Vessels are slowly returning to Davao, about 960 kilometers from the Philippine capital Manila, after cutting their services due to declining banana exports, according…
Davao seeing more vessel services but not where it counts
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Ocean carriers announce rate hikes, EBA on Asia trades
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FedEx Express stretches cutoff time for Taiwan-to-US cargo
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World’s largest box ship joins Asia-Europe trade
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PH Customs Oct collection misses target
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China to emerge as world’s top consumer market by 2025—report
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FedEx monitoring platform broadens reach, gets upgrade
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CKYH trims Asia-Mediterranean winter sailings
The CKYH Alliance announced the suspension of seven Asia-Mediterranean sailings for the winter, to take effect from November 2012 to the middle of January…
Ceva expands airfreight facility in Malaysia
The Netherlands-based supply chain service provider Ceva Logistics reopened its airfreight facility in Malaysia following the site’s expansion to serve as the nerve center…
ATI eyes measures to address long truck queues, traffic jam
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PH aviation industry fails latest ICAO audit
The Philippine aviation industry remains under Category II after failing to pass the latest International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 10-day audit. ICAO found “significant…
More blacklisted PH forwarders identified
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Seminar, EODB
SCMAP Election The officials who will take over in year 2013 will be elected by the membership on November 22, 2012 at the last…
