Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific’s cargo division and German carrier Lufthansa Cargo have expanded their joint business agreement (JBA) to enable the start of eastbound…
Cathay, Lufthansa expand cargo network cooperation
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PPA sets rules on transfer of overstaying cargoes at Manila ports
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued detailed regulations involving the transfer of overstaying import shipments from Manila South Harbor (MSH) and Manila International…
PH factory output contract for third straight month
The Philippine manufacturing sector has declined in volume and value in February 2019, its third month in a row of decline. The Monthly Integrated…
IRR on rice tariffication law finally out
Policymakers have finally signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Rice Tariffication Law, which liberalizes rice imports and no longer requiring a…
MetroPac Movers breaks ground for distribution center in Cavite
MetroPac Movers, Inc., the logistics arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), broke ground for the South Mega Distribution Center (South Mega DC), its…
Clark airport handles record 1.2M passengers in Q1
More than 1 million passengers travelled via Clark International Airport (CRK) in the first quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly passenger traffic that the…
Cebu Pacific’s Clark-Narita flights to start in August
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is set to begin its direct service between Narita, Japan and Clark, Pampanga in August, becoming the first Philippine airline…
LTFRB official suspended over P4.8M bribe allegation
Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade has ordered the preventive suspension of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) executive director Atty. Samuel Jardin over allegations…
BOC catches live tarantulas hidden in oatmeal cartons
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized 757 live tarantulas illegally brought into the Philippines through the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City.…
GoFast feature involving empty containers online soon
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is pushing for its member carriers to finally adopt its web-based reservation and appointment system for the…
Wan Hai links PH outports to Taiwan, Hong Kong
Bullish on the Philippine market, Taiwanese-based shipping line Wan Hai has begun offering a new weekly service connecting Subic, Batangas and Cebu ports to…
4 new RTGs deployed at MICT to raise capacity
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has received four new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) for Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) to further increase the…
Harbor Star is sole harbor assistance provider for Mariveles grains terminal
Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSSI) has signed a service agreement with Mariveles Grains Corporation (MGC) to be the exclusive harbor assistance service provider…
Airspeed to provide logistics support to M Lhuillier’s Kargo Padala offering
Logistics company Airspeed and non-bank financial institution M Lhuillier Financial Services, Inc. have entered into a business partnership to create ML Kargo Padala, a…
Indonesia opens market to PH agri products
Indonesia is easing restrictions on Philippine agriculture products such as coconut products, banana, onion, and tobacco, according to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol. The commitment…
Cebu Pacific pioneers direct Manila-Marinduque flight
Through its subsidiary Cebgo, low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has launched a direct flight to Marinduque, making it the only airline operating flights in and…
Global air cargo continues to decline
Air cargo volumes continued to fall in February 2019, with Asia-Pacific taking the largest beating in the first two months of the year, according…
DHL trade barometer forecasts continued growth but even more slowly
Global trade growth will continue to lose momentum over the next three months as findings indicate that prospects are slowing down for almost all…
PAL moves some international flights to NAIA T1
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has transferred some of its flights to Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to minimize passenger…
PH manufacturing further slows in March
The Philippine manufacturing sector slowed in March, with the latest Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipping to 51.5 in March 2019 from…
