Kerry Logistics plans to build a new logistics center in Zhengzhou in Henan Province in the second quarter of 2012 to expand its presence in…
Kerry Logistics eyes new facility in Zhengzhou
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Air freight stays in negative territory for 7th month—ACI
Global air freight traffic is continuing to be sidelined for the seventh consecutive month with an overall decline of 1.6 percent in November 2011 year-over-year,…
Maersk Line, Limited brings the first of two project cargo ships under the US Flag
Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) completed the reflagging under US registry of Maersk Illinois, its newest multipurpose heavy-lift vessel. The ship is one of two…
Plan for third container terminal at Port Klang meets resistance
The plan to establish a third container terminal in Port Klang is being opposed by the tightly knit port community in the area, which…
PH trucking operators mull adoption of fuel surcharge
PHILIPPINE trucking operators are eyeing a fuel surcharge for implementation as early as next week after the recent spike in diesel prices. “Our affiliate…
Reviving Industry and Manufacturing
We first heard the phrase “SM Economy” used by prominent economist Dr. Benjamin Diokno to describe what the Philippine economy has become, one that…
Vessel acquisition for PH trade up 47%
The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) registered a 47% increase in vessel acquisition for the domestic trade in the first 11 months of 2011,…
Container Tracking Technology Implementation In the Philippines
Happy new year to all our readers! Last month there were again new reports about the ongoing re-assessment by Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon on…
Maersk is top carrier in Davao
Maersk Line was the leading carrier in the Davao trade for the first nine months of 2011, according to data from the Philippine Ports…
TNT Express finalist at the 2012 Edelman Award
TNT Express has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2012 Franz Edelman Award for its successful application of operations research in network optimisation.…
MOL president says 2012 to be harsh, unpredictable
Mitsuo O.S.K. Lines (MOL) president Koichi Muto said his company is preparing for “a prolonged harsh business environment” in 2012, during which period the…
Weiss-Röhlig Japan takes over Japanese air and sea freight shipping company JHB Express
Weiss-Röhlig Japan, an international joint venture of Gebrüder Weiss and Röhlig Logistics, takes over the Japanese air and sea freight shipping company JHB Express.…
Wan Hai, Sinotrans launch second China-Taiwan string
Wan Hai Lines and Sinotrans Container Lines have launched together a new North China-Taiwan service. The maiden voyage, on the Wan Hai 233 operated…
Bimco: container sector up against “markedly challenging” 2012
The container sector can expect a “markedly challenging year” as it braces for a 50 percent increase in the number of very large container…
Container ships face $5.2-B losses in 2011, says Drewry
Ocean container carriers could lose as much as $5.2 billion in 2011 despite a projected global container growth of 6.5 percent, based on 3Q11…
Port of Tanjung Pelepas reports 15% growth in 2011
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor saw throughput grow 15 percent in 2011 over the previous year. The port, Malaysia’s biggest, handled…
Planned Davao terminal causes little stir among lines
The P2.7-billion container terminal to be constructed by the Anflocorp Group of Companies in Davao City in the Philippine island grouping of Mindanao may…
Port congestion obstacle to Maersk expansion plans in PH
Port problems in southern Philippines, particularly Davao and Cagayan de Oro, in the island grouping of Mindanao, have held up expansion plans for Maersk…
Manila North Harbour Port 2012 capex set at P2B
The Manila North Harbour Port, Inc (MNHPI) is setting aside P2 billion for capital expenditures this year, more than double last year’s allocation of…
ICTSI Georgia signs new agreement with MSC
Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), ICTSI’s terminal in Batumi, Georgia recently signed a new Terminal Services Agreement (TSA) on tariffs and streamlined terms of…
