach 619,415 TEUs, while imports experienced a decline of 3.1% to 552,103 TEUs.

Breaking down the numbers, Tokyo’s port handled 353,617 TEUs, a decrease of 5.7%, comprising 178,764 TEUs of exports (down 1.3%)...

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Container throughput decreases at Tokyo Port

In October 2023, the Port of Tokyo witnessed a decrease of 10.3% in foreign-trade container handling, with a total of 352,680 TEUs.

According to JIFFA, loaded export containers amounted to 88,744 TEUs (down 4.8%), and empty export containers were 82,048 TEUs (down 11.7%). Imports comprised 175,246 TEUs of loaded containers (down 9.7%) and 6,642 TEUs of empty containers (down 47.9%).

Also, containers transported to and from other domestic ports recorded 20,529 TEUs for loaded containers (down...

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Waiting times not exceed two hours at Tokyo Port Terminals

Average waiting times at Tokyo Port Terminals were more than one hour at seven terminals and less than one hour at five terminals on 8-29 May, according to a survey conducted by the Tokyo Trucking Association (TTA) on the 12 container terminals at the Port of Tokyo’s Aomi, Central Breakwater Outer, Oi and Shinagawa wharves.

“Waiting times, however, did not exceed two hours at any of the 12 terminals,” pointed out the survey, conducted on five container trucks each from 23 companies in Tokyo,...

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Port of Los Angeles inks agreements with Tokyo and Yokohama ports

The Port of Los Angeles has signed separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ports of Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan, to cooperate on sustainability and environmental issues.

The agreements were inked by officials from the Californian port during the 2023 California Japan Clean Energy Trade Mission, which was headed by California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Dee Dee Myers, director of the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

“The MOUs signed this week...

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

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...

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The coronavirus pandemic challenges Japan

In the first two months of the year, a total of 277,045TEU were traded between South Korea and Japan in January-February, decreasing 9.3% year on year from 305,550TEU, according to the Korea Nearsea Freight Conference (KNFC).

In January, container movement between the economies declined a notable 10.6% to 139,974TEU, as the Lunar New Year holidays in South Korea and the New Year holidays in Japan both fell on the month in question. In February, the novel Covid-19 infection spread unexpectedly,...

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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...

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