PH shipping group petitions for stronger gov’t action vs sea pirates

Domestic shipping lines are requesting the Philippine government to increase maritime patrols…

MICT handles record 2M TEU in Dec

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) reached its first year-to-date 2-million twenty-foot…

Airbus achieves record 688 aircraft deliveries in 2016

Airbus’ commercial aircraft deliveries in 2016 were up for the 14th year…

Malaysia formulating industrial plan spurring hi-tech manufacturing

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia is now drafting…

Box shipping fundamentals improved in 2016; carriers to consolidate further in 2017—reports

Even as 2016 witnessed the container shipping industry hitting bottom, it may…

Port operator braces for heightened challenges in 2017

Singapore-based PSA International said it handled 67.63 million TEUs at its port…

BOC chief bares list of importers “under investigation”

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released an initial list of…

Save for 3 countries, DA suspends PH poultry imports amid bird flu flare-up

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of all…

Rates up but 2017 still holds further uncertainty for box shipping

Freight rates have increased, but the global container shipping market faces further…

Weak trade curtails 2016 volume growth at Singapore port

The Port of Singapore saw flat growth in container throughput in 2016…