PPA OIC Manuel A. Boholano

PPA gets an OIC; no word on Pastrana appointment

Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista has designated port manager Manuel A. Boholano as…
PPA ordered to cut shipping, travel costs

PPA ordered to cut shipping, travel costs

New Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista urged PPA officials to lower shipping…
oVERSUPPLY OF CONTAINERS aiding 2nd-hand container price slide

US shippers pay highest demurrage fees globally

US ports occupy top five spots on the list of “60 ports…
PortCalls July 6, 2022 cover

PortCalls July 6, 2022

Our latest issue (PortCalls July 6, 2022). Stories include: PPA overhauls private…
Freight data sharing proposed as green solution

Freight data sharing proposed as green solution

Open freight data exchange should cut carbon emissions 22% by 2050 and…
PPA overhauls private port operation policy

PPA overhauls private port operation policy

The government policy on private port development, construction, operation, and maintenance has…
peak season consumer gloom

Freight market players wary of peak season consumer gloom

Waning US consumer confidence amid rising inflation and weak economic outlook keeps…

PortCalls July 4, 2022

Our latest issue (PortCalls July 4, 2022). Stories include: Trucking rates up…
Spot rates below us$5k

Cargo rates up 170% y-o-y on buoyant June contract prices

Long-term contracted prices rise 10.1%, driving up ocean freight rates 169.8% y-o-y…
Marcos vetoes Bulacan economic zone measure

Marcos vetoes Bulacan economic zone measure

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr has vetoed House Bill 7575, on his first…