PAGSS opens first e-AWB express kiosk in PH

Freight forwarders can now submit the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) via the first express kiosk to be established in the Philippines, allowing them to…

A question of scale

Two years ago I wrote, for our magazine Supply Chain Philippines, an article looking at how the entry of foreign retail brands into the…

PH exports up for 9th straight month, boost trade in Aug

  Philippine external trade grew 10% in August 2017 as a result of the positive performances of both imports and exports, according to the…

Deliveree to invest $14.5M funding to bolster SEA operations

GROUND logistics marketplace Deliveree, also known as Transportify in the Philippines, has secured US$14.5 million in financing to support its operations and expansion plans…

Small parcels shifting to premium transport services

A global survey of express users and carriers has revealed a strong momentum towards the use of premium services by shippers, driven not least…

UPS strengthens PH operations, designates new MD

Global supply chain solutions provider United Parcel Service (UPS) is bullish about Philippine prospects and has named a new country managing director to lead…

Quick Reliable, Ceres, Xend partner to boost cargo delivery in Visayas, Mindanao

Supply chain solutions provider Quick Reliable, bus company Ceres, and e-commerce and logistics company Xend Business Solutions have signed a partnership agreement to bolster…

Source code of WCO Customs Targeting System to be made available to public

The World Customs Organization said it is making the source code of the WCO Customs Targeting System (CTS) publicly available and placing it on…

Millennials, e-commerce altering supply chain, says study

E-marketplaces and other nontraditional shopping channels, combined with shifting demographics, are upending industrial distributors’ inventory-heavy model more rapidly than previously thought, a new white…

Closer ties, online data exchange between Customs and Post pushed

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are highlighting the need for enhanced collaboration and exchange of information between Customs…

Malaysia’s PM bats for reduced trade barriers

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Sri Najib Tun Razak has urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to cut barriers to…

LBC Express net income leaps 120%; growth plans unveiled

Courier and remittance company LBC Express Holdings, Inc. reported a 120% surge in net income for 2016 to P913.9 million from P416.3 million in…

Consolidation

In logistics, consolidation is the process in which smaller packages with a common destination are combined and shipped together to avail of better rates.…

Technology Enables Capitalizing on Market Opportunity

The expected surge in consumer market growth over the next two decades offers an incredible opportunity for logistics companies; but it also requires them…

CMA CGM and Alibaba partner up for e-commerce

French container carrier CMA CGM and and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba have struck a deal to collaborate in the area of online commerce. The…

Logistics — Diminishing Boundaries, Expanding Horizons

There has been enormous transformation in the logistics space over the past several years. New innovations and technologies have made a lasting and irreversible…

PH potential as one of fastest growing e-commerce markets seen

The Philippines’ archipelagic landscape is a challenge to e-commerce, but faster inter-island sea travel and support infrastructure can help expand the growing industry, according…

Alibaba makes $1B buy-in deal with Lazada to enter SEA mart

China’s biggest online commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has acquired a controlling stake in Lazada, a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia. The deal…

MCC launches self-service booking platform

Intra-Asia carrier MCC Transport has introduced a new online portal that enables clients to easily book and document cargoes. My MCC (my.mcc.com.sg), the carrier’s…