Maersk fleet to use Ericsson mobile and broadband technology
Maersk Line, the world’s largest ocean carrier, and Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson announced a partnership to equip Maersk Line’s entire fleet with mobile and…
CaroTrans launches direct Los Angeles-Vietnam LCL service
CaroTrans, a global NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, has introduced a direct Los Angeles-Ho Chi Minh export and import service…
Exporters need freight forwarders with strong carrier ties
Shippers should use logistics providers with strong relationships to shipping lines, or they could find their shipments left on the quay side, says global…
Philippine registry fails to attract foreign shipowners
Foreign shipping operators continue to shy away from the Philippine registry, with some Philippine-flagged overseas-going vessels even reflagging to avail of better benefits from…
Philippine-based port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) is making a follow-on bond offering to finance port projects not only in the…
Cathay Pacific and subsidiary Hong Kong Dragon Airlines recently petitioned the Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for the adoption of a fuel surcharge to…
2012 to see spike in high-tech logistics outsourcing—report
More shippers and carriers will look to outsource their supply chain and logistics requirements to IT-savvy logistics firms for speedy execution and delivery as…
Air freight stays in negative territory for 7th month—ACI
Global air freight traffic is continuing to be sidelined for the seventh consecutive month with an overall decline of 1.6 percent in November 2011 year-over-year,…
PH trucking operators mull adoption of fuel surcharge
PHILIPPINE trucking operators are eyeing a fuel surcharge for implementation as early as next week after the recent spike in diesel prices. “Our affiliate…
The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) registered a 47% increase in vessel acquisition for the domestic trade in the first 11 months of 2011,…
MOL president says 2012 to be harsh, unpredictable
Mitsuo O.S.K. Lines (MOL) president Koichi Muto said his company is preparing for “a prolonged harsh business environment” in 2012, during which period the…
Planned Davao terminal causes little stir among lines
The P2.7-billion container terminal to be constructed by the Anflocorp Group of Companies in Davao City in the Philippine island grouping of Mindanao may…
Port congestion obstacle to Maersk expansion plans in PH
Port problems in southern Philippines, particularly Davao and Cagayan de Oro, in the island grouping of Mindanao, have held up expansion plans for Maersk…
