The net profit of state-owned port operator Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) increased by almost 46 percent to US$54.3 million in the first quarter of…
France-based freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has opened a new fully integrated logistics center in Singapore as part of its business expansion across the Asia-Pacific.…
Automated export system mandatory in all PH seaports by June 1, in airports by Aug 1
The use of the automated export declaration system under the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system will be mandatory in all seaports…
Major Indonesian transshipment port to rise near Batam
Indonesia plans to construct a new container transshipment terminal that is seen to compete with the ports of Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia…
APEC business sector bats for private-public partnership to boost regional growth
Business leaders from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies urged the region’s leaders to maintain robust growth by guarding against protectionism and financial…
Global express delivery firm FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., plans to expand its office at Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, Japan,…
Deutsche Post targets EBIT of $4.2 B-$4.4 B by 2015
Germany’s postal and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL reinforced its goals for 2015, targeting a growth in EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) to…
Automated checkpoint system installed at Tanjung Priok port
The Jakarta International Container Terminal unveiled on May 21 the JICT auto gate system (JAGS) that is expected to facilitate delivery and pickup of…
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) announced that its cargo volume in April 2012 dropped slightly compared with the same period last year as transshipment throughput…
The Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF), supported by the Japanese Shipowners’ Association (JSA), expressed opposition to the proposal to raise the Panama Canal toll, which…
China’s state-owned Tianjin Port Group (TPG) and Singapore’s PSA International (PSA) signed an agreement on May 18 to collaborate on further developing Tianjin Port…
Global freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has extended its existing routes through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Indochina region by expanding its trucking operations to China.…
Changi Airport of Singapore reflected the current downturn in most export markets worldwide by registering a 4.9 percent drop in cargo traffic for April…
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Hong Kong’s biggest box carrier, plans to impose another freight rate hike on the North Europe-Asia trade lane in…
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) remained slow, sliding down slightly by 0.8 percent to 327,000 tonnes in April this year compared…
