Phil Span Asia’s Go takes the helm at PLSA

Jordan L. Go, president of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (PSACC), has been elected as the new chairman and president of Philippine Liner Shipping…

PMTLAI inducts Cebu chapter officers led by Yusen’s Nolasco

The first chapter of the Philippine Multimodal Transport and Logistics Association, Inc.’s (PMTLAI) in Cebu has formally inducted its officials, with Elaine Nolasco of…

BOC intercepts P35M in shabu at NAIA

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) arrested in Tarlac City an airline passenger who had carried luggage containing P35 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally…

First Mindanao Logistics Summit to be held Oct 4 in CDO

It’s all systems go for the first Mindanao Logistics Summit happening on October 4, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Grand Caprice…

PH importers expect higher demand in Q4 due to holiday cheer

Philippine business outlook for the fourth quarter has improved following a less optimistic sentiment for the third quarter, according to the latest business confidence…

P20B revenue eyed from fuel marking program in 2020—DOF

The Department of Finance (DOF) expects to collect P20 billion in revenues in 2020 with the full implementation of the fuel marking system next…

Trans-Asia strikes charter deal for ro-ro passenger ship for Visayas, Mindanao

Domestic carrier Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. has inked a 10-year bareboat charter agreement with Southern Pacific Holding Corp. (SPHC) for a 123-meter roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro)…

AP Cargo utilizes Ramco’s IT solutions to scale up operational competence and connectivity

Domestic express logistics service provider AP Cargo Logistics Network Corporation is implementing a cloud-based logistics platform that integrates operations at its more than 80…

SATS, DHL join forces to enhance digital integrated supply chain for airlines

SINGAPORE — SATS Ltd. (SATS), Asia’s leading food solutions and gateway services provider and DHL Supply Chain (DHL), the global market leader for contract…

Port of Manila gets 2 x-ray machines

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has installed two fixed portal x-ray machines at the Port of Manila. The machines are part of six upgraded…

Green light for Bulacan airport

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) gave San Miguel Corporation (SMC) the go-ahead to commence construction of the Bulacan International Airport after the two parties…

P736B Bulacan airport project to start in December

Construction of the Bulacan International Airport (BIA) is expected to start by December this year following the signing of the concession agreement for the…

PH domestic trade weakens in 2Q

Philippine domestic trade declined both in volume and value in the second quarter of 2019, the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

Cebu Pacific utilizes advanced SaaS software to run air cargo business 

Cebu Pacific Air has renewed its contract with QuantumID Technologies, Inc., an IT company that will ramp up the cloud-based real-time management of the…

Manila GPS Trackers’ fleet tracking technology helps cut costs

For more than 10 years now, Manila GPS Trackers has helped logistics, delivery, and last-mile businesses reduce operating costs and raise overall efficiency through…

PH gov’t to initiate reforms to capitalize on US-China trade tiff

The Philippine government is adopting measures proposed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) that will…

P1.6B SFEX expansion project breaks ground

Capacity expansion of the 8.2-kilometer Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) to improve traffic safety and ease travel time to and from the Subic Bay Freeport…

ARTA deputy Ernesto Perez named keynote speaker for 2019 SCMAP conference

Atty. Ernesto Perez, the deputy director general of the newly-established Anti-Red Tape Authority, has been named as one of the keynote speakers of the…

BOC confiscates P53M in smuggled agri products

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized 16 containers of misdeclared agricultural products estimated to be worth P53 million at the Port of Manila.…

ICTSI Ecuador launches first transport insurance program for banana trade

Contecon Guayaquil SA—the Ecuadorian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)—is providing a comprehensive insurance program to support growers at the world’s largest…