Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS) announced better-than-expected second-quarter 2019 earnings, with growth in all segments. UPS, the world’s biggest package delivery company, reported US$1.96…
Indonesia’s state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Pelindo I) has launched an application for booking ship tickets throughout Indonesia anytime and anywhere so…
China’s busiest port sees growth in cargo, box traffic in H1
Ningbo Zhoushan port, China’s busiest port, saw cargo throughput rise 5.5% year-on-year to 557.96 million tonnes in the first half of 2019. Meanwhile, container…
Hyundai opens first SEA logistics office in Vietnam
Hyundai Glovis, a logistics company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and part of the Hyundai Automotive Group, has opened its first Southeast Asian office…
EO extends to 3 years zero duty on imports of capital equipment, spare parts
President Rodrigo Duterte on July 19 signed Executive Order (EO) No. 85, series of 2019, which extended for three years the application of zero-rate duty…
Domestic cargo handling tariff at Cebu port up 20%
The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) will increase by 20% the cargo-handling rate for domestic cargoes calling the Port of Cebu. CPA Memorandum Circular (MC)…
PPA scraps weighing fee for containers, Ro-Ro cargoes
Starting January 1, 2020, terminal operators may no longer collect weighing fee on domestic outbound laden containers and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargoes, according to the…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently took delivery of another new quay crane (QC) and eight new hybrid rubber tired gantries (RTGs) for its flagship Manila…
DHL partners Tetra Pak to deploy its first digital twin warehouse in Asia
Logistics giant DHL has established its first smart warehouse in Asia Pacific that deploys the digital twin technology, which involves using digital models to…
Panalpina says H1 results ‘a respectable achievement’
Swiss-based international forwarding and logistics company Panalpina recorded a decrease in profit in the first half of 2019 due to lower margins in air…
Cathay Pacific completes acquisition of HK Express
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways (HK Express). Although now a wholly…
PEZA looks to simplify requirements, extend validity of 3PL accreditation
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is working to slash requirements for accreditation as well as extend the validity of accreditation of truckers, freight…
Businesses not fully implementing an e-commerce strategy, DHL study finds
A new DHL report shows that most companies have failed to fully implement an e-commerce strategy despite recognizing the vital importance of e-commerce in…
