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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

Airports investing billions in IT to accelerate industry recovery

Airports spent 5.46% of revenues in 2020 on IT, representing about US$3.5…
  • March 15, 2021
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls March 15, 2021

Our latest issue (March 15, 2021). Stories include: BOC establishes rules on…
  • March 15, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Philippine-made high-speed ferry sails from Cebu to Denmark

Fjord FSTR is a 109-meter catamaran which can accommodate 1,200 passengers and…
  • March 14, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Basics of importing, cold storage warehousing operations in focus at webinars

“How to Import” is a two-and-a-half hour introductory course on importing “Essentials…
  • March 13, 2021
  • 2 minute read

Cathay Pacific posts US$2.8B record loss for 2020, remains ‘in survival mode’

Hong Kong carrier logs its worst financial results in its more than…
  • March 13, 2021
  • 3 minute read

PH trade down 12th straight month in Jan; imports sink 14.9%, exports slide 5.2%

Philippine total merchandise trade decreased 11.1% in January  2021, its 12th consecutive…
  • March 12, 2021
  • 3 minute read

SBMA seeks developer for 12-hectare marshalling yard

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority is seeking proponents to lease and develop a…
  • March 12, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Subic port container traffic slumps 23% in 2020

Container traffic at Subic Port declined 23% while non-containerized cargoes dropped 22%…
  • March 11, 2021
  • 2 minute read

BOC establishes rules on posting, use of all kinds of security

Customs Administrative Order No. 01-2021 provides new guidelines on the posting and…
  • March 11, 2021
  • 4 minute read

PH domestic airfreight forwarders lift 44.6% less cargo in 2020

2020 cargo volume handled by domestic airfreight forwarders crashed 44.6% in 2020…
  • March 11, 2021
  • 3 minute read