Manila South Harbor breaks through 1M-TEU barrier in Dec
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said it is capping 2016 on a high note, bannered by record-breaking volume, highest terminal productivity, and fastest…
Taiwan seeks tie-up with Subic to boost transhipment volumes
The Taiwan Maritime and Port Bureau (TMPB) has expressed interest in partnering with the Subic Bay Maritime Authority (SBMA) to increase container transhipment traffic…
A year after operating in Manila, the Philippine office of International Registries, Inc. (IRI) bared plans not just to serve more Filipino seafarers, but…
Shipping confidence on the upswing despite challenges
The confidence of the shipping industry improved for the third successive quarter in the three months to end-November 2016, reaching a 15-month high since…
Box trade growing fastest within Asia, slowest on East-West lane
Intra-regional trade, particularly in Asia, has been growing the fastest among container trade lanes since 2000, while the main East-West route has posted the…
K Line launches intra-Asia service; CMA CGM expands US network
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is introducing this month an intra-Asia containership service giving new direct connections between China and Southeast Asia. The China…
Israel-headquartered Zim Integrated Shipping Services said it is restructuring its main services on major trades starting April 2017 to offer an improved network and…
PPA eyes cheaper gov’t-funded Davao-Sasa port upgrade plan
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Board has approved a request to abandon the P19.8-billion plan to redevelop Davao-Sasa port and will instead review a…
The proposed liner consortium of five ocean carriers called “THE Alliance” becomes effective on December 19, 2016 after it recently received the green light…
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will construct the Philippines’ first barge terminal for shipping containers between the Port of Manila and…
On its 38th founding anniversary, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) presented the list of the top importers, brokers, and deconsolidators…
SBMA sets forth 6 mega logistics projects for Subic freeport
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Martin Diño is proposing six major projects worth P140 billion, which include new cargo terminals, roads, and bridges,…
Airline industry outlook stable but shipping beset by oversupply, says Moody’s
Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service says the outlook for the global airline industry in 2017 is stable, but pronounces the prospects for the…
PH ports agency to revive shelved efforts to ratify FAL Convention
The Philippines, through the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), is resuscitating plans to adopt the Facilitation of the International Maritime Traffic Convention of 1965, popularly…
Hyundai Merchant enters into a limited tie-up with 2M
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) failed to strike a deal for full membership into 2M, the world’s largest container shipping alliance, settling instead…
Study: Cap capacity at Manila ports to disperse cargo traffic to Subic, Batangas
A new study published by a Philippine government think tank believes that limiting future expansion plans at Manila ports and directing shippers to increase…
Philippine maritime and aviation veteran Angelo Verdan has resumed his post as general manager of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) starting December 1, with…
