Combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for February 2019 show an increase in the number of passengers carried and a drop in…
Cathay cargo tonnage declines nearly 10% in Feb
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Duterte signs law dissolving Road Board
President Rodrigo Duterte has abolished the Road Board and transferred the remittance of the motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC) from the agency to the…
The Supply Chain Trilogy spotlights industry innovation, digitization, technologies
Industry stakeholders are invited to join The Supply Chain Trilogy, a series of three half-day events that tackles the latest trends in and provides…
Primer to explain PH post-clearance audit process eyed
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Post-Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) is looking at publishing a guide on the new post-clearance audit process as it aims…
Carriers evacuate empty containers at a faster pace
Foreign shipping lines are now able to evacuate more empty containers out of the country with yard utilization at Manila international terminals down to…
CCN, Microsoft launch first blockchain-based air cargo billing, costing system
Singapore-based Cargo Community Network (CCN), provider of cargo community systems for the air cargo industry, has partnered with Microsoft to introduce the world’s first…
BOC to apply BSP’s Friday exchange rate in computing duties
The exchange rate officially disseminated to the public by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) each Friday shall now be the exchange rate to…
Robust PH domestic trade recorded in Q4 2018
Philippine domestic trade has booked growth for seven quarters in a row, registering an 11.7% increase in volume and 0.3% in value in the…
Harsh business environment slices Cebu Pacific’s 2018 income by half
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific ended 2018 with a net income of P3.9 billion, 50.7% lower than the P7.908 billion earned in 2017 due to…
ICTSI upgrades PNG terminal’s operational efficiency ahead of schedule
South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT), operated by a subsidiary of port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Lae, Papua New Guinea…
Chelsea Logistics updates corporate name to show expansion into infra, telecoms
Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. (CLC) is renaming itself Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. to reflect its business expansion plans and growth prospects in…
HKIA marks double-digit decline in Feb cargo
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo throughput fall at a double-digit rate in February, attributing the decline to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions.” Growth in…
UPS unveils service enhancements for Malaysian SMEs amid e-commerce growth
Expecting strong economic and trade growth in Malaysia, United Parcel Service (UPS) said it has implemented a raft of service and capacity enhancements to…
South Harbor’s yard utilization dips further as box withdrawals quicken
Yard utilization at Manila South Harbor has further declined to 60% as of March 15 while withdrawal of laden containers has increased by 14%…
Manifesto zeroes in on transfer of overstaying containers
Manila’s international container ports are now transferring Customs-cleared containers overstaying for more than 30 days to inland container depots (ICDs). The transfers, which started…
BOC interim rules on rice importation released
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued interim guidelines for importation of rice shipments pending the issuance of implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of…
PH, Malaysia to boost cooperation in promoting barter trade, Halal, BIMP-EAGA
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for greater bilateral cooperation in barter trade between the Philippines and Malaysia to support the…
Single Software and Integrated ERP
When we think of automation the general perception that companies have is the digitalization of their business process. However the approach to automation differs…
Bridging the Gap
In the past few months we’ve been pondering the question of developing new talent in supply chain. I’ve been hearing complaints all over: companies…
Jan PH imports up 5.8% but exports down 1.7%
The Philippines’ merchandise trade in January 2019 reached US$14.31 billion, a 2.9% increase from the $13.91 billion year-on-year largely due to the growth in…
