PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II), a state-owned port operator in Indonesia, is planning to put some of its top-performing subsidiaries on initial public…
OOCL to hike SEA-Australia, Europe-Asia service rates
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) will bolster freight rates for its Southeast Asia-Australia services as well as its Europe-Asia operations from October. Noting that…
Hapag-Lloyd revises Asia-NorthAm BFF, hikes Far East rates
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd will be revising the bunker fuel factor (BFF) for all dry, reefer, flat-rack, and open-top containers from Asia, including the Indian Sub-continent,…
CONTAINER throughput that passed through terminals operated by Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC), three hours north of the Philippine capital Manila, dropped 2.9%…
European express delivery company TNT Express is planning to sell the Dutch operations of its specialist fashion supply chain business TNT Fashion. Headquartered in…
Study ranks Asia-Pacific’s top supply chain organizations
The top 10 supply chain organizations in Asia-Pacific for 2013 are mostly focused on improving their network efficiency as they contend against a variety…
Changi Airport reports July traffic hike, updates cargo data
Airfreight movements at Singapore Changi Airport increased 1.1 percent in July year-over-year, with 160,000 tonnes of cargo passing through the airport last month. For…
PSA International, Hutchison Ports, APM Terminals, and DP World remain the top four global players, but their levels of activity vary, according to Drewry…
The new container terminal at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) in Cambodia is said to be falling behind in performance expectations. The US$28-million…
Member carriers in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) Westbound section have announced plans to raise freight rates, for all commodities and from all U.S.…
Airfreight market weakness extends to July, says AAPA
International air cargo traffic for Asia-Pacific airlines continued to be slow in July, extending the prevailing period of weak market demand over the past…
Indonesian Customs is preparing to implement the ATA Carnet System as part of the country’s move toward globalization. Indonesia aims to announce its ratification…
Global supply chain service provider Ceva Logistics has started operations for its new logistics center in Singapore. The 42,000-square-meter state-of-the art warehouse facility is…
Floods halt flights, hamper supply chain activities in PH; Business as usual at Manila’s ports
OPERATIONS at Manila’s seaports continued Tuesday despite heavy monsoon rains enhanced by tropical storm Maring and as widespread flooding in the metropolis and nearby…
Singapore reveals far-reaching plans for airport, seaport
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced long-term infrastructure plans to raise the capacity at Changi Airport with a third runway as well…