China
August 17, 2021
Ningbo’s Meishan Island Terminal Set to Reopen
Following a temporary closure due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the Meishan Island Container Terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port will partially reopen within days (source: the Loadstar).
READ MORE >March 15, 2021
China Ratifies RCEP Trade Deal, Urges Member Countries to Follow Suit
China has urged other member countries to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement as soon as possible, after Beijing ratified the deal. RCEP is the world’s largest free trade agreement, and includes the 10 members of the Association…
READ MORE >February 24, 2021
Maersk Provides Updates on Vessels with Container Losses
Maersk is providing updates on its two ships that lost a significant number of containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean recently.
READ MORE >December 16, 2020
Market Updates on Asia and Europe
EMO Trans' Corporate Ocean Procurement Team has prepared this update on global congestion and equipment shortages.
READ MORE >December 8, 2020
Companies Seek to Extend Tariff Exclusion Process
Existing exclusions from the additional Section 301 tariffs on imports from China will expire at the end of 2020, and president-elect Joe Biden recently gave his clearest indication yet that those tariffs will remain in place for the time being.…
READ MORE >December 4, 2020
ONE Apus Estimates Container Loss at 1,900
Ocean Network Express said Wednesday the number of lost or damaged containers from a vessel en route to the Port of Long Beach, California, “could exceed 1,900.” According to a “container incident” online information center, the ONE Apus was en…
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