Philippine President Benigno Aquino is now open to the idea of a dual airport system that calls for the upgrade of congested Ninoy Aquino…
President Aquino warms up to dual airport system
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Work on Clark budget terminal to start in early 2014
CONSTRUCTION of the planned budget terminal at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga, two hours north of the Philippine capital Manila, will begin by…
Box lines to impose GRIs, fees on Far East shipments
Several container ship operators have announced plans to bolster freight rates this month and the next. Cosco Container Lines announced a rate restoration for…
Development of Supply Chain Knowledge
Two issues ago we featured advocacy work undertaken by SCMAP in its first twenty years of existence (1990 to 2010). The advocacy work dealt…
A.R.T. Logistics introduces new intra-Asia multimodal service
Intra-Asia freight forwarder A.R.T. Logistics has launched a multimodal freight service connecting Southeast Asia’s Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand to Central Asia. Cargo…
BFF on Hapag-Lloyd’s Asia-North America services cut
Hapag-Lloyd announced the revision of the bunker fuel factor (BFF) for containers on the eastbound Asia-U.S. and Canada trade lane effective July 1. In…
Vietnam’s Cai Mep box terminals eye alliance to survive
APM Terminals, which holds a 49 percent stake in the Cai Mep International Terminal in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau province of southeast Vietnam, has…
Global airfreight posts slight growth amid feeble demand
International airfreight markets in April showed modest expansion year-over-year, but it does not buck the 18-month trend of basically no growth in the cargo…
DHL to spend $180 M for Southeast Asia expansion
DHL Supply Chain announced plans to invest EUR140 million (US$180 million) in Southeast Asia over two and a half years, starting with the opening…
TSA lines attempt another Asia-US rate hike in July
Member-carriers in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are recommending further general rate increases (GRIs) for all shipments on the Asia-U.S. trade lane from July,…
Future looks ‘cloudy’ for Changi Airport, SIA parks freighter
Changi Airport Singapore handled 145,600 tonnes of cargo last month, 1.8 percent lower than in April a year ago. In the first four months…
Maritime policy expert is new MARINA administrator
An expert in maritime law and policy who spent 15 years teaching graduate studies at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden has…
PH Customs pressed to fix e2m system glitch; stakeholders offer solutions
THE Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is scrambling to fix a transaction backlog in the electronic-to-mobile system (e2m) that led to a server overload.…
PAL eyes $400M savings from refleeting, flights to Brazil by yearend
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) expects its massive refleeting program to lead to as much as $400 million in savings from fuel and maintenance costs per…
PH ports agency proposes rail, barge links to decongest Manila ports
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has submitted to the government a roadmap towards decongesting Metro Manila and developing seamless intermodal logistics corridors. Hector Miole,…
Big improvements in Manila North Harbor productivity seen this year
MANILA North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) is in full swing in its development program for North Harbor, according to MNHPI chief executive Richard Barclay.…
MNHPI brings international flair to Manila North Harbor passenger terminal
A NEW passenger terminal complex undergoing finishing touches at the North Harbor in the Philippine capital Manila aptly showcases the Manila North Harbour Port…
Gothong Southern bolsters service excellence through synergy
IN Manila Port Area’s traffic, the bright yellow 20-foot steel boxes carried by large trucks in the haze offer a refreshing sight – at…
AAI Freightmovers handles steel pipe shipments to US, Canada
Subic Bay, three hours north of the Philippine capital Manila, is now a port of call for steel pipe shipments headed to the United…
Maersk Line to bolster Asia rates
Danish ocean carrier Maersk Line is implementing general rate hikes on its Asia services in June and July. The world’s leading box liner said…
