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PortCalls Asia is running the first of a series of Q&As with major shipping, transportation, and logistics industry players to find out more about…
Philippine carriers set to adopt 32% hike in bunker surcharge
Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) member carriers are imposing a 32% increase in bunker surcharge on domestic cargoes, excluding transshipment cargoes, due to soaring…
PH shipping lines predict flat growth in 2012
This year, Philippine cargo carriers expect volume to grow 2% at best and for revenue to be flat. Member lines of the Philippine Liner…
Aquino inaugurates Airbus A380 hangar
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III recently attended the inauguration of the new $30-million Airbus A380 maintenance hangar of Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) at the…
IMO: Global trade uptick requires more greenhouse gas regulations
More carbon emissions regulations should accompany the expected doubling of seaborne trade by 2030, according to International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary general Koji Sekimizu.…
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P12B budget terminal in Clark pushed
Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) will soon submit its proposal to build a P12-billion dedicated terminal for low-cost carriers to the Philippine Department of…
ASEAN, World Bank reaffirm partnership
The World Bank has reaffirmed its support for the economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly now that the Asia-Pacific…
Sri Lanka hosting 12th IAPH Asia/Oceania forum in March
The 12th IAPH Asia/Oceania Regional Meeting & Port Forum will be hosted by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on March 8 and 9,…
Tanjung Pelepas port targets 11% growth
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia’s largest terminal by volume, is aiming for a container traffic growth of 11 percent this year. “Last year,…
APM Terminals appoints Pedersen new Asia-Pacific CEO
APM Terminals, the world’s leading port and inland services operator, has appointed Henrik L. Pedersen as chief executive officer for the Asia-Pacific region, to…
PH domestic air cargo down slightly in 2011
Slow economic activity clipped the Philippines’ domestic air cargo volume last year, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board. Volume shipped by the country’s five…
PH customs misses Jan collection goal
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) failed to meet its collection target for January due to shorter working days brought about by the Chinese…
P20B earmarked for 6 Philippine airports
THE Philippine government is spending P20 billion to modernize six airports before privatizing them. Transportation secretary Manuel Roxas II said bidding for Ninoy Aquino…
Hactl celebrates B747-8F with customer IAG Cargo
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has joined customer IAG Cargo, through its brand British Airways World Cargo (BAWC), in celebrating the introduction…
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol shows modest cargo growth over 2010
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ended 2011 with a growth of 0.8% in cargo handled, compared to 2010. The total of all cargo processed through Schiphol…
Singapore Customs opens first training school
Singapore Customs on February 9 unveiled the Singapore Customs Academy, its new training institute for customs matters, to mark International Customs Day. The Singapore…
TSA lines announce rate adjustment effective March 15
As container shipping lines face estimated 2011 losses in the billions of dollars across their global networks, including the transpacific trade, member carriers in…
