The Philippines recorded a 22.7% growth in trade for March this year, following notable progress in exports and imports. Total trade value in March…
Robust exports, imports push up March PH trade by 23%
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PH manufacturing index up 11% in March
The Philippine manufacturing sector grew further in March 2017 following the increased production of petroleum products, food, and transport equipment, according to the National…
Vietnam’s Tan Son Nhat airport set to adopt NSW system
After Noi Bai International Airport, the General Department of Customs said Tan Son Nhat International Airport will be the second air hub in Vietnam…
ICC pushes for unimpeded cross-border movement of empty containers
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is asking the World Customs Organization (WCO) to work with the private sector and set guidelines for return-refill…
OOCL launches 21,413-TEU boxship for Asia-Europe trade
Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) unveiled its latest containership during naming ceremonies held recently for the mega boxship that is set for…
Hapag-Lloyd registers wider loss in Q1
German ocean box liner Hapag-Lloyd saw a bigger net loss in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period a year…
Moller-Maersk books profit despite loss in shipping
Danish shipping and energy group A.P. Moller-Maersk announced a profit of US$253 million for the first quarter of 2017, up 12.9% from $224 million in…
Modernization of PH ro-ro service underway
The Philippine government will modernize the country’s roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) system, targeting the country’s three major nautical highways—Western, Central, and Eastern—and other ro-ro routes. The…
DoTR, Land Bank line up P1B loan package for PUJ modernization
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set up a P1-billion…
List of over 500 importers, brokers with expiring BIR accreditation bared
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has come out with a list of 514 importers and customs brokers that must renew their accreditation…
Subic terminal matches Manila port in productivity—ICTSI
Two Panamax quay cranes at Subic Port’s New Container Terminal (NCT) 1 recently achieved very high productivity levels after handling close to 400 twenty-foot…
118 overstaying cargoes at Manila port face forfeiture
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has listed 118 overstaying containers at the Port of Manila that are subject to forfeiture after 15 days. In…
Harbor Star welcomes new tugboat
Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc’s most recent tugboat acquisition, MT Keid, arrived at the Port of Batangas last April 28, 2017. The 3,200 BHP…
PAL to launch direct flights from Tagbilaran to Clark, Incheon
From June, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will mount direct flights from Tagbilaran, Bohol, to Clark in Pampanga and to Incheon, South Korea, as part of…
26 drug-detecting dogs to be detailed at BOC district ports
A new batch of K-9 narcotic detection dogs (NDDs) is set to be deployed soon in all Bureau of Customs (BOC) district ports to…
Asian economies to sustain dynamic growth—IMF
The Asia-Pacific region continues to deliver strong growth in the face of widespread concerns about growing protectionism, a rapidly aging society, and slow productivity…
Closer ties, online data exchange between Customs and Post pushed
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are highlighting the need for enhanced collaboration and exchange of information between Customs…
DHL accelerates robotics program as e-commerce demand booms
Logistics powerhouse DHL Supply Chain announced it has bought four Sawyer robots, the first step of its accelerated robotics deployment program following successful trial.…
Myanmar logs $535M in exports, allows entry of more investors in April
Myanmar’s trade value for the period April 1 to April 28 reached US$1.44 billion, which is up by over $380 million compared to the…
Indonesian production growth disappointing, says central bank
Relaxing the rules on licensing can provide the needed impetus to the Indonesian manufacturing sector, enabling it to realize its potentials, according to a…
