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Foreign lines help ferret out erring PH forwarders

FOREIGN shipping lines servicing the Philippines are teaming up with the government to weed out freight forwarders who fail to deliver balikbayan (personal effects)…
  • July 19, 2013
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PH extends uniform truck ban

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has extended the modified uniform truck ban ban for another six months from July 6 until January 5,…
  • July 19, 2013
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Emerging markets: ‘explosive’ growth area for supply chain firms

Emerging markets are expected to be the primary business growth area for the next century, and supply chain companies that are prepared to meet…
  • July 19, 2013
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UPS scales down expected Q2 earnings, 2013 outlook

United Parcel Service (UPS) has lowered its expected earnings for the second quarter and revised downward its outlook for the whole of 2013. In…
  • July 15, 2013
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Logistics firm opens health-care hub in South Korea

DB Schenker has opened a new health-care and pharmaceutical logistics center in South Korea as it continues to expand its specialty hubs worldwide. The…
  • July 14, 2013
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DB Schenker sets up fully owned company in Laos

DB Schenker has established its own legal entity in Laos under the name Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd, as it moves to expand its…
  • July 10, 2013
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PH shippers’ agency pushes crackdown on erring forwarders

THE Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) is keen to hunt down freight forwarding violators, adding names to the list of both erring non-accredited and accredited…
  • July 8, 2013
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NACCS signs agreement with InterCommerce on Japan advance filing rules

Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc. (NACCS Center) recently concluded a service provider agreement with InterCommerce Network Services, Inc to enable carriers…
  • July 8, 2013
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FedEx expands smart tracking service to Hong Kong

FedEx Express has expanded its SenseAware service to Hong Kong. The service uses a shipment tracking technology to provide customers better control of their…
  • July 8, 2013
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Conflicting weighing modes add to PH truckers’ anti-overloading woes

Philippine truckers burdened by restricted tonnage relating to the government’s anti-overloading campaign now face a couple more predicaments: the conflicting weighing modes used by…
  • July 3, 2013
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Newly accredited PH forwarders join fight for freight

COMPETITION in freight forwarding just got tighter, as a new batch of domestic freight forwarders (DFFs) and international freight forwarders (IFFs) joined the industry…
  • July 2, 2013
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PH customs renews InterCommerce, CDEC mandate as VASPs

VALUE-ADDED service provider (VASPs) InterCommerce Network Services Inc. (INS) was the first to have its accreditation with the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) renewed…
  • July 1, 2013
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DHL Freight introduces GreenLink

Germany’s DHL Freight, the road freight unit of Deutsche Post DHL, is launching a global lead logistics provider (LLP) service under the new brand…
  • July 1, 2013
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Logistics firm heightens Vietnam presence

Vanguard Logistics Services has set up new offices in Hanoi and Haiphong to bring to four its branches throughout Vietnam as it continues to…
  • July 1, 2013
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FedEx reports 45% drop in Q4 profit

Memphis-based FedEx Corp. reported a net income of US$303 million for the fourth quarter ended May 31, 2013, down from the $550 million earned…
  • June 25, 2013
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Asia emerging as IT production, sales hub—DHL

Growing industry competition and Asia’s rising importance as both a manufacturing location and a consumer market are key trends technology logistics providers should focus…
  • June 19, 2013
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Merger synergies lift 2GO prospects

LISTED Philippine company 2GO Group Inc. is eyeing higher throughput this year after a successful first quarter and with the company now feeling the…
  • June 17, 2013
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Global airfreight industry’s revenue to grow through 2018

The airfreight logistics industry’s revenue is expected to rise by nearly 3 percent in 2013 and to continue to grow until 2018 as expansion…
  • June 17, 2013
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DHL launches new medical airfreight monitoring service

International freight service provider DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHLThermonet, a new airfreight product for managing and monitoring temperature-sensitive shipments of pharmaceutical products and…
  • June 17, 2013
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