GAC is strengthening its logistics and oil & gas services in Latin America, with the announcement of two new appointments at GAC Brazil. With…
GAC’s new team to boost presence in Brazil
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A direct Far East-West India service will be launched end of October by Hanjin Shipping and its two partner carriers, the South Korea-based shipping…
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Indonesia urged to improve aviation safety and infrastructure
Indonesia should implement coordinated safety and infrastructure improvements to reap the economic and social benefits of a successful aviation industry, advises the International Air…
Union walkout leaves 14,000 PAL passengers stranded
Members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) paralyzed operations of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday after they staged a walkout to protest an…
PH air cargo up 17% in 2010
The Philippines’ total airfreight volume reached 275.524 million kilograms in 2010, up 17.42% from the previous year’s 234.635 million kg, according to latest data…
Expand ro-ro system to include cha-ro, PH gov’t advised
A private, research and advisory institute is advocating the amendment of Executive Order 170 to include the use of chassis-roll on-roll off (cha-ro) in…
Keppel PH delisting moving along
KS Investments Pte Ltd, parent company of shipyard operator Keppel Philippine Marine, Inc (KPMI), acquired a total of 36.84 million shares or 1.83% in…
PH Customs chief appeals for more realistic collection target
Newly installed Philippine Customs commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon wants the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) collection targets adjusted due to the tough trading environment. The…
Petronas PH unit charged with smuggling
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed its first smuggling complaint under new commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon. Charged before the Department of…
ASEAN ministers agree to accelerate energy connectivity
Energy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian nations held their first meeting since the adoption of the ASEAN connectivity plan to discuss energy…
Panalpina introduces 3 intra-Asia LCL services
As part of its intra-Asia growth strategy, freight forwarder Panalpina has launched three direct less-than-containerload (LCL) services to give its Asian key hub in…
Maersk Line names new Thailand country manager
Maersk Line has appointed Henrik Jensen as its new country manager for Thailand. In this role, Jensen will develop and execute the country’s business…
SA maritime sector ready to meet gov’t plan for job creation
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IATA cuts 2011 air freight revenue forecast to $67B
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects freight revenue in 2011 to fall to $67 billion, down $5 billion compared to the June forecast,…
Maersk partners with Pelindo II on Indonesia port upgrade
Danish oil and shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to partner with top Indonesian port operator Pelindo II and pour more infrastructure resources into Indonesia…
MSC raises TEU rates from SE Asia to Australia
Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) announced a general rate increase (GRI) for all cargo from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore to any Australia…
PH-Vietnam sign amended air deal
The Philippine government last week signed with Vietnam an amended air agreement, the fourth such deal since the open skies policy took effect this…
PH truckers ask gov’t to hold 12% VAT on tollways
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is seeking the suspension of the 12% value-added tax (VAT) on tollways, scheduled to be…
PH Customs commissioner promises ‘institutional change’
NEW Philippine Customs commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon has a gargantuan task ahead of him. He has, among others, vowed to change the culture at…
