Expansion of the Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) in North Sumatra, Indonesia, will kick off next month in a move that will see its…
Indonesia’s Belawan port slated for expansion to up capacity by 80%
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K+N expands Asia network with new Busan hub
Swiss logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has expanded its less-than-container load (LCL) service in the Asia-Pacific with a new hub in Busan,…
Joint foreign chambers, SEIPI urge dialogue to resolve traffic issue
Manila’s expanded truck ban policy may cause more serious damage to the economy when the volume of trucks using the city’s ports picks up…
Intra-Asia demand a big boost to global trade
Growing intra-Asia has provided strong support to global trade in the last decade, and the outlook for regional trade remains relatively rosy, according to…
APEC economies must improve innovation, efficiency levels to grow faster
Economies in the Asia-Pacific are on the road to recovery, but they still need to improve production efficiency and create more innovation-friendly conditions for…
MOL to focus investments on non-ocean-shipping portfolio
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has rolled out a new business management plan that will see its gradual shift of focus away from the challenging…
Deutsche Post introduces new growth strategy through 2020
International logistics company Deutsche Post DHL has announced an ambitious earnings goal as it unveiled a new business strategy for the coming years built…
PH intl’l air forwarders see 25% uptick in 2013 volume
Nippon Express tops the list once again International air freight forwarders operating in the Philippines saw volume of air cargo handled grow 25.06% to…
PH domestic air cargo movers register 13% volume growth in 2013
Cargo volume handled by domestic airfreight forwarders in the Philippines rose 13.37% to 56.223 million kilograms in 2013 from 49.594 million kg in 2012,…
New Cebu container terminal eyed before end of Aquino’s term
The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) is planning to transfer Cebu Port’s container terminal to a new location to decongest the existing wharf, with groundbreaking…
PSB accredits new seafreight forwarders, cracks whip on errant players
The Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) has accredited new members of the seafreight forwarding community while remaining determined to apprehend erring operators. Data from PSB…
PISFA officers check out Subic port, seek easier accreditation for port users
Key officials of the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) visited Subic Freeport Zone last week to check out developments at the container terminals…
PH rises 8 rungs in WEF list of countries with improved trade
The Philippines has climbed eight notches in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) global list this year of countries and the quality of their institutions,…
PEZA to CTAP: Keep an eye on overcharging truckers
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has asked the Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) to police its ranks amid allegations some…
BOC’s Feb. revenue up 22% but short of target
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has kept its growth momentum this year, generating P27.4 billion of revenue in February, an increase of 21.93%…
PH roro operator warns collapse of shipping industry with cabotage reforms
Asian Marine Transport Corp., a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) operator, is warning of layoffs in the domestic shipping industry if the Philippine government does away with…
Mall Logistics
For today’s guest columnist we welcome back Norman H. Adriano. Norman has been in supply chain management for more than 25 years. An Industrial…
US regulator clears G6 Alliance service expansion
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) of the United States has granted the request of the G6 Alliance to extend its operations to the Asia-North…
Regional trade spurring Asia-Pacific airfreight growth
The air cargo industry continues to show cautious market growth as global demand sustained its ongoing upward trajectory through February. The International Air Transport…
Box rates to remain volatile as industry wallows in down cycle
The container shipping industry remains in an extended down cycle, as the constant delivery of new ships widens the imbalance between demand and supply…
