Air cargo players will have to focus on improving their value-added services if they want to steer the industry into brighter skies in 2014,…
2014 a year of change for air cargo
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Price hikes, business losses feared as Manila OKs daytime truck ban
COST of goods is expected to rise and businesses will be greatly affected when the Manila City government starts a daytime ban beginning Feb…
Rate hikes on Asia-Europe trade after CNY unlikely to stick
As box carriers recently announced plans to raise freight rates, a freight and commodity trade broker warned that general rate hikes after the Chinese…
Layups of big ships will be ‘static’ as carriers protect market share
Although the idle fleet will rise in February due to the Chinese New Year, further service withdrawals are unlikely as ocean carriers are determined…
Growth of big data analytics in supply chains predicted
The “big data” revolution is here, and supply chain companies that can unlock its potential can make faster, more targeted, and more appropriate key…
New Cathay Pacific freighter service between Asia and LatAm
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is further expanding its freighter services between Asia and Latin America by launching a thrice-weekly service to Mexico City…
CAB defers Emirates’ bid for chargeable weight-based surcharge
THE Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) last week deferred the request of Middle East carrier Emirates to impose a fuel surcharge based on chargeable…
19 personnel moved as BOC reshuffle continues
THE shake-up in the Bureau of Customs has not yet ended. Ten customs officials have been detailed to the Customs Policy Research Office (CPRO),…
Clark airport posts first profit in 19 years
CLARK International Airport Corporation (CIAC), the government agency running Clark International Airport (CIA) in northern Philippines, posted positive profit for 2013, its first since…
After 25 years, abandoned containerized imports to be auctioned off
THE Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be auctioning off 275 containers of imported cargoes that have been overstaying at the Manila International Container…
The Philippines’ ICT Top Ten Predictions
We are sharing today with our readers the latest press announcement of International Data Corporation (IDC) Philippines entitled “The Philippines ICT Top 10 Predictions…
Hike in PH off-dock storage rates justified: PortCalls survey
AROUND 61% of those in the Philippine transport and logistics industry believe an increase in warehouse rates charged by off-dock container yard/container freight operators…
Manila urged to provide 24-hour free truck corridor
PHILIPPINE truckers, customs brokers and the port regulator/administrator separately asked the Manila city government to designate a 24-hour “free truck corridor” so as not…
New PH sea freight forwarders outnumber airfreight counterparts
MORE Philippine companies were engaged in the sea freight forwarding business rather than airfreight forwarding in 2013. Data from the Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB)…
Global buyers looking to Asia, Africa for next supply sources
China remains a sourcing powerhouse for now, but an increasing number of buyers want to try out new suppliers in emerging regions such as…
Japanese carriers gain from bulk cargo, lose from box lines
Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) have released official reports on their financial performance for…
Cargolux still searching for new CEO
European freight carrier Cargolux Airlines International clarified that it is still conducting a CEO search and that “no decision regarding any successful potential candidate…
Panalpina adds logistics manufacturing to its services
Third-party logistics provider Panalpina has added logistics manufacturing services to its operations for a large telecoms company in Brazil. The Swiss forwarder said this…
UPS reports unprecedented 4Q shipment surge
Package delivery service giant United Parcel Service (UPS) reported fourth quarter 2013 earnings of US$1.25 per share, a 7-cent decline from 2012 fourth quarter…
Box lines plan March rate hikes for Far East routes
German box ship liner Hapag-Lloyd will increase freight rates for all cargoes and container types on the East Asia-North Europe trade lane westbound and…
