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AMS (Automated Manifest System, American Manifest System, Advanced Manifest System), according to U.S. Customs regulations, that is, all goods to the United States or to a third country through the United States must be declared to the U.S. Customs 24 hours before shipment. The information of AMS is directly sent to the U.S. Customs database by using the system designated by the U.S. Customs, and the U.S. Customs system will automatically check and reply. Otherwise, the cargo will not be able to get on board.

On May 18, with the "AMALTHEA" berthing at the Da Chan Bay Terminal, the weekly Asian route operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Seagull service, began to officially call at the western part of Shenzhen after the upgrade.

The Port of Long Beach posted impressive throughput data in April, its busiest April on record, and its neighbor, Los Angeles, experienced a year-on-year decrease in April throughput, but it also experienced the second-busiest April in history.

ZIM's ZEX service is a specially tailored for goods with higher transportation time requirements, and will become one of the fastest routes connecting South China, Los Angeles, and inland markets.

CMA CGM Group announced today (May 18) that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Air France-KLM, one of the largest airline groups in Europe, to reach a long-term strategic partnership in the air cargo market.

On May 16, Maersk announced the launch of a new China-Europe sea-rail intermodal service, connecting Far East and Europe through the Central Asia Corridor, designed to respond to customers' current changing supply chain needs.