Air cargo continued its outstanding performance into November, with freight volumes toppling the record set just a month earlier, according to WorldACD. And for…
November a stellar month for airfreight volumes, yields
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Faeldon appointment defended anew
The Office of the President has again defended the appointment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as deputy administrator to the Office of Civil…
Customs collectors’ group releases manifesto of support for BOC chief
The Collectors Association of the Philippines (CAP), a group of customs collectors of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), has expressed its support for customs…
PH study bares long list of grievances by logistics service providers
Government restrictions in the form of laws and regulations can adversely affect the price, reliability, and quality of distribution, multimodal transport, and logistics (DML)…
Regulatory reforms needed to boost competitiveness of PH logistics—study
Regulatory reforms are needed to improve the competitiveness of the distribution, multimodal transport and logistics (DML) services, which play a crucial role in the…
Contract bidding, including for Davao-Sasa, under new PPA rules begins 2018
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will start the bidding for port concessions, including that for Davao-Sasa port, next year, as the agency rolls out…
PH moratorium on truck anti-overloading regulation set for another extension
The Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is likely to once again extend for another six months the moratorium on the enforcement…
PPA earmarks P7B for 30 Ro-Ro enhancement projects
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is spending around P7 billion to rehabilitate the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) terminals around the country and construct new ones to…
Robust growth registered in ASEAN-Iranian non-oil trade
Iran’s trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reached US$2.63 billion during the last eight months until November 22, registering a 55.5%…
Myanmar calls for investments in logistics, manufactures
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) is inviting local and foreign capitalists to invest in the logistics sector and in the manufacture of various commodities.…
Thai airport expansion nearing completion
Construction of a new passenger terminal at Mae Sot Airport in Tak Province, Thailand, is now almost finished, according to the Thai minister of…
Lower House urges revival of travel tax exemption in BIMP-EAGA
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution calling on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to renew the policy that grants travel tax exemptions to…
Customs CIIS head Albani takes oath of office
Adzhar A. Albani, director of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), took his oath of office on…
Truckers: Manila CYs congested, won’t accept return of empties
The Aduana Business Club, Inc. (ABCI) is asking shipping lines to direct the return of empty containers to container yards (CYs) in nearby provinces…
Groundbreaking rites held for Clark airport expansion project
Construction of Clark International Airport’s (CRK) new terminal building has finally been set into motion. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Bases Conversion Development Authority…
PAL embarks on polar service with nonstop Toronto-Manila flights
Philippine Airlines (PAL) flew its milestone ultra-long polar flight from Toronto, Canada nonstop to Manila—the first ever crossing of the polar region by a…
BOC turns over suspects, illegal drugs to PDEA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) two suspects and a package storing some 3.5 kilos…
7 companies form alliance for NAIA rehab, operation
A group of infrastructure and property development firms in the Philippines are forming a consortium to rehabilitate, operate, and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International…
Malaysian economy forecast to show continued resilience in 2018
Malaysia is expected to do well next year, continuing its good performance in 2017 that has seen a higher-than-expected GDP growth in the first…
Vietnam seeks to build 15 inland container depots
The adjustments to the master plan to develop Vietnam’s inland container depots (ICDs) have been approved, with the goal of putting up 15 ICDs…
