New FAL Convention amendments come into force Jan 1

Some amendments to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL…

Regulatory reforms needed to boost competitiveness of PH logistics—study

Regulatory reforms are needed to improve the competitiveness of the distribution, multimodal…

Contract bidding, including for Davao-Sasa, under new PPA rules begins 2018

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will start the bidding for port concessions,…

PPA earmarks P7B for 30 Ro-Ro enhancement projects

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is spending around P7 billion to rehabilitate…

Truckers: Manila CYs congested, won’t accept return of empties

The Aduana Business Club, Inc. (ABCI) is asking shipping lines to direct…

HMM eyes purchase of 22,000-TEU ships

South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has unveiled plans to order…

Box line expands service offering under new Ocean Alliance product

APL has announced an expanded service portfolio to be launched April 2018…

Harbour Centre throughput to hit 6.5M MT by end-2017

Harbour Centre, Manila’s private international commercial port for bulk and breakbulk cargoes,…

SBMA inks US tieup for Subic port expansion

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is networking with various ports in…

Ocean Alliance to upgrade service offering by April

French ocean carrier CMA CGM announced the launch April next year of…