President Rodrigo Duterte said he would terminate the services of 100 more Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees for alleged involvement in corrupt activities. In…
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Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS) announced better-than-expected second-quarter 2019 earnings, with growth in all segments. UPS, the world’s biggest package delivery company, reported US$1.96…
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Ningbo Zhoushan port, China’s busiest port, saw cargo throughput rise 5.5% year-on-year to 557.96 million tonnes in the first half of 2019. Meanwhile, container…
Hyundai opens first SEA logistics office in Vietnam
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EO extends to 3 years zero duty on imports of capital equipment, spare parts
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BOC to train sights on errant customs brokers
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Customs chief orders talks with customs brokers on declarant provision
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Leonilo Miole is new GM of Cebu Port Authority
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PH-Rwanda air service deal to bolster bilateral connectivity
The Philippines and Rwanda have signed their first air pact, seen to increase air connectivity between the two countries. After two days of negotiations,…
AyalaLand Logistics buys realty firm in Pampanga for P2.4B
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DPWH opens P1.6B portion of Cavitex C5 Southlink between Taguig and Pasay
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DoubleDragon’s Capiz hub fully completed, leased out
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PPA scraps weighing fee for containers, Ro-Ro cargoes
Starting January 1, 2020, terminal operators may no longer collect weighing fee on domestic outbound laden containers and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargoes, according to the…
Drewry foresees accelerating demand for smart containers
The number of “smart” containers in the global fleet will triple in the five years to 2023 in the wake of growing calls for…
OOCL reports higher volumes, revenues in Q2 and H1
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced it booked higher volumes and revenues for the second quarter and first half of 2019 compared to the…
ICTSI Manila continues equipment roll-out
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Cathay registers passenger growth, cargo decline in June
Hong Kong sister airlines Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon showed an increase in the number of passengers carried in June 2019, but cargo and…
