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P880M berth improvement project at Davao-Sasa port awarded
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The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10—the 5.65-kilometer (km) elevated expressway traversing the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Caloocan—was formally opened by…
Geronimo officially takes helm at BOC-MISTG
New deputy commissioner for the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG), Allan Geronimo, has officially been sworn into office…
Vietjet places order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has confirmed it is purchasing 100 additional 737 MAX airplanes from Boeing, taking its MAX order book to 200 jets. During…
Panalpina reports double-digit EBIT, profit growth in 2018
Swiss freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina announced ending 2018 with a historic record in air freight volumes and solid profitability in logistics although…
Bamboo Airways firms up order for 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
U.S. airplane maker Boeing and newly launched Vietnamese hybrid airline Bamboo Airways have confirmed an order for ten 787-9 Dreamliners valued at US$3 billion…
BOC, MICP to free up yard space with transfer of 2,000 overstaying containers
The Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) is partnering with stakeholders and the port’s operator to move out around 2,000 overstaying containers at…
ATI to expand South Harbor capacity by 52%
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is expanding the annual capacity of Manila South Harbor to 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by 2020,…
DICT to roll out P2.5B capacity expansion project
Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) is now only awaiting the release of permits to begin a P2.5-billion expansion project, as the Panabo, Davao Del…
Construction for Metro Manila Subway starts
The Metro Manila Subway broke ground on February 27 in Valenzuela City, signalling the start of construction of the country’s first underground railway system.…
PPA, port operators to build P1B housing for relocated informal settlers; Isla Puting Bato to be used for port expansion
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Manila North Harbour Port Terminal, Inc. (MNHPI) will spend an initial P1…
Shipowners warned not to use FONARS as a ‘free pass’ to use non-compliant fuel
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes the decision in principle by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that in exceptional circumstances, safety or operational…
ACI: air freight market declines, passenger growth moderates in Dec
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DOTr signs deal for first 3 stations of MM subway project
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has signed the design and build contract for the first three stations of the Metro Manila Subway, the Philippines’…
NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 opening moved to Feb 28
The official opening of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10, the elevated expressway that traverses the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Caloocan,…
Business as usual at Port of Manila, says Asian Terminals
It’s business as usual at the Port of Manila (POM), Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) assured stakeholders despite the fire hit…
Temporary location of AMO, other BOC offices affected by fire identified
The Account Management Office, which handles applications for accreditation of importers and registration of customs brokers, will be temporarily located at the Port Users’…
Deutsche Post, SF Holding conclude $820-M supply chain deal
European mail and logistics corporation Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group), the world’s leading mail and logistics company, has concluded the landmark RMB5.5 billion…
Indonesian airport operator targets 101-M passengers for 2019
Indonesia’s state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura (AP) I has set a target of serving at least 101 million passengers in the 13 airports…
Temporary relocation of BOC offices announced
The Bureau of Customs has announced the temporary relocation of offices affected by the Feb 22 fire at the BOC-Port of Manila (POM) building.…
