CEVA, CMA CGM continue SEA expansion with new empty container service
CEVA Logistics and CMA CGM have introduced a combined ocean freight and cross-border trucking service between Thailand and Laos that enables both importers and…
Cebu ports container volume up 12.6% in first quarter
Containerized cargoes handled at Cebu ports grew 12.6% to 243,961 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first quarter of 2019 from 216,604 TEUs in…
House transport committee moves to stop PPA weighing fee collection
The Lower House Committee on Transportation (COTr) has adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2532 urging the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to discontinue imposing weighing…
Indonesia taps tech firm for ambitious blockchain project
The Indonesian government has hired a Singapore-based tech company to set in motion a multi-million blockchain project with the aim of improving the country’s…
Chelsea subsidiary partners with Japanese firm for fleet upgrade
Kumiai Senpaku Co. Ltd., one of the largest independent shipping companies in Japan, has agreed to finance the construction and acquisition of a passenger…
ICTSI investment stake in Iloilo port projects raised to P8.7B
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has increased to P8.7 billion its estimated investment cost for its unsolicited proposal to modernize and develop the…
CMA CGM and MSC join Maersk’s blockchain-enabled shipping platform
Global container shipping lines CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have announced they are joining TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform jointly developed…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assumed jurisdiction over the dockworkers’ strike at Port of General Santos, effectively ordering strikers to return…
IMO okays measures mandating new ships to be more energy efficient by 2022
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is pushing ahead with measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping, in line with the Paris…
Dockworkers go on strike at Port of General Santos
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said operations at the Port of General Santos remain uninterrupted despite a strike by dockworkers against private cargo-handling operator…
Additional guidance on IMO 2020 implementation issued
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved and adopted a comprehensive set of guidance and guidelines to support the consistent implementation of the lower…
Domestic shipping lines seek exemption from IMO 2020 compliance
The Philippine Inter-island Shipping Association (PISA) is requesting the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to exempt domestic ships from implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s…
Shipping lauds new IMO regulations to meet 2030 GHG targets
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said it remains confident that shipping will improve its carbon efficiency by at least 40% by 2030 compared…
