The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) has destroyed 10,000 hectares of the country’s 42,000 ha of…
Typhoon Bopha brings P6B loss to PH banana industry
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PH conglomerates partner with US airport operator
Ayala Corp (Ayala) and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) through its subsidiary AboitizLand, have signed a memorandum of understanding with ADC & HAS Airports…
e2m Customs ABMS and IATA e-AWB
In response to request from some of our readers on basic reference information related to e2m Customs ABMS and IATA e-AWB, I am featuring…
Review of maritime transport notes drop in liner competition
World seaborne trade climbed 4% in 2011, reaching a record high of 8.7 billion tons, according to the UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2012.…
YCH to construct supply chain complex in Singapore
Singapore-based supply chain company YCH held a groundbreaking ceremony on December 7 launching the Supply Chain City project, a 6.5-hectare logistics facility to be…
New airfreight benchmarking system introduced
Research and advisory company Drewry and global forwarder network WACO-System have joined forces to introduce the first independent multi-trade airfreight rate benchmarks into the…
Yang Ming launches Japan-SEA loop
Ocean carrier Yang Ming of Taiwan is to launch a new direct service from Kasai, Japan, to Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The new IF1…
Modified PH truck ban in effect
A modified truck ban was implemented in major Metro Manila thoroughfares starting Dec 7 and will run until Jan 6, 2013 to ease the…
Policy to decongest Manila port in place by Q1 2013
A new policy to decongest traffic to and from Manila ports by diverting container cargoes to Subic and Batangas ports will be in place…
MICT handled 33% of PH boxes from Jan-Sept
The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) remained the Philippines’s top container port, cornering 33% or 1.25 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of the total…
FPS Philippines starts domestic ocean services
Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines Inc. – a member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs – has launched two-way domestic ocean services…
PH Customs forges ahead with automation efforts
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) reiterated its desire to fully computerize its operations before President Benigno Aquino III steps down from office in…
IATA: Global air cargo to grow 3% annually
International airfreight volumes will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3 percent from 2012 to 2016 as a result of an…
Hactl named Air Cargo Terminal of the Year for sixth year running
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the major cargo handler at Hong Kong International Airport – has received the “Air Cargo Terminal…
SEA boom to propel Asia growth in 2013, says ADB
The surging economies of Southeast Asia have been a bright spot in developing Asia’s otherwise subdued 2012 growth performance, but the broader region should…
Deal ends US port strike
Negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to end a week-long strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to Los Angeles…
Indonesia’s New Priok port to name operator
State-owned port operator Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) II said the company that can attract the big ships to dock at the New Priok port…
SDV opens green warehouse in Singapore
SDV, the global supply chain subsidiary of the Bolloré Group, announced on December 3 the official opening of its new warehousing facility in Pioneer…
Asian shippers seek urgent reforms to control freight rate spikes
The Asian Shippers’ Council is calling for urgent reforms to maritime regulations in Asia amid what the ASC says are the “incomprehensible” freight rate…
Maersk Line to simplify surcharges by 2013
Maersk Line announced it will simplify its surcharge system starting 2013 under a two-phase program that combines various freight surcharges into a basic ocean…
