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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

Seven Maersk ships caught in Suez Canal logjam

Four of the seven Maersk box ships are stuck in the canal,…
  • March 25, 2021
  • 2 minute read

BOC to importers: describe garment imports in precise terms

Importers and customs brokers should observe guidelines for imported garments and textile…
  • March 24, 2021
  • 3 minute read

Container shortage at China’s ports eases post-CNY

Container Availability Index (CAx) reading of incoming containers across Chinese main ports…
  • March 24, 2021
  • 2 minute read

BIR registration needed by cigarette makers locating in ecozones

Cigarette manufacturers planning to locate in Philippine special economic zones (SEZs) will…
  • March 23, 2021
  • 4 minute read

PortCalls March 24, 2021

Our latest issue PortCalls (March 24, 2021). Stories include: BOC consolidates rules…
  • March 23, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Cold chain group sees logistics challenges with DA pork import plan

The Department of Agriculture’s proposal to import 400,000 metric tons of pork…
  • March 23, 2021
  • 3 minute read

Amid MM container yard congestion, CDAP sees ‘slightly better’ 2021

The Container Depot Alliance of the Philippines (CDAP) expects a “slightly better”…
  • March 22, 2021
  • 4 minute read

Hapag-Lloyd 2020 net profit soars to $1B on higher freight rates

Result significantly increased despite coronavirus pandemic Successful cost reductions and higher freight…
  • March 22, 2021
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls March 22, 2021

Our latest issue PortCalls (March 22, 2021). Stories include: Pass-through fees in…
  • March 22, 2021
  • 1 minute read

UNCTAD sees 4.7% global economic growth in 2021

Global economy expected to grow by 4.7% in 2021, faster than earlier…
  • March 22, 2021
  • 3 minute read