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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

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

Container carriers to cut free time, raise surcharges in 2021 contracts

Shorter timeline to return containers amid Asia equipment shortage Peak season surcharges…
  • March 10, 2021
  • 2 minute read

DP World, Maspion sign $1.2B deal to build port, logistics park in Indonesia

DP World and CDPQ partner with an Indonesian firm to build a…
  • March 10, 2021
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls March 10, 2021

Our latest issue PortCalls (March 10, 2021). Stories include: BOC issues rules…
  • March 10, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Manufacturing contracts for 11th straight month in Jan

The manufacturing sector contracted in both volume and value in the first…
  • March 9, 2021
  • 2 minute read