The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement for East Asia, which includes Japan, China, South Korea and ASEAN, came into effect on January 1, 2022. The agreement will create a huge economic zone that accounts for about 30% of the world's GDP. For Japan, this is the first FTA to be concluded with China and South Korea, and some estimates suggest that it will increase Japan's exports to the region by more than 5% compared to 2019.
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See AllIn a welcome development, airfreight rates out of Hong Kong and Frankfurt have started to stabilize after several months of decline. The Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) reveals that average pri
Ocean freight rates increased via the East Coast of North America (+1.4% week-on-week) and South Korea (+0.8%). Freight rates via the West Coast of North America (-1.3%) and Europe (-0.1%) decreased.
The rankings for international airfreight cargo volume from Japan in July 2023 have just been unveiled. Nippon Express claims the top spot, having transported 16,277 tons of cargo, albeit marking a 21
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