Israeli shipping line Zim Integrated Shipping Services announced it will restructure its service network in the Asia-Indian Sub-continent/East Mediterranean/North Europe trade to improve alignment…
Member lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are seeking an across-the-board general rate increase (GRI) on all dry and refrigerated cargo effective April…
U.S. package delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) announced it has withdrawn its offer to purchase Dutch rival TNT Express following the anticipated formal…
Korea, Malaysia ports achieve traffic growth in 2012
South Korea’s ports handled nearly 22.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in 2012, an increase of 4.1 percent from 2011, derived in part from strong…
Box ships schedule March rate hikes on Asia-Europe loop
Global ocean carriers Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Hapag-Lloyd announced general rate hikes on the Asia-Europe trade come March. Hong Kong-based OOCL said…
Even though global economic doldrums slowed emerging markets in 2012, they continue to elicit strong enthusiasm from trade and logistics professionals in 2013, as…
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Hong Kong’s biggest box line, reported a 0.7 percent fall in volume for the fourth quarter of 2012 year-over-year.…
The Port of Shanghai, the world’s biggest container port, registered a 2.5 percent expansion in container volume to 32.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in…
PH container depot operator banks on Davao for growth
Despite its many problems Davao, in southern Philippines, remains an attractive place for business, according to a container depot operator based in the area.…
January 4, 2013
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e2m Customs ABMS and IATA e-AWB
In response to request from some of our readers on basic reference information related to e2m Customs ABMS and IATA e-AWB, I am featuring…
Singapore to host the ReCAAP ISC for another 5 years
Singapore reaffirmed on March 7 its commitment to international cooperation to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Lam Yi Young, Chief…
APL, the world’s seventh largest container shipping line, today announced the appointment of Wong Siew Loong as Regional President of its North Asia business.…
October 21, 2011
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Lorenzo books Q3 loss of P24.4M
CARGO carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corp (LSC) reported a net loss of P24.42 million in the third quarter, an improvement over the P28.28-million loss it…
November 22, 2010
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Industry Issues For Customs
IN recent weeks, the Commis-sioner of Customs and the Secretary of Finance have been consulting the private sector on its planned reforms at the…
