The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Transportation (DOTr) and various cargo transportation organizations have agreed to collaborate on finding solutions to…
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Newly elected SCMAP officers to be inducted Feb
The incoming board of directors of the Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP) for 2019 to 2020, led by Christine Pardiñas as…
2GO Group swings to P714M loss in first three quarters
2GO Group, Inc. has incurred a net loss after tax of P714 million in the first nine months of 2018, a reversal from the…
Harbor Star to deploy tug, barge for Cavite Gateway Terminal
Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSSI) has received a tug and barge tandem to be used for its services at the recently opened Cavite…
Enhancements for BOC’s 1-Assessment ready
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to launch this month fixes for bugs and updates for 1-Assessment. 1-Assessment is the web-based queue management…
Lorenzo Shipping widens loss in first nine months to P188.9M
Philippine domestic carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corporation (LSC) reported a higher net loss of P188.9 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to…
PSA reports 10th straight month of strong manufacturing output
For the 10th straight month, the Philippine manufacturing sector posted increases in both volume and value in October 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics…
Batangas, CDO win APEC green port awards
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is stepping up its “green port” initiatives at the ports it manages after the ports of Batangas and Cagayan…
DHL study: last-mile strategy is key to success of e-commerce retailers, logistics firms
The last mile of delivery is increasingly becoming the key battleground in the e-commerce supply chain, and companies that can develop targeted strategies to…
LBC Express income surges 62.6% on back of logistics unit’s growth
LBC Express Holdings, Inc. (LEHI) earned P1.242 billion in total comprehensive income in the first nine months of 2018, 62.6% higher than the P764.105…
Traffic crisis bill gets final House nod
The Lower House has approved on third and final reading the bill that grants emergency powers to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation…
BOC units placed under direct supervision of IG deputy commissioner
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has placed several Bureau of Customs (BOC) units under the direct supervision of the deputy commissioner for Intelligence Group…
Ten Commitments
Last week, at the first Logistics Services Philippines Conference, various stakeholders across the supply chain—government agencies and industry associations, including SCMAP —reaffirmed their commitment…
Time to Revisit Your Digital Connect
The digital age requires freight and logistics companies to be in sync with the changing landscape of technology in order to truly succeed. Information,…
Wider, stronger Otis Bridge reopens ahead of Christmas
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reopened on December 4 the Otis Bridge along P.M. Guazon Street, Paco, Manila. The Otis Bridge…
DOTr’s Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Pasko 2018 starts Dec 10
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and all its attached agencies are on heightened alert in anticipation of heavy traffic volume as the Christmas season…
Air freight marks modest growth; passenger traffic makes strong rebound
Global air freight demand inched up in October year-on-year, while passenger traffic enjoyed healthy growth, based on data released by the International Air Transport…
Maersk targets zero-carbon shipping by 2050
Integrated container logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, which it says can be achieved if carbon-neutral…
ICAO conference recommends new aviation security and anti-terrorism measures
A series of new agreements and recommendations to ensure the security of global air transport operations has been drafted by the world’s most prominent…
Fitch Ratings: Healthy but slower growth for box shipping in 2019
Container shipping can look forward to healthy but slower volume growth in 2019 even as the overall global shipping sector’s outlook remains negative, reflecting…