Harbor pilots in the Philippines are seeking a 50% increase in pilotage fee covering all international-going vessels and those plying the coastwise trade. The…
50% hike in PH pilotage fees loom
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Schenker PH eyes 12% growth in business, opens logistics center
Schenker Philippines, Inc remains optimistic about its business prospects for the year and expects to grow 12-15% anchored mainly on the ocean freight and…
Cathay Pacific, Dragonair traffic still in slow mode
Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair traffic figures for June 2012 showed another drop in cargo and mail tonnage. The sister airlines from Hong Kong…
APEC business heads want fast-tracking of regional free trade area
Business leaders in Asia-Pacific called for the implementation of the proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) to safeguard against global financial…
Kerry Logistics expanding storage capacity in Ho Chi Minh City
Kerry Logistics continues to expand in Vietnam as it starts the construction of another warehouse in the Song Thang area of Ho Chi Minh…
Singapore’s PSA to develop automated container transporters
PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) is investing in Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) prototypes that will operate 24/7 without human drivers to transport containers between the…
Indonesia ports report 44.9% profit growth in first half
Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), formerly Pelindo II, reaped profit before tax of IDR1.4 trillion (US$148 million) in the first half of 2012, an increase…
New Asia-Red Sea loop to be launched
CMA CGM is launching a new direct service on the Asia-Red Sea route this month after stopping its old service in June. The new…
Hactl returns to growth in first half
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the air cargo handler at the world’s largest air cargo hub –…
DHL Supply Chain opens HK headquarters
DHL Supply Chain opened on July 16 its new MegaHub Hong Kong facility that consolidates the company’s Hong Kong operations and continues the company’s…
Study: Coordinated approach needed to push Batangas, Subic ports
Manila-based consulting firm Transport and Traffic Planners Inc (TTPI) has advanced a number of policy measures that need to be taken by government and…
May PH exports jump 20%
Philippine exports in May posted their highest increase since January 2011, jumping 19.7% to $4.931 billion from $4.119 billion in May last year, according…
2012 Conference
Preparations for SCMAP’s Annual Conference are going full blast, with less than two months to go. The schedule is as follows: Date Sept.…
PH truckers hold fuel surcharge, rate adjustments
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is temporarily shelving plans to impose a fuel surcharge as well as an upward adjustment…
MICT handles 11.34% of cargo for Jan-May
The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) handled the bulk or 11.34% of the country’s total cargo volume in the first five months of the…
Magsaysay Transport eyes 5% growth
Philippine company Magsaysay Transport and Logistics Corp. (MTLC) expects growth of up to 5% for the year despite continued slowdown in economic activity. “Our…
Planned Manila bulk terminal shelved; target clients shun project
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is for now putting aside plans to build a Manila bulk terminal after the project received the cold shoulder…
PH port agency income down 0.51% from Jan-May
The Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) net income slipped slightly in the first five months of the year despite higher port revenues and fund management…
PH BOC sees largest collection deficit in June
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recorded its biggest collection shortfall for the year, taking in P21.663 billion in June, 24.8% less than the…
Updates: e2m & PEZA AEDS and Philippine PC Market
e2m AEDS and PEZA AEDS – The Port Users Confederation (PUC) organized an AEDS seminar for its members last Thursday afternoon (05 July).…
