Germany’s Dachser says it has established a joint venture in Indonesia as part of the continued expansion of its air and sea logistics services…
Dachser sets up JV in Indonesia, plans more
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APEC mulls direction amid ‘game-changing’ economic events
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) said it plans to review the course the regional bloc will take to foster cooperation as free trade agreement…
UASC enlarges intra-Asia feeder network
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is stretching its coverage of Asia with two new weekly feeder services covering Japan, Central and South China, Thailand,…
Cathay Pacific appoints new COO, Changi Airport posts cargo uptick
Cathay Pacific Airways has named Rupert Hogg its chief operating officer with effect from March 2014. He will become a director of the Hong…
MOL seeking to expand logistics services in SE Asia
With the difficulties facing the global maritime industry, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to further expand its logistics services through greater collaboration among…
Cosco, Hapag-Lloyd set GRIs on trans-Pac trades
Hapag-Lloyd said it is implementing a two-step general rate increase (GRI) on the Far East-U.S./Canada trades, to take effect from December 2013 and from…
TSA announces two-step Asia-US freight rate hike
The Trans-Pacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) has recommended a two-stage increase in freight rates in December and the pre-Lunar New Year period in January 2014,…
Ceva to build multi-user warehouse in Malaysia
Ceva Logistics, a global supply chain management company, is further expanding its network in Malaysia as it starts building its third warehouse in Bukit…
PH aviation upgrade seen by yearend
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is confident the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will upgrade the Philippine aviation industry’s status…
Tacloban port reopens to commercial vessels
The Port of Tacloban, one of several public infrastructure damaged by super typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda), is now fully functioning, according to Philippine Ports…
Non-commercial flights temporarily banned from Tacloban airport
NON-COMMERCIAL fixed-wing flights have been banned indefinitely from the heavily damaged airport of Tacloban City in Leyte, central Philippines to give priority to relief…
PH Customs’ Oct collections up 5.35% but still off target
PHILIPPINE customs collections for the month of October increased 5.35% to P28.37 billion, but were still below the agency’s target for the 10th month…
2GO nets P381M as higher revenue, lower costs fuel turnaround
LISTED Philippine logistics firm 2GO Group Inc. generated a profit of P381.232 million in the first nine months of 2013, reversing from a loss…
Carriers combine Asia-WCNA services, launch NE Asia-Vietnam loop
Shipping lines Yang Ming (YM), United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) are merging their two current trans-Pacific services into…
Federal Maritime Commission invites more P3 comments
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the maritime regulatory body of the United States, announced it was accepting further public feedback on the P3 global…
HK airlines’ cargo traffic drops, HKIA reports profit
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair registered a small year-over-year drop in cargo and mail tonnage for October 2013. The sister airlines carried…
Malaysia’s Northport acquires 4 new quay cranes
Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, the second of three port operators at Port Klang, Malaysia, has expanded its operations with the recent arrival of four new…
Gains in South Harbor, Batangas operations lift ATI revenue
REVENUE of Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) increased 4% to P3.98 billion in the first nine months of the year from P3.827…
Higher costs sink earnings of Harbor Star
Philippine-based tugboat operator Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. reported a net income of P82.657 million for the first nine months of the year, down…
PAL narrows losses to P1.5B, settles dispute with union
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines posted a net loss of P1.552 billion for the first half of its financial year, a slight improvement of 4.8%…
