The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has made available online and free of charge a tool used by software developers for creating systems for exchanging…
BOC releases guidelines for submission of advance declaration to CTS
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued operational guidelines on the submission by foreign carriers and their agents of the advance cargo declaration and…
US-led Blue Dot Network launched to counter Belt and Road Initiative
The United States, Japan and Australia unveiled recently the Blue Dot Network, whose goal is to “advance high-quality, trusted infrastructure development standards” and which…
Maersk looks to battery power to reduce fuel consumption
Global shipping service leader Maersk will install in a trial this December a containerized 600 kilowatt-hour (kWh) marine battery system on board the Maersk…
Air freight volume falls, passenger traffic grows below average in Sep
Global air freight demand fell in September, the 11th month in a row of year-on-year decline, while passenger markets continued their below-average growth, according…
General cargo declines but special cargo soars in Sep—WorldACD
As with the previous months of the year, September saw worldwide air cargo volume shrink, declining by 5.4% year-on-year, with Asia-Pacific the hardest hit…
Study cautions against ban, regulation of foreign shipping line surcharges
Instead of an outright ban or regulation of surcharges imposed by international shipping lines, the Philippine government should draft rules to monitor such surcharges,…
Thailand to construct $7.4B high-speed rail linking three airports
A US$7.4-billion high-speed rail linking three airports from Bangkok to the tourist town of Pattaya is set for construction in Thailand. The public-private partnership…
Air freight forwarding volumes fell 4.2% in H1—Ti report
The global air freight forwarding market contracted 4.2% year-on-year in the first half of 2019, with the market reeling from the economic slowdown and…
Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd will apply a sulfur transition charge to short-term contracts to offset the additional costs from complying with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO)…
Drewry predicts sharp drop in 2019 container production as inventory grows
Total shipping container production is expected to decline by 36% in 2019 compared to 2018 as factory inventory continues to grow, forecasts Drewry, noting…
Maersk partners with industry peers and customers to develop low-carbon fuel
A.P. Moller-Maersk has formed a coalition that will explore LEO—a blend of lignin and ethanol—as a potential part of the future solution for sustainable…
