Ex-Clark Development chief offered transport portfolio
Presumptive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called on two allies to head the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Department of Finance…
ICTSI Q1 profit down 20% on lower volumes, higher expenses
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) posted a net income of US$45.054 million in the first quarter of 2016, a decline…
DICT’s Phase 2 expansion to double port capacity to 700,000 TEUs
Just two years after its initial operation, Davao International Container Terminal’s (DICT) annual capacity will double to more than 700,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)…
ASEAN transport officials adopt logistics dev’t plan
Regional senior transport officials recently agreed to adopt during their 41st meeting in the Philippines the Kuala Lumpur Transport Strategic Plan (KLTSP) 2016-2025 outlining…
BIMP-EAGA, Australia to co-produce supply chain study
Senior officials of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) have agreed to prepare a preliminary scoping report…
MICT slashes by 50% booking fee for TABS high-demand slots
Rates for the high-demand zone under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have been reduced by half for a limited period as Manila International…
DTI lists excess charges PH forwarders should stop collecting
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is once again warning freight forwarders not to impose charges not stipulated in the issuances and…
Queues at Manila port shorten as truckers get the hang of TABS
Truck arrivals have begun to spread out within the 24-hour period, weeks after port operators started to strictly implement the Terminal Appointment Booking System…
IMO adopts mandatory electronic exchange of shipping information
The mandatory electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew, and passengers has been adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the agency aims…
Box liners reverse 5-month backslide in punctuality
Ocean box carriers bucked a five-month downward trend by improving container service reliability in March, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability…
