Today we have another guest columnist from the ranks of SCMAP. Arnel Gamboa is the incumbent president of Supply Chain Management Association of the…
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ASEAN integration more an opportunity than a threat—survey
Most businesses perceive the ASEAN economic integration by the end of 2015 as presenting more of an opportunity than a threat, and their interest…
Aviation outlook upgraded but profit to remain small
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has adjusted upward its industry financial outlook for 2013 and 2014 as passenger demand continues to expand, but…
Regional integration APEC’s no.1 priority in 2014
Advancing regional economic integration will be the top priority for 2014 of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). This emerged during the APEC Informal Senior…
Ocean Insights targets shipping sector transparency, April turnaround
HONG KONG –– April 30, 2014 is a red-letter day for Konstantin Borek, a 22-year-old German chief executive who is out on a mission…
PH truck ban exempts fuel tankers, relief goods carriers
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) revised some provisions in its six-day total daytime truck ban for the holidays a day before the ban…
OOCL schedules SEA-Australia rate increase
Box carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) will impose a rate hike on Southeast Asia-Australia shipments from mid-January 2014. “The ocean freight rates continue…
Air cargo growth slowdown seen over next few years
International freight volumes are expected to grow 17 percent over the next five years, for a compound annual growth rate of 3.2 percent, said…
Sevilla is permanent PH Customs commissioner
PHILIPPINE President Benigno Aquino has formally appointed Finance Undersecretary John Phillip P. Sevilla as commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. Sevilla was asked by…
Resilient developing Asia set for 6.2% growth in 2014
Asia’s developing economies are seen to grow 6 percent in 2013 and 6.2 percent in 2014, the group’s steady growth boosted by its resilience…
Indonesia mulls new deepwater port in West Kalimantan
Establishing a deepwater port in Kijing in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, will bolster the area’s connectivity with the principal intra-Asia network and propel Kalimantan’s development,…
New bridge connecting Laos, Thailand opens
A new bridge straddling the Mekong River between Thailand and Laos has been opened, a crucial infrastructure along one of the Greater Mekong Subregion’s…
Supply chain managers say PH daytime truck ban hurts business
A TOTAL daytime truck ban lasting 16 hours that is due to take effect from this Friday to Dec. 20 is bad for most…
Asia-N Europe rates still falling despite trade growth—Drewry
The fight for more market share on the Asia-Northern Europe trade lane has ocean carriers making erratic freight rate adjustments over the last couple…
APEC to study how ‘mega-regional’ trade pacts can work
Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are now shifting their focus to the challenges and opportunities arising from the emergence of plurilateral…
PH Customs OIC to focus on process reforms
PHILIPPINE Bureau of Customs Officer-in-Charge John Phillip Sevilla described reforms at the agency as a series of “unglamorous, operational things”. In a press conference…
WTO drafts Bali package promoting trade facilitation
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Bali Ministerial Conference has produced a package of issues designed to streamline trade, allow developing countries more options for…
FMC wants P3 carriers to submit more info
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking additional information from the three proponents of the P3 network vessel sharing agreement. In a recent…
Customs issues rules on Philippine AEO program
THE wait is finally over. Five years after the issue was first discussed, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued the rules and regulations…
Joint Chambers push for passage of PH Customs modernization bill
FOREIGN businesses in the Philippines are urging lawmakers to pass the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) before 2015 to continue reforms made in…
