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Chelsea joins firms vying to develop regional airports
Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. (CLC) has submitted an unsolicited public-private partnership (PPP) proposal for the bundled development, operation, and management of Davao and New…
House oks creation of Philippine National Railway Authority
The Lower House committees on government enterprises, legislative franchise, and transportation approved in a joint hearing a bill seeking to restructure the Philippine National…
Aboitiz makes P148B proposal to rehabilitate, operate 4 regional airports
The infrastructure business unit of the Aboitiz Group—Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC)—has submitted a P148-billion unsolicited proposal to upgrade, expand, operate, and maintain four major Philippine…
PH exports increased 0.5, imports by 11.4% in Jan
The Philippines’ total external trade in goods in January 2018 totaled US$13.75 billion, a growth of 7% from $12.85 billion registered in the same…
ICTSI sees 56% jump in income from global operations
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has reported a comprehensive net income of US$245.993 million in 2017, 56.4% higher than $157.269…
PAL ups Manila-Melbourne flights as passenger loads expand
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is increasing flights between Manila and Melbourne amidst the surge in passenger traffic along the route. Beginning June 1 this year,…
PITC chosen as BOC procurement agent
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has tapped Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) to handle the procurement of its services, equipment, and infrastructure requirements so…
Comments on North Harbor garbage collection fee due on Mar 17
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is giving stakeholders 15 calendar days, or until March 17, to submit position papers on the petition of port…
Air cargo up 8% in Jan but growth seen to taper off
Air freight demand rose 8.0% in January 2018 compared to the year-earlier period, and is up from the 5.8% annual growth recorded in December…
OOIL reports earnings, volume growth in 2017
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) announced improved financial results in 2017 compared to 2016 owing to a higher-than-expected economic recovery and the stronger volume…
Singapore unveils 4 steps in next phase of maritime growth
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is taking four major steps to continue growing the maritime cluster as Singapore moves to the…
World air cargo volume up 8.5% in Jan
The year has started off very well for the airline industry, with almost all carriers recording revenue and volume growth, and posting higher yields…
BIR, BOC join forces against smugglers, tax evaders
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) are set to forge a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on information sharing and…
PH Senate adopts 7 maritime treaties
The Philippine Senate has adopted seven maritime treaties, including two resolutions concurring with the ratification of the 1978 and 1988 international protocols relating to…
Joint venture proposes to construct $12B aviation hub in Sangley
A consortium comprised of All-Asia Resource Reclamation Corp. and Belle Corp. has submitted an unsolicited proposal for a US$12-billion project to finance, construct, and…
PH Customs eyes incentive reward if it tops 2018 target
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is planning to apply for an incentive reward and an exemption from the Salary Standardization Law (SSL), upbeat…
ATI’s record 2017 cargo volume drives 30% growth in earnings
After handling record cargo volumes at its gateway ports in Manila and Batangas, port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has posted a net income…
BOC intercepts Chinese shipments with P9M smuggled cigarettes, fireworks
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Manila has seized two misdeclared 40-footer containers from China that contained cigarettes and fireworks worth P8.98 million.…
PH manufacturing books double-digit growth in Jan
Philippine manufacturing output in the beginning of 2018 recovered from a series of declines in the last months of 2017. The Philippine Statistics Authority,…
