In cooperation with Plan Japan, NYK hosted a charity cruise on its luxury cruise ship Asuka II to raise funds for the improvement of…
NYK holds charity cruise aboard Asuka II
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Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, has been selected by Spirit AeroSystems as its partner for the transportation…
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APL appoints North Asia regional head
APL, the world’s seventh largest container shipping line, today announced the appointment of Wong Siew Loong as Regional President of its North Asia business.…
RTGs to boost Manila’s Berth 6 operations
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UK P&I Club announces 3 per cent general increase for 2012
Oct 18, 2011- The premium rating of all UK P&I Club Members will be increased by three per cent from 20th February 2012. This…
Ben Line Agencies celebrates the opening of its 100th office in Asia
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MSC imposes congestion surcharge on Asia-Sydney cargo
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said a congestion surcharge (CGS) will be levied on cargo from any Asian port to the port of Sydney from…
MCC to raise Malaysia, Singapore terminal handling fees
MCC Transport, the Singapore-based intra-Asia unit of the AP Moller-Maersk Group, has announced increases in terminal handling charges for both imports and exports in west…
New vessel arrivals in 2011 to hit 1.28-M TEUs in capacity
Worldwide deliveries of container ships have exceeded 1 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in capacity, with 154 ships received by ocean carriers since the…
MSC joins CMA CGM and CSAV on revamped Asia-Americas loops
MSC is teaming up with CMA CGM and CSAV in a revised Asia-Latin America service effective this month. The service linking Asia to Mexico,…
NOL revenue slides as volumes rise
Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported a drop in average revenue per 40-foot equivalent unit (FEU) for the four-week period covering August 27 to…
Cargo Economics Conference identifies potential logistics markets
The PortCalls Cargo Economics Conference on October 20, 2011 at the Manila Diamond Hotel will focus on markets opening up for the Philippine logistics…
Transport agency gets P6B from PH stimulus package
Of the P72-billion stimulus package announced by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III last week, P6 billion will go to the Department of Transportation and…
PH Customs nine-month target short by 15%
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) missed by 15% its collection target for the first nine months of the year. From January to September,…
Aug exports down 15% for PH
Philippine exports posted their biggest drop in August due to a big slip in shipments of electronics and semiconductor products. August exports decreased 15.1%…
Grand Alliance to merge trans-Pacific east coast loops
The four-carrier Grand Alliance (GA), consisting of Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, NYK and OOCL, has agreed with ZIM and Hyundai to merge their South China…
ASEAN, Canada adopt joint declaration to boost bilateral trade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada have signed a joint declaration to enhance bilateral trade and investment. The joint declaration, endorsed…
Panalpina opens Ludhiana office in India
Supply chain service provider Panalpina has opened a branch in Ludhiana in Punjab, India, just two weeks after opening a branch in Jaipur, Rajasthan.…
CSAV restructures Asia-South and Central America loops
Chilean shipping company CSAV announced the revamp of its Andex Sling 1 and Andex Sling 2 services effective third week of October 2011. The…
