Hapag-Lloyd will implement a general rate increase (GRI) on all dry, reefer, flat-rack and open-top containers from East Asia, India, and the Indian Sub-Continent…
Hapag-Lloyd to bolster Asia-North America rates
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APEC economies urged to adapt to new business realities
Amid the global economic uncertainty, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies should continue deepening economic integration for resilience and sustained growth even as they should…
Zim expands Asia-Europe service, Wan Hai restarts Asia-WCSA loop
Zim Integrated Shipping Services has extended the port coverage of its Asia-Europe service, AEX1. Added are calls to the Asian ports of Dalian, Qingdao,…
Asian cargo airlines facing ‘challenging’ second half
Weak demand persisted for the Asia-Pacific air cargo industry in June, preliminary traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed. International…
Separate I/E ports for Indonesia’s Tanjung Priok port pushed
Indonesia’s Tanjung Priok Port in northern Jakarta should have separate seaports for imports and exports to solve the worsening traffic jams at the country’s…
Singapore’s Changi airfreight down, HKIA cargo up in June
Singapore Changi Airport handled 1.8 percent less cargo in June compared to the same period a year ago. Some 150,500 tonnes of airfreight were…
More infra projects in pipeline to push PH growth
Amendment of cabotage law eyed THE public can expect more infrastructure projects, including airports and ports, in the coming years to boost the local…
Volume at PH ports up 6% to 59M metric tons in Jan-April
CARGO volume handled by the Philippines’ ports in the first four months of this year grew 6.01% year-on-year to 59.37 million metric tons (MMT),…
PH international airfreight shipments hit 47.728 million kg in Q1
Total inbound and outbound Philippine shipments handled by airfreight forwarders reached 47.728 million kilograms for the first quarter of the year, with 18.1% or…
FedEx can’t operate in PH, court rules
INTERNATIONAL freight forwarder Federal Express Pacific Inc cannot operate in the Philippines due to restrictions on foreign ownership, according to the Court of Appeals.…
PH sets air talks with Italy, France
AIR talks will be held with Italy this September and France in January next year on possible amendments to their existing air-service pacts with…
Cargo-handling issues in focus at Cebu forum
ISSUES and concerns of the cargo-handling industry will be discussed by experts at the 2nd Visayas Cargo-Handling Operations Excellence Forum on July 26, in…
PH truckers welcome suspension of gross vehicle rule but want more changes
PHILIPPINE truckers welcomed suspension of the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight (GVW) ruling for certain types of trucks/trailers, but say more needs to be…
Emirates, Qatar Air wide-body jets to boost Clark cargo volume
THERE is big potential for cargo at Clark International Airport, especially with two international airlines starting services soon to the Pampanga aviation hub using…
PH private sector pushes for declaration of Clark under dual airport system
PRIVATE sector groups pressed government to adopt the dual airport system with Clark International Airport (CIA) as Luzon’s northern airport and Ninoy Aquino International…
Expansion of Malaysia’s Kuantan Port to start by year-end
Construction of a new deepwater terminal at Kuantan Port on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia will kick off at the end of this…
PAL cargo revenue falls 1%, losses narrow to P4.13B
CARGO revenue of Philippine Airlines dropped 0.98% to P5.351 billion in the financial year ended March 2013 from P5.404 billion a year earlier, due…
Is Customs Looking At Cloud Computing?
The iGov.ph website published last 11 June 2013 a news report entitled “Gov’t Pushes for Cloud Use, Launches GovCloud”. The news article, which…
PH box deposit scheme frees up cash of at least P1.75M per month
AT LEAST P1.75 million of cash a month in Philippine-based freight forwarders’ money is saved from getting tied up as container deposit following the…
PH traffic congestion requires nothing short of comprehensive solution
ALL sectors should hammer out a rationalized, integrated plan to solve traffic congestion in Metro Manila aggravated by a truck ban, according to the…
