Listed firms Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and JG Summit Holdings, Inc. have entered into an agreement to jointly bid for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu…
MPIC, JG Summit join forces for Mactan airport project
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NYK Line is expanding its services to better accommodate container traffic growth in the ASEAN region, including the Philippines. Starting next month, the Pegasus…
Supply Chain Outlook 2013: Fearless Forecasts
For this issue we have a set of forecasts by respected SCMAP leaders. The following were lifted from the SCMAP brochure released at the…
PPP projects eyed to facilitate PH infrastructure development
The Aquino government is tapping various mechanisms to accelerate infrastructure development in the Philippines, with the public-private partnership (PPP) program as one of these…
PH government projects 2013 bullish economic performance
Improved business and consumer confidence particularly in the last quarter of 2012 is expected to help drive Philippine growth from 6% to 7% this…
Barber to take over reins at UPS International
UPS International’s president, Dan Brutto, will retire at the end of April and will be replaced by Jim Barber, currently president of UPS Europe…
McAdam to step down as head of APL Logistics
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NOL whittles net loss to $419M for 2012
Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) recorded a full-year net loss of US$419 million in 2012, a 12 percent improvement over the net loss of…
Air cargo tonnage for HK’s AAT up 19% in January
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT), the second cargo terminal handler at Hong Kong International Airport, recorded a volume growth of 19 percent to 60,482 tonnes…
Emirates to offer direct Clark-Dubai service starting Oct
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PH cargo throughput up slightly in 2012
Philippine cargo throughput grew 1.8% to 181.49 million metric tons (mmt) in 2012 from 178.29 mmt in 2011, based on latest data from the…
New Milestones – PNSW and PEZA Automation Initiatives
Our column will talk about new milestones in automation initiatives of the Philippine National Single Window (PNSW) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).…
Energy roadmap
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) energy committee chairman Jose Alejandro recently told his members they will push for the drawing up of…
Batangas Port brings competitiveness to Southern Luzon shippers
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Cathay Pacific, Dragonair carry 14.2% more cargo in January
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair gained significant year-on-year increase in cargo and mail tonnage in January 2013. The two airlines carried 132,792…
Logistics business seen thriving with growth in PH economy
Manufacturing growth in the Philippines will drive higher demand for logistics services, according to former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Dr Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr who…
PH finance agency looking at minimum tax per container
The Philippine government is eyeing the establishment of a minimum tax per container. “We’re looking at a value of about P1.5 million per 20-foot…
NLEX Harbor Link to start soon
Manila North Tollways Corp (MNTC) recently broke ground on the P10-billion North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link that will connect North Luzon Expressway and…
2013 Determining Priorities
The new Board and Committee chairpersons for 2013 began work for the year with its traditional planning session held last January 19-20, 2013. The…
