Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG announced on April 1 that it has agreed to Denmark-based DSV A/S’s proposal to acquire the Swiss supply chain solutions…
DSV acquires Panalpina for $4.6B
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TIEZA rolls out electronic import permit system
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has officially launched its electronic import permit system (e-IPS), making application and processing of import permits…
Subic port’s 4 new reach stackers operational in April
Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC) has acquired four additional reach stackers to ensure efficient port operations and optimize the container yard space of…
What Will You Do Next?
Perhaps some of us with a career in supply chain are still wary about what the future has in store for us. With new…
Stepping Into a New Era of Automation
As freight and logistics businesses embrace new technologies utilizing big data, analytics and mobile devices, they are stepping into a bold new era of…
ISO to issue new standards for IMO 2020 compliant fuel
New ISO standards for the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020-compliant marine fuel are expected to be issued by the International Organization for Standardization by…
PCC to probe alleged cold storage cartel manipulating onion prices
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will investigate the alleged cold storage cartel in the onion industry that is forcing onion farmers to sell their…
Opening of Karuhatan Interchange cuts Balintawak daily traffic by 100,000 vehicles
The new Karuhatan Interchange on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10 is now open, providing a faster way to get to…
BOC issues interim supplemental rules on rice importation
All rice shipments that arrived at Philippine ports starting March 5, 2019, regardless of the date of their departure from the port of origin,…
Criminal cases filed against perpetrators of P46M smuggling bids
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against six individuals involved in smuggling various items and contraband worth a total of P46.42…
Construction of second runway at Clark airport eyed as passenger terminal halfway done
The Philippine government is now looking to begin the planning of the second runway for Clark International Airport (CRK) as construction of the new…
BOC places resin imports on alert after P1.8B shabu haul
All resin imports will now be issued an alert order by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the recent seizure of P1.8 billion worth…
Construction extending SLEX to Quezon Province starts
Construction of the P13.1-billion South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Toll Road 4 (TR4), which will reduce travel to and from Manila and Batangas, Quezon, and…
Aboitiz taps Irish firm for Bohol, Laguindingan airports upgrade
Aboitiz Group infrastructure business unit Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. has teamed up with Irish airport operations company daa International for the future upgrade, expansion, and…
Cavite-Laguna Expressway’s Cavite section to be completed next year
Construction of the 27-kilometer Cavite section of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project has started and is slated for completion in 2020. The Cavite segment,…
Foreign airlines in PH flew 4.9% more cargo as inbound volume soars
International cargo and mail handled by foreign air carriers operating in the Philippines grew 4.9% to 398.804 million kilograms (kg) in 2018 from 380.344…
Marina cuts clearances needed for vessel imports
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is no longer requiring domestic shipping companies and operators to secure clearances from the Maritime Safety Service (MSS) and…
Cathay Pacific to buy HK Express for $628M
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of HK Express (HKE), the acquisition putting it…
DHL’s top 10 supply chain risk predictions for 2019
Transport and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL has identified 10 major risk trends that are seen to post a significant challenge for companies in…
CMA CGM submits order for 10 new box ships from China
French ocean carrier CMA CGM has placed an order for 10 new mega containerships, five of which are to be powered by liquefied natural…
