Seven Philippine consortia have prequalified to bid for the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) project, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced recently.…
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Manila-based port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) raised P8.19 billion (US$200 million) for general corporate purposes in a recent placement of 90…
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Use of Cloud Computing In Trade Facilitation
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ASEAN Single Window takes regional grouping closer to integration
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Box carriers eye GRIs on various Asia routes in June
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PH customs chief targets National Single Window completion in 2014
THE Philippines is on track to get its National Single Window (NSW) fully operational a year before 2015, the target year for the integration…
Tariff hike, imposition of crane fee at North Port opposed
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DHL, Logwin expanding operations in Vietnam
DHL Supply Chain has unveiled a two-year plan to invest EUR10 million (US$13 million) in new facilities, IT systems support, transport fleet, and workforce…
Deutsche Post DHL earnings inch up 2.9% in Q1
Bonn-based Deutsche Post DHL increased both revenues and operating earnings slightly in the first three months of the year compared to the same period…
Global freight rates skid to 15-month low
Average global freight rates fell to a 15-month low in April as prices on the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trade lanes contracted, according to…
Dutch company wins contract for Tanjung Priok port expansion
Royal HaskoningDHV, an Amersfoort, The Netherlands-based consultancy and project manager, has won a multimillion-dollar contract to supervise the initial expansion of the Tanjung Priok…
Hapag-Lloyd revises rates on East Asia-Latin America network
German box carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced general rate increases (GRIs) for its East Asia-Latin America services effective the middle of June. In advisories released today,…
Container monorail to link Surabaya ports in Indonesia
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Malaysia ports to undergo $666-M upgrade
Malaysia-headquartered MMC Corp. Bhd will invest MYR2 billion (US$666 million) in upgrading the capacity and efficiency of both the Johor Port and Port of…
Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL to raise Far East rates
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ICTSI profit climbs 15% to $40.7M
PHILIPPINE-BASED port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) reported unaudited consolidated net income of $40.7 million for the first quarter ended March 31,…
Single airport system still the best option for PH, says IATA
A SINGLE airport system that is very accessible from the metropolis is best for Manila, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said, as it…
JICA drafts MOU for ASEAN RoRo network
CONCESSIONARY rates for marine charges and terminal tariff for operators of the proposed ASEAN roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) service are key points of a draft memorandum…
PH transport agency pursues 3-year plan to cut shipping costs
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to undertake policy and regulatory reforms in the Philippine…