Global air freight carriers face tougher ride in second half

International air freight demand in July fell 3.2 percent year-over-year, largely due to a relatively strong July in 2011 and overall weak demand in…

DHL starts Malaysia-Vietnam LCL service

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight division of Deutsche Post DHL, has launched a direct less-than-container-load (LCL) service between Malaysia’s Port Klang…

Increased global throughput, bigger ships pose challenge to port industry

The global port industry faces many challenges such as capacity expansion, improvement of safety and security level, and logistics and environment issues, according to…

Capping Manila ports capacity, volume to boost Subic, Batangas trade

The Philippine government should put a cap on capacity of and volume passing through Manila ports in order to drive shipments to alternate ports…

Low sulfur component now part of US-Asia container lines’ bunker charge

Oakland, CA — Member container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) will add a new component to their bunker fuel charges,…

PH gets new transportation chief

Joseph Emilio Abaya is the new secretary of the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), following Manuel Roxas II’s transfer to the Department…

SBMA to form Subic marketing task force

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Roberto Garcia said he will form a task force that will mainly market facilities of the freeport, two…

Asia-Pacific cargo demand ‘persistently weak’—AAPA

Global air freight markets remained depressed for the month of July, traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed. International air…

G6, Maersk put Asia-Europe sailings on hold

The G6 Alliance and Maersk Line announced the suspension of sailings on a number of Asia-Europe services during the National Day Holidays in China,…

Wan Hai reconfigures Asia-Mexico/WCSA sling

Wan Hai Lines is to restructure its Asia-Mexico/West Coast South America (WCSA) route by dropping its own new service and providing three separate services…

AEO program in PH finally moving along

The Philippine accreditation system for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program has been released by the Bureau of Customs, three years after the scheme…

Yusen Logistics kicks off Malaysia-US LCL service

Global freight forwarder Yusen Logistics has expanded its services from Asia with the launch of its first weekly direct less-than-container-load (LCL) service from Malaysia…

TSA bunker charge to include low-sulfur fuel component

Oakland, CA – A new international protocol, requiring vessels to reduce sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions by burning low-sulfur fuel within 200 miles of U.S.…

PAL buys Airbus aircraft in US$7B deal

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has placed a firm order with Airbus covering more than 50 aircraft consisting of single-aisle A321s and widebody A330-300s. The first…

Dachser expanding into new markets

Freight forwarder Dachser’s Air & Sea Logistics division plans to open offices in 21 new countries and expand its activities in Vietnam as it…

Emirates Shipping launches Far East-Gulf route

Emirates Shipping Line will start a new Far East-Middle East service early next month linking Korea and central and south China directly to the…

Healthcare sector to invest in new markets, technologies over next few years

Some 83 percent of polled healthcare executives plan to invest in new global markets and new technologies over the next three to five years…

Qantas Airways books net loss, scraps order for 35 B-787 Dreamliners

Suffering its first annual loss since 1995 when it was privatized, Australian airline Qantas Airways cancelled an order for 35 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to…

Box carriers eyeing GRIs for Asia trade

Two ocean carriers are implementing higher rates over the next two months. German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd announced rate increases for its Japan-East Asia…

DHL opens new logistics hub at Busan port

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a new multimodal gateway at the Port of Busan in South Korea to provide additional less-than-containerload (LCL) services from…