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Latest news on shipping and the maritime industry

Shipping lines guarded over business prospects

INTERNATIONAL carriers operating in the Philippines continue to take a cautious stance…
  • February 8, 2010
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Tanker business still not on solid ground

BUSINESS will continue to be slow in 2010 but will be so…
  • February 3, 2010
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Subic, Clark go for dual mode

THE electronic-to-mobile/import assessment system (e2m/IAS) set for adoption in Subic and Clark…
  • February 3, 2010
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Gordon: Hub and spoke is best for the Philippines

THE hub-and-spoke is the best scheme for the country’s shipping industry, according…
  • February 3, 2010
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New surcharges to jack up shipping costs, say forwarders

FREIGHT forwarders are warning of higher logistics costs unless government can prevent…
  • February 3, 2010
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FTAs no great shakes, according to forwarders

RECENT free trade agreements (FTAs) entered into by the country will not…
  • January 27, 2010
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Petron not renewing expired tanker contracts

PETRON Corp is reducing contracts with local tanker operators, and this is…
  • January 27, 2010
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Stakeholders hold out hope for RKC ratification

PORT users remain optimistic that the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) will be…
  • January 25, 2010
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PCG wants age cap for passenger vessel imports

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) wants to cap the age of passenger…
  • January 25, 2010
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Gov’t has poor showing in infra projects

ONLY five or about 22% of the 23 road projects committed by…
  • January 20, 2010
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