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Malaysian exports grow 3.5% as manufacturing rebounds

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…
  • September 7, 2015
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Online truck booking on dry run at Manila port

Headaches generated by severe container traffic at the Port of Manila are expected to fade soon as the truck booking system goes on a…
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Cebu port cargo volume up 21% in first semester

The Port of Cebu hummed with activity in the first six months of 2015, registering healthy growth in overall cargo volume, box traffic, ship…
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Customs chief seeks passage of CMTA by Oct

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…
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Hanjin names first of 8 LPG tankers being built at Subic shipyard

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanjin Heavy Industry and Construction Co., Ltd.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) recently unveiled the first Philippine-made liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier built in…
  • September 7, 2015
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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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Asia-North Europe peak season not likely to happen, says report

Carriers on the Asia-North Europe trade lanes are not likely to see a spike in demand in the third-quarter peak season and may even…
  • September 7, 2015
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Volumes for airlines, airports mirror global economic inertia

Both air carriers and aviation hubs saw static cargo activity in July, the flat outcome described as “symptomatic” of the overall weaker economic growth,…
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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…
  • September 4, 2015
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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.…
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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…
  • September 4, 2015
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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.…
  • September 3, 2015
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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…
  • September 2, 2015
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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…
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Softlink Global establishes South-East Asia HQ in PH

Softlink Global, a leader in logistics software, recently announced the opening of its South-East Asia headquarters in the Philippines. The new facility will help…
  • September 2, 2015
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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).…
  • September 2, 2015
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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…
  • September 2, 2015
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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…
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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,…
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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…
  • September 2, 2015
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