The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has elected Mario Yap as its new president for the remaining months of the term…
Yap replaces Olego as CTAP head
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Emirates kicks off Dubai-Cebu-Clark flights
Dubai-based carrier Emirates recently reinstated its service to Clark International Airport (CRK), convinced of the growth potential of the hub in terms of both…
Further Down the Line
One of the three pillars of the Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines is “educate”. The thrust is to arm those in the…
Transport chief chairs new HK maritime body
The new Hong Kong Maritime & Port Board will be chaired by Secretary for Transport & Housing Anthony Cheung and be comprised of 19…
Weak Lunar New Year underscores Asia-Pacific volume slide
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 extended into February as worldwide volumes by airlines dropped by 3.8% year-over-year, the largest decline in three years,…
S Korean export slump decelerates
South Korea’s exports continued to shrink from a year earlier in March, but the rate of decline slowed significantly from the previous month, government…
MSC beefs up Asia-USEC network with new trade lane
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) is fortifying its Asia-U.S. East Coast (USEC) operations with the launch of a new loop and the revision of an…
Asia-Pacific air cargo carriers saw 12% decline in FTK traffic for Feb
International air freight markets, in contrast to air passenger demand which remains vibrant, continue to be weak, according to traffic figures for February released by the…
Indonesia unveils 11th economic policy package
The Indonesian government has announced the 11th tranche of its economic policy package on March 29, which consists of four policies envisioned to stir…
Cosco-PSA Terminal to invest in 3 new mega box docks in Singapore
Joint-venture company Cosco-PSA Terminal Pte Ltd (CPT) announced it is investing in new container berths in Singapore designed to accommodate the next generation of…
Stifel logistics confidence index still shaky
Despite improved results in January and February, these months may have merely amounted to positive blips within a downward trend, according to the March…
Shipping stakeholders’ confidence drops to new low
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to a record low in the three months to February 2016, according to results of the…
IMF forecasts modest pickup for Thai economy over next 2 years
Thailand’s economy is expected to make a moderate recovery this year and the next, continuing its recovery last year after a slowdown induced by…
HK, S Korean export outlooks dim as global trade falters
Both South Korea’s and Hong Kong’s exports plummeted in February, and industry watchers forecast that both countries will not see much relief from the…
BOC requires earlier submission of sea manifest
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now requiring a much earlier submission of the sea manifest. Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 01-2016, dated January…
Bidding for Laguna Lakeshore project declared a failure
Not one of the three pre-qualified bidders for the P123-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Project (LLEDP) submitted a proposal, compelling the Department of Public…
Taiwan’s V Air offers Manila-Taipei flights
Taiwanese low-cost carrier V Air began its Manila-Taipei service on March 27. V Air is the first low-cost carrier from Taiwan to move into…
PAL operates Qatar services 5 times a week
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines opened a five-times-a-week service to Doha, Qatar on March 28. “Following our successful launch to Jeddah and Kuwait last January,…
LGUs entitled to share of PPA earnings, says solon
Pasig City representative Roman Romulo is proposing that a portion of the income generated by state-run Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) from port operations be…
Bid submission for Davao port project moved yet again
The submission date for bids to the P19.8-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project has been moved for the fourth time by the Department of Transportation…
