Container shipping did better in 2017 compared to 2016, but with little enhancement made to the fundamental market balance in 2017, profitability in 2018…
PH safety rules in construction, operation of Ro-Ro ships issued
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has issued precautionary measures and other safety concerns relating to the construction and operation of roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) passenger ships…
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is working on passing laws enabling the Philippines to implement international maritime conventions that the country has ratified. This…
French maritime transport company CMA CGM will be equipping its nine future ships of 22,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), to be delivered in 2020,…
With TRAIN passage, fuel marking in PH now mandatory
Marking of petroleum products, whether imported or manufactured locally in the Philippines, will now be mandatory under the recently signed Tax Reform for Acceleration…
President Rodrigo Duterte fired Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) administrator Marcial Quirico Amaro III for frequent travels abroad, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced in a…
New FAL Convention amendments come into force Jan 1
Some amendments to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention) entered into force globally on January 1, 2018, including new requirements…
Regulatory reforms needed to boost competitiveness of PH logistics—study
Regulatory reforms are needed to improve the competitiveness of the distribution, multimodal transport and logistics (DML) services, which play a crucial role in the…
Contract bidding, including for Davao-Sasa, under new PPA rules begins 2018
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will start the bidding for port concessions, including that for Davao-Sasa port, next year, as the agency rolls out…
PPA earmarks P7B for 30 Ro-Ro enhancement projects
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is spending around P7 billion to rehabilitate the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) terminals around the country and construct new ones to…
South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has unveiled plans to order 22,000-TEU container ships. HMM president and CEO C.K. Yoo bared during the…
Harbour Centre throughput to hit 6.5M MT by end-2017
Harbour Centre, Manila’s private international commercial port for bulk and breakbulk cargoes, is headed for a full-year 15% increase in gross revenues on the…
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is networking with various ports in the United States to gain strategic knowledge and best practices for local…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly has adopted seven strategic directions to support the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the…
Chelsea Logistics’ newly acquired vessels to hike earnings 10% by late 2017
Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp’s (CLC) new vessel acquisitions are expected to increase fleet capacity by 10% and “should start to have meaningful contribution to…
CMA CGM introduces SERENITY as solution to damaged or lost goods
French shipping company CMA CGM Group has announced the launch of “SERENITY by CMA CGM,” an innovative offering that deals with unforeseen events during…
