APEC developing economies can combat slowdown with strong structural reforms
Asia-Pacific’s developing economies need to implement more reforms and work more closely together to mitigate the impact of the global economic slowdown on the…
PH Customs staff recall order eased amid shipment processing slowdown
FACING the backlash of an earlier decision to order back all customs personnel to their plantilla positions, Philippine Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon in…
Evergreen christens first of 13,806-TEU ships for Asia-Europe trade
Evergreen Marine has taken delivery of the fuel-efficient Thalassa Hellas, the first in a series of ten 13,806-TEU container ships it ordered from Hyundai…
ICTSI partners with PSA to develop Colombia’s Aguadulce port
MANILA-BASED International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is teaming up with Singapore’s PSA International Pte. Ltd. (PSA) to develop, construct and operate a container…
Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx Corp. reported an increase in both earnings and revenue for the first quarter ended August 31, 2013. “Growth in overall demand…
Asia-Pacific to lead global demand for aviation staff
Global demand for aviation personnel, especially by emerging markets, is expected to burgeon over the next 20 years, with the requirement greatest in the…
Bunker fees still high despite large, fuel-efficient ships—report
As more efficient ships get deployed and cheap fuel from Russia becomes available, bunker surcharges should be proportionately going down, but this does not…
The much-awaited Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) revamp has begun, with five individuals endorsed as deputy commissioner by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. The new…
Budding economies urged to join global value chains for faster growth
Developing economies that overcome obstacles to global value chain participation will be able to realize economic growth much faster, according to a new joint…
Shippers, forwarders up in arms vs cargo weight check
The European Shippers’ Council (ESC), European and international freight forwarders’ associations (FIATA and CLECAT), and the European representation of maritime terminals and stevedores (FEPORT)…
Israel-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services has announced the revamp of the port rotation of its independent Asia/India Sub-Continent-East Mediterranean Service starting later this month.…
UASC, CSCL to kick off joint intra-Asia trade network this month
The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have partnered to launch a weekly intra-Asia service later this month that…
