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Revised list of Build Build Build projects approved
The Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CC) and the Committee on Infrastructure (INFRACOM) Cabinet Level have jointly approved the revised list of 100 flagship infrastructure…
Air freight volume falls, passenger traffic grows below average in Sep
Global air freight demand fell in September, the 11th month in a row of year-on-year decline, while passenger markets continued their below-average growth, according…
PH economic growth quickens to 6.2% in Q3
The Philippine economy grew 6.2% in the third quarter of 2019, with the services sector growing the fastest, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority…
ICTSI Oregon awarded $93.6M for union’s illegal strike
A US federal jury awarded damages to ICTSI Oregon totaling US$93.6 million in a case against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and…
FedEx to expand Clark operations but keep Aspac hub in China
Global logistics operator Federal Express Corp. (FedEx) said it will expand its operations to Clark in Pampanga but clarified it has no plans of…
PH exports, imports fall in Sept
Philippine merchandise trade hit its sixth consecutive month of decline in September 2019 as both imports and exports recorded decreases during the period, data…
DMCI bags P8B NLEX connector road contract
NLEX Corporation has formally awarded the contract for the first five kilometers (km) of the NLEX Connector road project to construction company D.M. Consunji,…
MacroAsia, Konoike Transport strike acquisition, partnership deal
Philippine aviation support service provider MacroAsia Corporation and Japan-based Konoike Transport Co. Ltd have agreed to buy stakes in each other’s groundhandling service companies.…
CALAX’s Laguna stretch partially opened to motorists
The Laguna segment of Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) covering Mamplasan Barrier going to Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange was partially opened to the public last October 30.…
General cargo declines but special cargo soars in Sep—WorldACD
As with the previous months of the year, September saw worldwide air cargo volume shrink, declining by 5.4% year-on-year, with Asia-Pacific the hardest hit…
Study cautions against ban, regulation of foreign shipping line surcharges
Instead of an outright ban or regulation of surcharges imposed by international shipping lines, the Philippine government should draft rules to monitor such surcharges,…
PH Sept manufacturing output down 10 months in a row
The Philippine manufacturing sector recorded decreases in both volume and value in September 2019, its 10th successive month of decline, according to the Philippine…
BOC breaks ground on P23M temporary Manila office
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) broke ground last month on the Manila collection district’s temporary office at the Port of Manila (POM). The new…
Cagayan de Oro, Balingoan ports to raise cargo-handling rates
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved cargo-handling rate increases for the ports of Cagayan de Oro and Balingoan, both in Misamis Oriental. The…
LBC buys Japanese balikbayan box shipping company
Logistics and remittance service provider LBC Express Holdings, Inc. has acquired 100% of shares in Japanese balikbayan box shipping operator Mermaid Co., Ltd. for…
Cebu Pacific signs $4.8B contract for 16 planes
Cebu Pacific has signed a purchase agreement with European aircraft maker Airbus SAS for the order of 16 A330neo aircraft valued at US$4.8 billion.…
PH cargo throughput up 1.8% in first three quarters
Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports grew 1.8% to 197.899 million metric tons (mt) in the first nine months of 2019 from 194.322 million…
Proposed legislation aim to modernize old harbor pilotage rules
Bills have been filed in the 18th Congress seeking to liberalize harbor pilotage and create a regulating body to supervise harbor pilots in the…
Thailand to construct $7.4B high-speed rail linking three airports
A US$7.4-billion high-speed rail linking three airports from Bangkok to the tourist town of Pattaya is set for construction in Thailand. The public-private partnership…
