Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

A recent survey published by Facebakers, a site that provides information on Facebook statistics and applications, revealed that 36% of the UAE’s population is registered on Facebook, making it the leader in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, followed by Qatar with 29% penetration. The United States Australasia Discussion Agreement (USADA) member lines have called for a general rate increase of US$150 (NZ$209) per TEU and $300 (NZ$419) per FEU to apply on dry and refrigerated shipments moving from the United States to Australia and New Zealand. On-time performance by global carriers in the last quarter of 2009 significantly worsened from the first half of the year. From a high of nearly 68% in the second quarter of 2009, carriers were on time only 53% of the time in the last quarter, AmericanShipper.com says, citing research by London-based Drewry.