Japan

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Data

U.S. containerized imports of auto parts in the fourth quarter rose 1.0 percent year-over-year.
US Auto Parts Imports Inch Up
U.S. containerized imports through August 2013. Source: PIERS
PIERS: US Containerized Imports See Largest Increase in Six Months
US Auto Part Imports. Source: PIERS
US Auto Parts Imports Climb More Than 5 Percent
Japan's imports and exports through June 2013; year-over-year change. Source: Japanese Ministry of Finance
Growth of Japanese Imports Accelerates
U.S. containerized imports through May 2013. Source: PIERS
PIERS Reports Growth in US Containerized Imports

Press Releases

"K" Line adjusts executive responsibilities
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NYK Volunteers Participate in Revitalization Activities in Area Devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake
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Goto AZ Planning Automates Home Delivery Service in Japan With Cloud-Based Descartes/CTC Solution
NYK Supports Japan’s Next Generation
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Yoichi Hasegawa, President of Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd. receives Doctor Honoris Causa From Bulgarian Nikola Y. Vaptsarov Naval Academy
"K" Line
Trade Tech to Host Seminar Series With NACCS to Help Shipping Community Prepare for Japan’s New 24-Hour Rule
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NYK Celebrates Japan's First Environmentally-Friendly Tugboat in Yokohama
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13,000 Lights on NYK’s Car Carriers Changed to Next-Generation Energy-Saving Units
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NYK Volunteers Contribute Over 1,000 Days of Their Time to Rebuilding Efforts in Area Devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake
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Panasonic–Blue Yonder deal resets supply chain software market

23 Apr 2021
Panasonic’s acquisition of widely used supply chain solutions provider Blue Yonder will give the software company broader reach into Asia and connected device data.
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MSC, Maersk expand Asia-Europe ocean-rail offerings
12 Apr 2021
MSC has thrown its hat into the Asia-Europe rail ring, offering an intermodal connection that mirrors the sea-air service launched by Maersk two years ago.
TPM21: Carrier CEOs say trans-Pacific disruptions expose contract limits
01 Mar 2021
The way container shipping contracts are structured between shippers and carriers has left both parties with greater exposure to the highly disrupted market.
India’s Colombo terminal deal to rival growing Chinese presence in limbo
09 Feb 2021
Efforts to advance an Indian joint venture at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port have stalled because of port labor unions, though some believe the recent flare-up of border issues between India and China is also a factor.
ONE Apus redirects to Japan after losing containers in storm
03 Dec 2020
The ONE Apus incident would mark the largest loss of containers at sea since the June 2013 sinking of the MOL Comfort off Yemen.
ONE forecasts huge leap in annual earnings
10 Nov 2020
Ocean Network Express’ forecast for a highly profitable financial year is an example of the incredible pricing power being exerted by the carriers right now.
Bigger box ships worsen Japan port jams as terminals struggle to cope
07 Sep 2020
Larger container ships calling Japanese ports has led carriers to alter port rotations to avoid vessels bunching together, with some box ships being forced to depart earlier than planned to prevent delays and congestion.
Carriers, shippers face delays amid East Asia typhoons
02 Sep 2020
Carriers have already delayed services calling at Busan and Japanese ports, including Tokyo, due to the typhoons, while also omitting some calls, including Yokohama.
JOC Uncharted: COVID-19’s economic drag deepens
16 Jul 2020
The continuing surge in COVID-19 cases acts as an anchor on the economic recovery and could turn a U-shaped recovery into a W-shaped one, IHS Markit’s chief economist warns.
Slow recovery ahead for intra-Asia volumes amid COVID-19 challenges
29 May 2020
As intra-Asia volumes seek to find their footing amid COVID-19, the mounting war of words over China’s initial handling of the coronavirus outbreak could result in a shift of multinational manufacturing from China to other regional players.
'K' Line sets sail on a wind-assisted decarbonization strategy
27 May 2020
The search for transportation’s fuel of the future is regaining the momentum built up in 2019, with high-profile initiatives launched in May to accelerate research into alternatives to fossil fuels.