Maersk partners with Pelindo II on Indonesia port upgrade
Danish oil and shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to partner with top Indonesian port operator Pelindo II and pour more infrastructure resources into Indonesia…
Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) announced a general rate increase (GRI) for all cargo from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore to any Australia…
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is seeking the suspension of the 12% value-added tax (VAT) on tollways, scheduled to be…
MASkargo, the air cargo subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has received the first of four A330-200F freighters that are expected to increase its freight capacity…
TNT Express integrated its Chinese day-definite domestic road network into its Asia road network that includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The…
Cebu is next port for radiation-detection equipment
The United States government plans to equip the Port of Cebu in southern Philippines with radiation-detection equipment by 2013. US Department of Energy (DOE)…
PH terminal operators push early cargo-handling rate hike
PHILIPPINE terminal operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals, Inc (ATI) are pushing for implementation of higher vessel-related cargo-handling rates as…
Member truckers of the Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) carried 10% more cargo for the first eight months of the year.…
September 20, 2011
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July exports up marginally
PHILIPPINE export earnings in July 2011 inched up 1.7% from $4.505 billion to $4.430 billion year on year, according to the National Statistics Office.…
Maersk Line announced changes to its Far East-Mediterranean network from mid-September that are intended to improve its service. “With the new services we will be…
Panalpina upgrades to latest-generation cargo aircraft
Freight forwarder Panalpina and Atlas Air have signed a new multi-year aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) contract for two leading-edge technology Boeing 747-8Fs…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo has added Jakarta to its freighter network after increasing its weekly frequencies to Auckland, Shanghai, Sydney, and Xiamen. The new once-a-week…
The Asia New Zealand Discussion Agreement (ANZDA) will impose peak season surcharges on its Asia-New Zealand routes from October 2011. Asianshipper.com reports that ANZDA…
Cebu international container volume up 13% in 2010
Strong imports and exports powered Cebu Ports Authority’s (CPA) international container operations last year. For 2010, international containerized volume reached 202,213 twenty-foot equivalent units…
Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will soon accept delivery of four brand-new aircraft—three A320s from this month until next and another one by…
The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is expected to allow engagement of armed personnel on board international-going Philippine-flagged vessels in a bid to prevent…
