Japan launches weekly container throughput data for six major ports

Japan has launched a new weekly container throughput report covering six of the country’s major ports, aiming to provide a faster picture of changes in international container flows. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) began publishing the new Container Cargo Flow Weekly Report on 18 September, using data collected through Japan’s Cyber Port platform. The system covers the ports of Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe. Container flows to be tracked weekly The report provides weekly foreign-trade container volumes for each of the six ports on a TEU basis. Data are divided into exports, imports and total container throughput.