ABOITIZ Transport System (ATS), the country’s largest domestic vessel operator, is concentrating expansion on its logistics arm 2GO as it expects lackluster performance from…
June 1, 2009
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APEX tops RP-Korean forwarding
KOREAN logistics company Asia Pacific Express Corp (Apex) is optimistic of maintaining its leadership position in the handling of cargo to and from Korea.…
June 1, 2009
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More trucks idled by crisis
ASSET layups are not only prevalent in the sea sector but also on land. Some truck operators are apparently parking more of their trucks…
May 4, 2009
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UPS appoints Aboitiz Transport as Philippine agent
UNITED Parcel Service (UPS) has appointed Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) as its local agent, Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) senior vice president and chief financial…
May 4, 2009
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ATS purchase deal terminated
KGLI-NM Holdings, Inc will no longer buy the $30 million worth of Aboitiz Transport System Corp (ATS) common shares owned by Aboitiz & Co,…
May 4, 2009
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Jugro Transport hosts Asian Logistics Umbrella’s 5th annual general meeting
JUGRO Transport International Philippines Corp is this year's country host for the Asian Logistics Umbrella's (ALU) 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) set on April…
Employees of Eastrans Phils recently enjoyed an outing to San Jose, Mindoro. Photo shows (standing from left) Edwin Sarmiento, Luz Caliwag (VP Sales and…
February 2, 2009
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Nenaco mother firm pushes expansion
KGLI-NM, key investor of Negros Navigation (Nenaco), is going against the grain and sticking to its expansion plans despite the global economic crisis. KGLI-NM…
The new officers and board of directors of the Aircargo Forwarders of the Philippines (AFPI) for 2008-2010 were recently inducted at the Sofitel Philippine…
January 5, 2009
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Importer accreditation by third party soon in place
FINANCE Secretary Margarito Teves has signed a Customs Administrative Order (CAO) which allows the accreditation by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) of information validation…
December 1, 2008
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Sept imports up slightly
PHILIPPINE imports rose 1.9% in September to $9.302 billion from $9.133 billion last year, according to latest data from the National Statistics Office. Accounting…
December 1, 2008
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Damco gets new country manager, keeps targets
DAMCO, the logistics arm of the A.P. Moeller-Maersk Group, is confident it will maintain its over 25% annual revenue growth in the Philippines especially…
Unrelenting enhancement of services, commitment to innovation keep U-Ocean ahead of the pack
INTERNATIONAL freight forwarder U-Ocean, Inc is a believer in the adage that “where there’s crisis, there’s opportunity”. So where other companies fret over the…
August 4, 2008
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Big business opportunity, cost cuts seen in shipping frozen produce
2GO, the logistics arm of the Aboitiz Transport System Corp., sees a P6-billion business opportunity if Mindanao hog growers shift from shipping live cattle…
August 4, 2008
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APL tops 2007 RP-US agri products container trade
AMERICAN President Lines (APL) was the market leader in the Philippine-US agricultural products container trade, lording over the sector in 1997 and again in…
August 4, 2008
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UPS tells SMEs: Look beyond the US
SMALL- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines should look at the markets of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America as an…
August 4, 2008
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No easing of penalties for non-compliant tankers
THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has denied the request of local tanker operators to relax penalties for single-hull tankers in operation until…
July 2, 2008
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Anti-smuggling bill on hold
THE Senate has temporarily shelved hearings on the anti-smuggling bill pending ratification of the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) by the Senate. The move aims…
July 2, 2008
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North Luzon expressway cuts toll fees by 10%
THE Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) yesterday cut its fees at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) by 10% to help ease the impact of…
July 2, 2008
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Truckers in on fuel discount program, expect reduced expenses
TRUCKING operators see reduced fuel bills with the sector’s recent inclusion in the fuel discount program. The discounts, which apply only to franchise holders…
