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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

Fast Group invests P1.4B in ecommerce firm Great Deals

E-commerce enabler Great Deals has raised $30 million (about P1.4 billion) in…
  • May 21, 2021
  • 2 minute read

EO creates trade facilitation committee to improve PH customs procedures

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 136 creating a trade facilitation committee…
  • May 21, 2021
  • 3 minute read

2GO sees Q1 net loss expand by 164% to P292M

2GO Group posted a P292-million net loss in the first quarter of…
  • May 21, 2021
  • 2 minute read

Exports raise PH cargo volumes by 1.2% in first quarter

Cargo volume at Philippine ports grew 1.2% in the first quarter of…
  • May 20, 2021
  • 3 minute read

MMDA reimposes EDSA ban on light trucks starting May 24

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will re-impose the ban on light…
  • May 19, 2021
  • 1 minute read

PH slashes 2021 growth forecast

The Development Budget Coordination Committee has lowered its growth forecast for the…
  • May 19, 2021
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls May 19, 2021

Our latest issue (PortCalls; May 19 2021.) Stories include: ARTA probes LGUs…
  • May 19, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Air cargo volumes draw closer to pre-Covid levels but rates still rising

Air cargo volumes increased by 53% in April 2021 year-on-year but were…
  • May 18, 2021
  • 2 minute read

ARTA probes LGUs for violation of ban on cargo pass-through fees

The Anti-Red Tape Authority is looking into allegations of LGUs still collecting…
  • May 18, 2021
  • 4 minute read

Duterte cuts rice import duty, modifies pork tariffs

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the temporary reduction of tariff rates for…
  • May 17, 2021
  • 3 minute read