General cargo declines but special cargo soars in Sep—WorldACD
As with the previous months of the year, September saw worldwide air cargo volume shrink, declining by 5.4% year-on-year, with Asia-Pacific the hardest hit…
Air freight volume contracted 4.2% in July year-over-year, marking one of the smaller decreases since January and posting a growth of 5.1% month-over-month, according…
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…
DOF reviewing implementation of common carriers’ tax
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) said it will review current revenue regulations on the common carriers’ tax imposed on international air and sea…
LBC Express keeps title as leading PH air forwarder
Logistics and remittance services provider LBC Express, Inc. remains as the top airfreight forwarder in 2016, according to an initial report from the Civil…
PH local airlines post 1.9% drop in 2016 cargo volume
Cargo volume handled by Philippine domestic carriers in 2016 declined 1.9% to 267.657 million kilograms from 272.707 million kg in 2015, data from the…
BOC prepares for “switch-on” mode for air cargo manifest e-lodgment
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon implement the “switch-on” mode for the electronic submission of airfreight manifest. This means stakeholders will be…
WCO, ICAO pinpoint more areas for synergy in air cargo safety
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have listed the priority projects they believe will further enhance air cargo security…
CAAP suspends accreditation requirement for handlers of dangerous goods
Air cargo service providers no longer need to secure accreditation for handling dangerous goods by air from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines…
International air cargo forwarders in PH carry 7.7% less volume in 2015
Cargoes handled by international air freight forwarders operating in the Philippines declined 7.7% in 2015 to 299.91 million kilograms from 324.76 million kg in…
PH international air cargo dips 2.6% in 2015; PAL tops air carriers’ list
International air cargo, including mail carried by foreign and domestic airlines operating in the Philippines, declined 2.6% to 328.52 million kilograms in 2015 from…
PH domestic airfreight volume up 11.1% in 2015; LBC Express leads forwarders
Cargo volume handled by domestic air freight forwarders in the Philippines increased 11.1% to 59.83 million kilograms in 2015 from 53.85 million kg in…
Cargo volume in the Philippines’ second major gateway Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) rose 56.5% in 2015, with both domestic and international shipments recording double-digit…
HK air cargo-handling agent sets all-time ramp records
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), Hong Kong’s largest cargo handling agent, has broken two records for its ramp handling operations. The company…
PH airfreight forwarders record 6.2% drop in 2014 shipments
Cargo volumes handled by domestic airfreight forwarders declined 6.2% in 2014 to 53.852 million kilograms (kg) from 57.393 million kg in 2013, mainly due to…
Air carriers lift 16.7% less PH international cargo in 2014
International cargoes (both cargo and mail) carried by local and foreign air carriers operating in the Philippines dropped 16.7% to 337.465 million kilograms in…
