Cargo volume handled by Philippine-based airlines rose to 63.672 million kilograms in the first quarter of 2017, up 7% from 59.513 million kg in…
PH airlines log 7% growth in Q1 cargo volume
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PH manufacturing output slips in April
Forecasts for Philippine manufacturing output remain positive despite slower growth recorded for April 2017, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). In…
Draft BOC order addresses all forms of security to guarantee duty, tax payment
The draft order that will implement provisions under the Philippine Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) pertaining to security needed to guarantee payment of…
Supply Chain Management Series: Ethics in Purchasing and Supply-Part II
For Part 1 of 2-part series, click here. Instances of Unethical Practices Misconduct or malpractice in the purchasing and supply process will relate…
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When you’re playing host to an event, no matter how big or small your audience is, you have to stay on your toes. You…
Technology Paves Way for Operational Excellence
Technology has without doubt changed the way business is done in the logistics sector. Be it sea or air cargo, warehousing, transportation or even…
NEDA’s ICC green-lights 3 rail projects
The Mindanao Railway Project’s (MRP) Tagum-Davao-Digos (TDD) segment and two other rail projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) were among the projects recently…
BOC asked to constantly modernize, innovate
Aside from revenue generation, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) performs other equally pivotal roles in the Philippines’ economic development, making it imperative that…
DPWH lines up key infrastructure works to ease Cebu traffic
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ready to implement several major infrastructure projects in Cebu as part of the Philippine administration’s…
PAL reopens Manila-Kuala Lumpur service
After a three-year absence, Philippine Airlines (PAL) resumed daily service to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia starting June 8. The decision to return to Kuala Lumpur…
PH exports up 12.1% in April
The Philippines’ total trade grew to US$11.7 billion in April 2017, with the 12.1% growth in exports offsetting the 0.1% decline in imports. The…
PH Coast Guard takes over nationwide seaports security
Philippine Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to take over control and supervision of security operations in all seaports nationwide…
Indonesia opens military airport to commercial use
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated the Wiriadinata air base in Tasikmalaya, West Java, as a public airport that can be used for commercial…
Malaysia sustains double-digit export growth for fifth month
Malaysian exports maintained double-digit growth for the fifth straight month in April 2017 since December 2016, according to the Ministry of International Trade and…
EU, China asked to lead shaping of global climate deal for shipping
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are calling on the European Union and China to push through…
Vietnam adding 6 more processes to NSW
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam plans to deploy by next year six additional procedures to the National Single Window (NSW).…
HMM volumes on Asia-USWC surge 73% in April
South Korean ocean box liner Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced a 73% year-on-year increase in volume carried in April on the Asia-U.S. West Coast…
Airlines commit to update cargo processes as demand rises
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has adopted a resolution to accelerate the modernization and transformation of the air cargo industry. The resolution, firmed…
ICC working group to promote digitalization in trade finance
The International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Banking Commission has launched a working group that will coordinate all work relating to accelerating digitalization of the…
Cebu Pacific orders more A321s
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air has placed an order with Airbus for an additional seven A321CEO (Current Engine Option) aircraft, for delivery from March…
