DHL study predicts logistics trends in health care

Logistics giant DHL has identified five supply chain opportunities opening up in the life sciences sector in 2020 and beyond, a future where the…

More complaints on missing ‘balikbayan’ boxes sent to PH justice department

THE Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has endorsed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) four other complaints on undelivered balikbayan (personal effects)…

PH haulers raise howl over revised anti-overloading policy

Philippine cargo truck operators are seeking suspension of an amended anti-overloading policy implemented starting June 1. A resolution amending the implementing rules and regulations…

Deutsche Post DHL confirms short-term, mid-range targets

Postal and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL confirmed the group’s targets for 2013 and mid-term outlook, saying it was confident of the future after…

Etihad Cargo, Atlas Air in round-the-world freighter pact

Etihad Cargo launched May 30 its first round-the-world freighter routing with Atlas Air Worldwide, connecting Etihad Cargo’s Abu Dhabi hub with destinations in Asia,…

A.R.T. Logistics introduces new intra-Asia multimodal service

Intra-Asia freight forwarder A.R.T. Logistics has launched a multimodal freight service connecting Southeast Asia’s Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand to Central Asia. Cargo…

DHL to spend $180 M for Southeast Asia expansion

DHL Supply Chain announced plans to invest EUR140 million (US$180 million) in Southeast Asia over two and a half years, starting with the opening…

AAI Freightmovers handles steel pipe shipments to US, Canada

Subic Bay, three hours north of the Philippine capital Manila, is now a port of call for steel pipe shipments headed to the United…

Polar Air Cargo enhances intra-Asia schedule

Polar Air Cargo Worldwide plans to enhance its 767 intra-Asia services and 747 trans-Pacific services starting early June. One Boeing 767-300 freighter will operate…

2013 PortCalls Cargo Transport Directory out

The latest edition of the PortCalls Cargo Transport Directory has just been released. The annual publication carries the most complete and up-to-date listing of…

DHL, Logwin expanding operations in Vietnam

DHL Supply Chain has unveiled a two-year plan to invest EUR10 million (US$13 million) in new facilities, IT systems support, transport fleet, and workforce…

Deutsche Post DHL earnings inch up 2.9% in Q1

Bonn-based Deutsche Post DHL increased both revenues and operating earnings slightly in the first three months of the year compared to the same period…

2GO unit targets P722M revenue, opens box yard

A unit of 2GO Group Inc. expects a full-year revenue of about P722 million in 2013 on the back of expected volume growth, as…

Rates rise at NAIA customs bonded warehouses

STORAGE rates in customs bonded warehouses within the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Complex located in the Philippine capital Manila have gone up effective…

Freight lifts revenue, helps trim losses at 2GO

GAINS from freight operations boosted 2GO Group’s revenues by 5.78% to P13.72 billion last year as shipping business accounted for the bulk of its…

PH public works enforces stricter load rules for trucks, trailers

Philippine truckers need to reconfigure their vehicles’ load capacity to avoid penalties, as the government begins implementing a new policy against overloading on June…

First quarter yields profit for Panalpina

With strong performances in ocean freight and logistics, Swiss forwarder Panalpina started the year on a positive note, reporting a consolidated profit of CHF14…

E-commerce propels UPS 1Q earnings higher

A stronger than expected post-holiday season in January lifted United Parcel Service’s first quarter earnings to US$1.04 billion, or $1.08 a share, up from…

Dimerco to introduce ASEAN-China trucking service

Global freight forwarder Dimerco Express Group plans to launch a new cross-border LTL (less-than-truckload) trucking service in May designed to link by land the…

Kerry Logistics’ Singapore hub opens

The Asia logistics hub in Singapore of Kerry Logistics has begun operations. The four-story facility will also serve as the regional headquarters for Southeast…