The continued slowdown of China’s economy will have an impact on container shipping this year, reducing box volume on global trade lanes by about…
Slowing China economy threatens container growth
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PH trucks face apprehension with anti-overloading law now in full effect
Philippine truckers must now fully conform to the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 8794 or the anti-overloading law…
Transport infra to get bulk of proposed P829B PH budget for economic services
OF the Philippine government’s proposed P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016, P829.6 billion or 27.64% will be allocated for economic services, the bulk of which…
BOC, NFA foil attempt to smuggle 12,000 bags of rice
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and National Food Authority (NFA) seized a total of 12,000 bags of suspected smuggled rice worth an estimated P9…
BOC, PEZA order automates PEZA-to-PEZA goods transfer
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have inked a joint agreement that automates the process of transferring goods between…
Manila ports to switch on truck booking system by Sept 1
Manila’s international port operators are set to launch in early September a truck booking system for Manila ports designed to help lick the persistent…
Soft intra-regional demand cools Thai exports
Thailand’s outward shipments contracted in June, as the exporting sector remained sluggish throughout the second quarter mainly due to subdued regional trade, according to…
BOC defines grounds for declaring cargo as abandoned
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines on the process for identifying and disposing of abandoned shipments. Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina signed on…
China-SEA trade boom spurs intra-Asia box traffic
While global container trade is in slowdown mode, intra-Asia commerce is buoyant in contrast. But Clarkson says this is in large part fueled by…
PH joins APEC initiative to develop skills of logistics professionals
Australia is working with the Philippines, China, Indonesia and Vietnam to develop regional occupational standards for core skills in the transport and logistics industry…
Asia Pacific-Europe routes posted heavy H1 revenue loss
Worldwide air cargo revenue in the first half of the year fell by 9.3% versus the first half of 2014, with the Asia-Pacific and…
Moratorium on PH anti-overloading law may be extended anew
The moratorium on the implementation of the anti-overloading law as it applies to certain truck types may be extended for a year, according to…
BIR accredits nearly 7,000 importers, brokers in Jan-July
From January to July 20, a total of 6,990 importers and customs brokers were cleared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to proceed…
Ayala, Filinvest duke it out for ITS South Terminal project
Two of the country’s top property developers are bidding for the P4-billion Integrated Transport System (ITS) South Terminal project. At the opening of bids…
BOC slaps smuggling raps vs importer of waste from Canada; PH to file diplomatic protest
The Philippine government will file a diplomatic protest with the Canadian government over imports of solid wastes from Canada. This after the Bureau of…
DOTC given ultimatum to heed proposals to upgrade transport network
The Lower House Transportation Committee is urging the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and its attached agencies to create a master plan and…
SIA, JAL disclose 1Q financial outcome
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) reported halving its operating loss in the first quarter of its current fiscal year (April-June 2015) compared to the…
NOL carves 2Q profit mainly from logistics sale, cost savings
Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) said it achieved a net profit of US$890 million in the second quarter of the year compared to a…
CSCL orders 8 newbuilds while MSC and CMA CGM welcome theirs
Ocean carrier China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is buying eight new box ships with individual capacities of 13,500 twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) for US$934.4…
5 companies eye Davao Sasa port
Five local and foreign firms submitted pre-qualification documents as they vie for the P18.99-billion Davao Sasa modernization project, the Aquino administration’s first seaport project under…
