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Feature articles on shipping and logistics exclusively written by PortCalls staff

Ocean Insights targets shipping sector transparency, April turnaround

HONG KONG –– April 30, 2014 is a red-letter day for Konstantin…
  • December 14, 2013
  • 5 minute read

Davao International Container Terminal targets over 200,000 TEUs next year

DAVAO International Container Terminal (DICT) in southern Philippines expects to handle almost…
  • October 17, 2013
  • 3 minute read

New PH customs IT chief not out to reinvent wheel

PHILIPPINE Bureau of Customs (BOC) stakeholders and personnel may see him walking…
  • October 8, 2013
  • 3 minute read

Harbor Star charts its expansion course

TUGBOAT operator Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. has its sights on business…
  • September 30, 2013
  • 4 minute read

China Shipping targets better volume, revenue in PH

THE YEAR was 1998. Asia was struggling to regain its footing after…
  • September 23, 2013
  • 4 minute read

PH port operators, users urge gov’t to address litany of woes

PHILIPPINE shippers and port operators have outlined problems that hamper port efficiency…
  • August 28, 2013
  • 3 minute read

Ocean carriers reverting to core port services

Carriers will be increasingly restricted to its core strength—providing port-to-port services—as they…
  • August 19, 2013
  • 3 minute read

Ocean carriers helpless against cargo no-shows?

Cargo no-shows and phantom bookings are still an unresolved issue for ocean…
  • August 14, 2013
  • 2 minute read

PH traffic congestion requires nothing short of comprehensive solution

ALL sectors should hammer out a rationalized, integrated plan to solve traffic…
  • July 22, 2013
  • 4 minute read

MICT boss ready to prove a point

AT 10:50 A.M. on June 19, Christian Gonzalez whips out his iPhone…
  • July 11, 2013
  • 7 minute read