The aggressive takeover of ports and shipping lines by China when the maritime industry is facing risks and challenges may seem illogical, but it…
China’s big maritime asset push more about geopolitics than profit?
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CTAP eyes Duterte meet in attempt to quash 15-year truck age policy
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is planning to seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte to raise its concern over…
New formula eyed for PH port rate adjustments
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is proposing a simple and standard formula for computing port and cargo-handling rates in a bid to ease and…
BOC Davao launches balikbayan box monitoring system
As prescribed under the new Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao has begun implementing a new…
ICTSI delivers 24% growth in income for first semester
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a 24% increase in net income to US$115.117 million in the first half of 2017,…
Chelsea Logistics debuts on PH stock market
Marine shipping company Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. (CLC) recently debuted on the Philippine Stock Exchange with an oversubscribed initial public offering of common shares,…
Indonesian GDP registers 5.01% growth in Q2
Indonesia recorded economic growth of 5.01% in the second quarter of 2017 year-on-year, unchanged from the 5.01% year-on-year expansion posted in the first quarter…
VN details plans to improve export competitiveness by 2020
To boost export value, Vietnam plans to enhance the competitiveness of its export products in line with the restructuring of its economic growth model,…
Korean shipping lines form alliance
A 14-member group of South Korean shipping companies has been formed to boost the liners’ competitiveness particularly in the Asian region in the wake…
Intra-Asia box trade swings to positive growth after 6 months
Major shipping lines moved a total of 1.125 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers among 13 countries and regions in Asia in June…
PH logistics survey finds reliability as key supply chain concern
A survey by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) links low logistics performance in the Philippines to high logistics cost, and identifies reliability…
Umali resigns from Lorenzo Shipping
Roberto Umali has tendered his resignation as a director of Philippine domestic carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corp. (LSC) effective immediately. In a disclosure to the…
Integrated Operations, Finance System Crucial to Your Business
The key to increasing revenue in your freight and logistics business is the expert management of finances. You need to keep a tight watch…
Plugging the Gap
Lost amidst Rodrigo Duterte’s recent State of the Nation Address—well, technically, his colorful off-script remarks—is a call for Philippine businesses to establish more manufacturing…
WTO indicator points to sustained modest uptick in Q3
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) suggests that global merchandise trade growth will continue to strengthen in the third…
ASEAN, EU adopt updated action plan on cooperation
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union have adopted the ASEAN-EU Plan of Action (2018-2022), which replaces the Bandar Seri Begawan…
Malaysia logs robust export growth in H1
Malaysia’s trade records in the first half of the year showed positive results as both exports and imports turned in a strong performance, according…
ASEAN, EU adopt updated action plan on cooperation
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union have adopted the ASEAN-EU Plan of Action (2018-2022), which replaces the Bandar Seri Begawan…
PPA updates central ro-ro system’s name, ports covered
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has clarified the name of the country’s central roll-on/roll-off route and updated the list of ports covered by the…
DOTr invites bids for 6 airport projects worth P134M
Six regional airport projects with an estimated total cost of P134 million are to be opened for bidding August 16, 2017 by the Philippine…
