The specialist reefer industry is expected to end strong in 2011, but increasing competition from the containerized sector could force it to contract and…
Container ships encroaching on reefer territory—report
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Conference Just 10 days to go till the opening of the 2011 Supply Chain Conference and Exhibit at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel. At this…
MOL sets rate increases on Far East-India loops
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is slated to impose a new round of rate increases on its Far East to the Indian Subcontinent services as part…
Indonesia to review new air freight security rules
The Indonesian government plans to form a special team to look at ways to improve its new air freight security system, which has met…
Maersk Line offers daily cut-off service on Asia-Europe route
Maersk Line introduces in October 2011 Daily Maersk, a new service on the Asia-North Europe trade lane that offers precision delivery seven days a…
Manila ports to get US radiation-detection equipment
Equipment that can detect nuclear and other radioactive materials will be formally inaugurated on Sept 13 at the International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s Manila…
$50M Credit Suisse loan to fund PAL spinoff program
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has entered into a $50-million debt agreement with Credit Suisse to finance its spin-off program but the militant group Partido ng…
Philippine exporters join call against cargo-handling rate hike
The Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) added its opposition to the proposed cargo-handling rate increase by the country’s top two port operators, saying it will…
BOC short on collection target for August 2011
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) booked in August its biggest monthly deficit of the year, the fifth consecutive month it has missed its…
Philippine truckers hold plan for AFRA
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is sitting on its plan to introduce to clients an automatic fuel rate adjustment (AFRA)…
Jetti Petroleum slapped with P4.1B smuggling suit
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed its sixth technical smuggling case against an oil industry player. Sued before the Department of…
Fairmount tugs bring FPSO Skarv Idun in final position
Rotterdam—Fairmount Marine’s powerful tugs Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit have towed FPSO Skarv Idun to the field in the northern Norwegian Sea after it…
MCC Transport revises intra-Asia routes
MCC Transport has announced a series of revisions beginning September 2011 to its services linking Asian destinations. The intra-Asia specialist carrier of Denmark-based AP…
ASEAN, Australia hold forum on bilateral trade cooperation
Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Australian representatives recently held a dialogue on future areas of economic and trade cooperation to strengthen bilateral relations…
Moody’s lowers CMA CGM rating
CMA CGM’s rating was downgraded by Moody’s on September 8, 2011, increasing the possibility of default, even as the credit-rating firm described the carrier’s…
ASEAN officials support development of ASW legal framework
Delegates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the first week of September to support the drafting of the legal…
Wan Hai, Interasia to deploy new Asia service
Wan Hai Lines (WHL) and Interasia Lines (IAL) together will launch a new direct service to Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Malaysia effective September…
Freeport zone locators push alternative to GPS seal
Clark and Subic Freeport zone locators want the new Philippine Customs commissioner to retain underguarding and use of the General Transportation Surety Bond (GTSB)…
1990-2011 Philippine Customs laws now in CD
A CD compilation of Philippine customs regulations and related laws published from 1990 to the present was recently released by PortCalls Asia and CBPro,…
PH carriers seek rationalized tug aid policy
Philippine shipping lines are batting for a uniform policy on tug assistance and rates for special services to prevent overcharging. Philippine Liner Shipping Association…
