DHL study: last-mile strategy is key to success of e-commerce retailers, logistics firms
The last mile of delivery is increasingly becoming the key battleground in the e-commerce supply chain, and companies that can develop targeted strategies to…
LBC Express income surges 62.6% on back of logistics unit’s growth
LBC Express Holdings, Inc. (LEHI) earned P1.242 billion in total comprehensive income in the first nine months of 2018, 62.6% higher than the P764.105…
ASEAN firms stand to gain from trade war if they act now—trade and customs expert
The Philippines and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states could benefit from the ongoing trade war between China and the US, but…
Fees for additional services now part of Manila North Port official tariff
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved Manila North Harbour Port, Inc.’s (MNHPI) petition to include fees for additional services in North Port’s official…
First TIR truck journey from China to Europe achieved in 13 days
After more than six months’ preparation, the first truck to make a road journey from China to Europe under the Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR)…
Carriers eye full adoption of automated empties return under GoFast in 2019
Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) members are looking to fully implement in 2019 an automated empty container returns system under GoFast. This would…
The Philippine government will finally implement next year its fuel marking system to curb oil smuggling and plug revenue losses from illegal importation and…
1st Logistics Services Philippines Conference and Exhibit set on Dec 6-7
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Competitiveness Bureau, in partnership with the Export Marketing Bureau and Board of Investments, will hold the 1st Logistics…
Enforcement agencies are checking if the trucking groups that staged a trucking holiday from Nov 19 to 20 committed economic sabotage, according to the…
ATI formally opens P1.3B Batangas car storage facility
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has inaugurated the Philippines’ largest car storage infrastructure in Batangas Port to serve the requirements of the automotive importation and…
PH logistics players seek review of accreditation requirements
Stakeholders in the logistics services sector, who have to apply for accreditation with multiple agencies in order to operate, are urging the Philippine government…
CTAP members to jack up trucking rates due to higher costs, empty returns problem
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) will increase rates as costs have risen due to higher fuel and spare parts expenses…
Lazada eyes new warehouses to support PH e-commerce growth
Lazada Philippines, the local unit of Southeast Asian e-commerce giant Lazada Group, plans to put up additional warehouses in the Philippines in the next…
Gov’t moves to solve empty container return problem; groups shun planned truck holiday
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) will unveil within the month measures to address the persistent…
Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp.’s (CLHC) directors have approved the move to change the name of the company to reflect its new purpose of developing,…
PH truckers, brokers threaten Nov. 19 ‘day of rest’
Several trucking and customs brokers’ organizations are planning a trucking holiday starting November 19 to force the Philippine government to address difficulties in returning…
