The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) unveiled its brand new fleet of six patrol craft on February 3, 2012 to further enhance…
Singapore maritime authority inaugurates 6 patrol craft
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Pelindo II awarded contract for container terminal upgrade in Tanjung Priok port
Indonesia’s Pelindo II has been given the infrastructure contract for the Kalibaru container terminal project in the Port of Tanjung Priok, north Jakarta, after…
World maritime leaders lead global industry dialogue at the Asia Pacific Maritime 2012
Several bright spots in the maritime industry are showing prospects and opportunities even as the global shipping industry faces a slow sail this year.…
Björk.Eklund Group changes name to Greencarrier AB
The Björk.Eklund Group has changed its name to Greencarrier AB effect. Previously the Greencarrier name had only been used by companies that formed part…
Air freight demand grows amid ‘cautious improving business confidence’
Air cargo markets contracted by 0.7 percent for 2011 but recorded positive demand growth of 0.2 percent in December, suggesting that industrial production and…
Laos drafts national single window plan for faster customs clearance
Laos has established the roadmap for the creation of a national single window (NSW) to speed up customs clearance and link the country to…
IJS Global appoints worldwide head of ocean freight
IJS Global, the worldwide, world-class logistics service provider, has announced the appointment of Sven Boekhorst as its Head of Global Ocean Freight and Executive…
Hactl’s COSAC-Plus passes biggest test
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – the major air cargo terminal operator at the world’s largest air cargo hub – announced today…
Malaysia’s Samalaju deep-sea port project gets $164 million in funding
The Sarawak state of Malaysia has approved the release of $164.5 million to finance the Samalaju deep-sea port project in Bintulu town. The fund…
New Maersk Line CEO composes executive management team
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CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC consolidate Asia-Middle East services
CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have agreed to consolidate operations in the Asia-Middle East market and replace…
PEZA’s automated export system for adoption in Feb
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is expected to fully apply the use of the Automated Export Declaration System (AEDS) on its locators starting…
PH government wins NAIA 3 case against PIATCO
The Philippine government has finally won its arbitration case against Philippine International Air Terminals, Co (Piatco), ending a nine-year legal battle over rights to…
PH private sector hits anew ports agency conflict of interest
PHILIPPINE business and the academe called the attention of government again to address the conflict of interest in the powers of the Philippine Port…
2012 collection target a challenge for PH customs
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be hard pressed to reach its collection target of P347 billion for the year even if the…
PH Nov imports up slightly
Philippine imports inched up 0.6% to $4.985 billion in November from $4.956 billion year-on-yeardue to higher fuel purchases, according to the National Statistics Office.…
ATS rebrands as 2GO Group
PHILIPPINE company ATS Consolidated, Inc (ATSCI) is dropping ATSCI as its brand name in favor of 2GO Group, Inc. “ATS is more than just…
PH transport firm signs up for CRM solution
Magsaysay Transport and Logistics, Corp (MTLC) recently signed an agreement with IP Converge Data Center for use of the latter’s cloud-based Salesforce.com Customer Relationship…
A Running Start
After a simple blessing of SCMAP’s office on Dec. 26, 2011, SCMAP started the new year with its first board meeting on January 6,…
Infra, Infra, Infra
It has not been adopted yet as one of the mantras of the Aquino administration. But we hope it will soon be elevated to…
