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Publicly-listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is accelerating its investment program for Manila South Harbor to the tune of over P6.0 billion during the next…
Cosco eyes purchase of 9,400-TEU box ships
China Cosco has just signed an order contract for four 64,000-DWT dry-bulk vessels even as it announced plans to buy five container ships. The…
Logistics warehouse, customs office opened in Vietnam
Intra-Asia shipping and logistics company SITC announced the completion on December 28 of the second phase of its logistics facility in Dinh Vu Port,…
New Hapag-Lloyd rate hikes for shipments from Asia
Hamburg, Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd will implement a general rate increase (GRI) on its network services covering the Far East to the Arabian Gulf and the…
PH container storage fees doubled with graduated increments
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Today we have a repeat guest columnist from the ranks of the Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP). Arnel Gamboa is the incumbent…
Hong Kong, Singapore seen taking diverging paths as maritime hubs
Hong Kong’s container port is looking at a shaky future, even as the Port of Singapore is emerging as a contender for the most…
November one of best months for air cargo in 2013—report
The month of November was one of the best for the airfreight industry in 2013, following on a good performance in October, according to…
Vietnam’s ocean carriers face lopsided competition
Looking ahead, Vietnam’s shipping companies will have to struggle amidst fierce competition with experienced, well-funded global players as they duke it out for dwindling…
Demand hike for Asia products keeps regional airlines busy
Asia-Pacific cargo airlines posted a strong performance in November following a pickup in global demand for Asian exports, according to traffic figures for the…
Cathay Pacific augments fleet with more aircraft orders
Hong Kong’s international flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways today said it has ordered one more Boeing 747-8 freighter and another three 777-300ER airplanes from…
Vietnam’s national carrier seeks state aid for domestic shipping lines
State-run Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has asked for preferential policies from the Vietnamese government to help domestic shipping firms overcome financial difficulties. Vinalines…
Singapore posts improved air, sea cargo volumes
Singapore’s airfreight and sea cargo performance in November was an improvement on freight movements registered in the same month last year. Singapore Changi Airport…
Continuing shift in economic mass toward emerging markets
The latest global trade data collected through September 2013 reinforces the observation that economic mass is shifting to emerging economies, according to the International…
Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV collaboration to bring mutual benefits
If Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Chile’s CSAV can find a way to surmount differences and join forces operationally, the resulting merger can only bring heaps…
Logistics firms are data banks for emerging business trends
With the massive volume of information in their hands, logistics companies can use data analysis to their advantage by predicting emerging supply chain trends…
Carrier deployment shifting with rising intra-Asia trade
Intra-Asia container volumes have been growing since 2007, thanks to the rapid economic development in many Asian countries over the last few years, and…
HKIA breaks daily, monthly cargo records
Cargo tonnage at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) posted new monthly and daily records in November on strong export and transshipment movements within Asia.…
Week-long daytime truck ban a nightmare, say PH goods movers
THE just-ended week-long total daytime truck ban in Metro Manila had been a “nightmare” that caused backlogs in transporting cargoes and led to extra costs…
