Exports from Malaysia in July beat predictions, rising by 3.5% year-over-year to MYR63.23 billion (US$14.67 billion), as the manufacturing industry experienced growth and demand…
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Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina once again requested both houses of Congress to approve the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) by October to address not…
Hanjin names first of 8 LPG tankers being built at Subic shipyard
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P189B PPP projects await Aquino OK
Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said three public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth P188.8 billion are awaiting approval by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board,…
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Forecasters moderate growth outlook for Singapore
Economists polled recently have evinced less optimism for Singapore’s economic performance this year than they did in a poll held three months previously. Analysts…
Vietnam’s export sales balloon 9% on heightened gadget demand
Vietnam saw its export turnover increase 9% year-on-year in the past eight months to an estimated US$106.3 billion, according to the General Statistics Office.…
CMA CGM merges two Asia-Europe services, adds call to Vietnam
French box liner CMA CGM and its Ocean Three partners United Arab Shipping Company and China Shipping Container Lines have agreed to collapse two…
BOC affirms xray inspection for balikbayan boxes under revised rules
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued revised rules on balikbayan box shipments, subjecting them to mandatory x-ray scanning instead of arbitrary physical inspection.…
Indonesia’s North Sumatra port to transform into integrated sea hub
The port of Kuala Tanjung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, is slated to be expanded and modernized in an ambitious integrated port development plan that…
Zero apprehensions so far for overloaded trucks in PH
The advisory further extending the suspension of the truck overloading policy is now only awaiting the signature of the transport secretary, but even without…
Softlink Global establishes South-East Asia HQ in PH
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Texas Instruments breaks ground for $10M Clark distribution center
Semiconductor and electronics manufacturer Texas Instruments Philippines, Inc. (TIPI) plans to invest US$10 million in a new distribution center at Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ).…
MAP urges Aquino to appoint traffic czar
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is recommending appointment of a traffic czar to straighten out the severe traffic and commuter transportation situation…
CMA CGM cultivates 66% profit hike despite freight rate plunge
France’s CMA CGM group, the world’s third largest container line, logged a net profit of US$156 million in the second quarter, up 66.7% on…
Airfreight marks 2015’s most sluggish month yet
Air cargo expansion in July was the slowest for the year so far, as it failed to top June’s performance as it usually did,…
Indonesia cuts growth target but records higher FDIs
Bank Indonesia (BI) has again revised down Indonesia’s economic growth projection for the year to 4.7%-5.1% as the uncertain direction of the global economy…