THE Philippine Bureau of Customs’ P418-million computerization project is on hold after a Manila court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the award…
TRO puts PH customs’ P418 million computerization project on hold
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Ban on building of new terminals at Vietnam’s southern ports
Vietnam has imposed a ban until 2015 on the construction of new container terminals in the southern part of the country to ease the…
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OOCL names latest 13,208-TEU box ship
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Foreign lines help ferret out erring PH forwarders
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PH Customs activates green lane for exports
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Market-bound Harbor Star delays planned IPO
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Annual Conference
Two months left! SCMAP returns to EDSA Shangri-La with this year’s Annual Supply Chain Conference. This is after a year’s absence when it held…
Emerging markets: ‘explosive’ growth area for supply chain firms
Emerging markets are expected to be the primary business growth area for the next century, and supply chain companies that are prepared to meet…
Report: Developing Asia’s 2013 growth outlook trimmed
The outlook for developing Asia has dimmed slightly on the back of continued tepid demand from major industrial economies and slower growth in China,…
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3 carriers cooperate on new SE Asia-Australia express
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New rate hikes for East Asia trades loom in August
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MCC adds Malaysia’s Kuantan to intra-Asia service
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UPS scales down expected Q2 earnings, 2013 outlook
United Parcel Service (UPS) has lowered its expected earnings for the second quarter and revised downward its outlook for the whole of 2013. In…
Logistics firm opens health-care hub in South Korea
DB Schenker has opened a new health-care and pharmaceutical logistics center in South Korea as it continues to expand its specialty hubs worldwide. The…
Hapag-Lloyd poised to boost East Asia rates
German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd plans to increase rates from East Asia to the Indian Sub-continent twice, effective from July and from August. It will…
