GOTHONG SOUTHERN Shipping Lines Inc. (GS), a domestic freight liner based in Cebu, Philippines, has acquired four brand-new, heavy-duty tractor heads, each one capable…
Gothong Southern beefs up trucking fleet
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PH box liners upbeat about second half
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