With the world economy in turmoil, the domestic sector has now become a lucrative market for Philippine-based manufacturers and exporters, according to the Philippine…
NAIA compliant with ICAO standards — US transport body
The United States has found the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila compliant with standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, an…
Indonesia’s state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II announced plans to increase container storage fees fivefold at its port in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, to…
Chilean shipping company Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has refuted earlier reports that it is selling its container shipping operations after incurring huge…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has temporarily suspended mandatory weighing of outbound containers and roll on-roll off vehicles at the North Port, days after…
Subic Bay International Terminal Corp (SBITC) and logistics service provider J-PAC Logistics recently signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly promote and market Subic…
CSAV posts Q3 loss, mulls sale of boxline operations
Chilean Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores or CSAV is considering selling its container shipping operations following another revenue loss in the third quarter of…
MISC Bhd has announced its departure from the container shipping business after massive financial setbacks due to deteriorating industry conditions. The Malaysia-based shipping company…
Maersk to hike rates on Asia-Caribbean and Latin America routes
Maersk Line will implement a number of general rate increases (GRI) and peak-season surcharges for its Far East Asia services in December 2011. Changes…
Asia-Pacific air freight demand falters in October
International air freight demand showed “a continuation of established trends” this year, further slowing down in October 2011, according to the latest traffic figures…
DHL introduces special air freight containers for health-care shipments
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight unit of Deutsche Post DHL, has contracted CSafe, LLC, a heat-and-cool container provider for the temperature-sensitive air…
PH economic body cites three concerns threatening maritime sector
The Philippine National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has identified safety, overlapping and conflicting functions of transport and concerned agencies, and the threat made…
PHILIPPINE Airlines posted comprehensive losses of $39.4 million in the second quarter of its current fiscal year compared to a comprehensive income of $26.7…
Specialized foreign vessels to soon service PH gas project
The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will soon allow special-purpose foreign-flag vessels to exclusively service the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project in Batangas, south of…
