At the last GMM on Nov. 25, 2011, the SCMAP membership present elected the ten directors that would serve in the year 2012. The…
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Batangas Port gets new caller starting Dec 10
Singapore-based MCC Transport will make a maiden call at the Batangas International Container Port, 110 kilometers south of Manila, on December 10, according to…
United sees business expansion
United is confident of growing its passenger and cargo businesses in the Philippines with the expected transfer of the US military base from Okinawa…
WB executive outlines measures to boost shipbuilding, ship repair in PH
The Philippines can adopt three strategies to increase shipbuilding and ship repair bookings, according to Vicky Viray-Mendoza, a US-based World Bank executive. These strategies…
Airphils volume doubles after nine months
PHILIPPINE budget carrier Airphil Express said its passenger volume more than doubled in the first nine months of the year. Citing data from the…
Boost for FedEx services in Philippines with tech upgrade
FedEx Express is promising faster pick-ups and transit times in the Philippines, after upgrading wireless scanning technology within its operations in the Southeast Asian…
UPS to acquire Italian pharma logistics company Pieffe
Atlanta, December 01, 2011 New Facilities Will Enhance UPS’s Growing Worldwide Healthcare Network UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced an agreement to purchase Italy-based Pieffe…
NOL takes delivery of two 10,000-TEU ships
Singapore-based shipping and logistics giant Neptune Orient Lines has received the delivery of two new vessels, each with a capacity of 10,000 TEUs to…
NOL says Hapag-Lloyd purchase not true
Singapore container shipping giant Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has shot down reports that it was seeking to acquire shares in Hapag-Lloyd. The denial was…
Economic uncertainty clips global air freight demand
Global air freight has seen its sixth consecutive month of year-over-year decline, as international and domestic traffic declined by 4 percent in October this…
Container leasing posts most impressive fleet growth in years
The global container leasing industry managed its highest fleet growth in many years during 2010 and the first half 2011, as it rushed to…
CMA CGM and MSC partner up on major trades
MSC and CMA CGM, the world’s second and third largest container shipping companies, announced on December 1, 2011 that they have formed a “broad-based…
Global ocean lines announce rate hikes, peak-season fees
Several global box lines—CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, and Hanjin Shipping—have announced a series of rate increases and peak-season surcharges effective December 2011 and…
Confusing documentation, taxation systems hobble overseas shipping sector in PH
Chaotic documentation and taxation systems as well as ownership requirements are the three major challenges facing the Philippine’s overseas shipping sector, according to the…
PH airport gets a little help from Changi
A group of experts from Singapore’s Changi airport is determining the scope of work needed for the rehabilitation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal…
Look local, PH exporters urged
With the world economy in turmoil, the domestic sector has now become a lucrative market for Philippine-based manufacturers and exporters, according to the Philippine…
NAIA compliant with ICAO standards — US transport body
The United States has found the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila compliant with standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, an…
World cargo air freight continues to tumble—IATA
Declining business confidence and a switch to cheaper modes of transport caused cargo demand in October to fall 4.7 percent from the same month…
Indonesian port to raise box storage charges 500%
Indonesia’s state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II announced plans to increase container storage fees fivefold at its port in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, to…
IDC ICT 2012 Top 10 Predictions
We reproduce today one of the latest press release from International Data Corporation. Singapore and Hong Kong, November 22, 2011 – International Data Corp…
