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Feature articles on shipping and logistics exclusively written by PortCalls staff

‘Helpful’ robots deployed to warehouse floor to improve turnaround

DHL announced it is currently testing two intelligent and collaborative robots in…
  • June 22, 2016
  • 2 minute read

Cebu shipping stakeholders produce draft policy on SOLAS VGM ruling

The Port of Cebu is almost ready for the July implementation of…
  • May 11, 2016
  • 4 minute read

DICT’s Phase 2 expansion to double port capacity to 700,000 TEUs

Just two years after its initial operation, Davao International Container Terminal’s (DICT)…
  • May 11, 2016
  • 4 minute read

Lower freight rates tops Davao, Cebu shippers’ wish list

Shippers from Cebu and Davao in the Philippines are pushing for a…
  • May 11, 2016
  • 7 minute read

Cargo community lists top qualities of incoming PH chief executive

The next President of the Republic must have political will and a…
  • April 25, 2016
  • 3 minute read

PH logistics industry cautiously upbeat about 2016 prospects

Though showing varying levels of optimism, stakeholders in the Philippine cargo transport…
  • January 28, 2016
  • 8 minute read

Depot operators wary over reports Manila terminals operating as ECDs

The Container Depot Alliance of the Philippines (CDAP) raised “serious concern” over…
  • October 12, 2015
  • 4 minute read

Freight movers’ confidence slumps to 26-month low

The logistics sector appears even more affected in September by current events…
  • September 22, 2015
  • 3 minute read

Low PH cargo volumes may temper effect of truck ban

Philippine cargo industry stakeholders have mixed views whether the re-imposed Metro Manila…
  • September 15, 2015
  • 6 minute read

G7 Heavylift increases equipment investments to meet demand growth forecasts

G7 Heavylift and Logistics Services Corp. is beefing up its equipment in…
  • August 24, 2015
  • 2 minute read