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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

APECO, Ally Power sign MOU for proposed $200M power facility

APECO, Ally Power sign MOU for proposed $200M power facility

The Aurora Pacific Special Economic and Freeport Zone Authority has signed a…
  • January 19, 2026
  • 3 minute read
New ecozone proclaimed in Iloilo; township-ecozone in Batangas expanded

New ecozone proclaimed in Iloilo; township-ecozone in Batangas expanded

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two proclamations creating a new economic…
  • January 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls January 19, 2026

Our latest issue (January 19, 2026). Stories include: Cargo volume at PH…
  • January 19, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Cargo volume at PPA ports up 6.6% in 2025 at 308M mt

Cargo volume at PH ports up 6.6% in 2025

Cargoes handled by ports under the Philippine Ports Authority grew 6.6% in…
  • January 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Mandatory reporting of containers lost at sea now in effect

Mandatory reporting of containers lost at sea now in effect

The mandatory reporting of container lost at sea took effect on January…
  • January 16, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DOTr awards Ro-Ro/FTM consultancy project to Filipino-Dutch JV

DOTr awards ro-ro connectivity project to Filipino-Dutch JV

The Department of Transportation has awarded the almost US$25-million contract for the…
  • January 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC implements annual alcohol, tobacco tax increase

BOC implements annual alcohol, tobacco tax increase

The Bureau of Customs has started implementing the annual increase in excise…
  • January 15, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PH shipbuilding marks milestone as THI delivers 1st low-carbon bulk carrier

PH shipbuilding milestone: THI delivers world’s 1st methanol dual-fuelled bulk carrier

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. delivered today, January 15, the world’s first…
  • January 15, 2026
  • 3 minute read
P500M cold storage facility in CamSur nears completion

P500M cold storage facility in CamSur nears completion

P500-million cold storage facility in Pili, Camarines Sur nearing completion, targeted to…
  • January 15, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH exporters eager to reap benefits of trade deal with UAE

PH exporters eager to reap benefits of trade deal with UAE

The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. said the signing of the Comprehensive Economic…
  • January 15, 2026
  • 3 minute read