Reelected president San Diego leads 2020 set of PSAA officers
Arnel San Diego of Wallem Philippines Shipping, Inc. has been reelected for the fourth straight year as president of the Philippine Ship Agents Association…
Lower House forms TWG to study bills on executing maritime conventions
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation (COTr) has created a technical working group (TWG) that will further review two bills filed that would…
ICTSI gets second repayment for suspended Sudan port contract
The Sudanese government has made the second partial repayment of the upfront fee it received from International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI). The repayment…
Cebu-based Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. has launched and inaugurated its latest vessel, M/V Trans-Asia 20, a brand-new bed/seat roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) type passenger ferry. Built…
ADB lends $200M for PH infra project feasibility studies
The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement worth US$200 million in additional financing to the Philippine government to…
Transport dept: no deliberate delay in Bulacan airport project
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) maintains that there are no objections to and no deliberate delay in the construction of the Bulacan International Airport…
JG Summit enters logistics biz with P60M JV deal with DHL
Conglomerate JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI), global logistics company Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding GMBH (DHL), and ACCRAIN Holdings Corporation have signed a joint venture…
Metro Pacific proposes P16B extension of NLEX Harbor Link
Tollroad firm Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) is proposing to improve the north’s access to Manila ports by extending the Harbor Link section of…
ICTSI’s Puerto Aguadulce services largest box ship to call in Colombia
Port operator Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce (SPIA) has set a new operational milestone at the Port of Buenaventura in Colombia after servicing the…
House bill on free freight for relief goods OK’d on final reading
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to provide free freight services to relief organizations…
Draft Customs order on provisional goods declaration out
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released the draft customs memorandum order (CMO) providing guidelines for the lodging and processing of provisional goods declaration…
IMO, FAO launch global project to tackle marine plastic litter
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched a new global project to prevent and reduce marine plastic…
