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…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) installed two portal-type x-ray machines at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), increasing the port’s maximum x-ray inspection capacity…
XVC Logistics’ Pierre Carlo Curay has been named president-elect of Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP) for 2020, and will assume the…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized 1.026 kilograms (kg) of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, worth P6.5 million, and 30 milliliters (ml)…
ICTSI invests $100M to expand Congo terminal capacity
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has earmarked more than US$100 million for the second phase of expansion of its Congolese subsidiary, Matadi Gateway…
Ships reminded on safety precautions during bad weather
As typhoon Tisoy (international name: Kammuri) batters portions of the Philippines, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has reiterated shipowners and operators must exercise precautionary…
Growth in the Philippine manufacturing sector softened during November, as output and new orders increased at weaker rates and employment levels failed to improve.…
The Philippines has been reelected to the council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under Category C for the biennium 2020 to 2021. The…
NAIA, Panglao airports among NEDA Board-approved transport projects
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved six transportation projects, including the unsolicited proposals to rehabilitate and modernize the airports of…
New hangar to boost capacity of Lufthansa Technik’s MRO facility
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is constructing a new hangar at its Manila site to be able to…
60M liters of fuel at Pilipinas Shell’s Mindanao facility marked
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.’s Northern Mindanao Import Facility in Cagayan de Oro became the first facility in Mindanao to undergo the government’s fuel marking…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christens ship for Tokai Kisen
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, a member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Yokohama, conducted on November 27 a christening and launch ceremony…
DTI sets dialogue on trade war issues, opportunities
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold an international trade forum to discuss international trade policy issues, including ongoing trade friction…
Electronic waste shipped from Korea intercepted at MICP
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has foiled a misdeclared shipment containing assorted electronic wastes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). A 40-footer consigned…
