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Opinion pieces about the shipping and logistics industries

Registered Owner Rule

By ATTY JOEY T. BANDAY Is it imperative to apply the registered…
  • January 24, 2026
  • 3 minute read
2026 Is Not About Growth. It’s About Control.

2026 Is Not About Growth. It’s About Control.

BY AMIT MAHESHWARI, CEO, Softlink Global For many freight forwarders across Asia,…
  • January 15, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Ripple effects

Ripple Effects

We’ve barely begun cleaning up after New Year’s Day celebrations when the…
  • January 12, 2026
  • 3 minute read
2025: A Year That Exposed How Freight Really Runs

2025: A Year That Exposed How Freight Really Runs

BY AMIT MAHESHWARI, CEO, Softlink Global 2025 will not be remembered for…
  • December 31, 2025
  • 3 minute read
Build a Bridge

Build a Bridge

Two surveys released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas just before Christmas…
  • December 29, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Why Christmas Peaks Still Break Freight Schedules — And What Forwarders Can Do About It

Why Christmas Peaks Still Break Freight Schedules — And What Forwarders Can Do About It

BY AMIT MAHESHWARI, CEO, Softlink Global Every year, the Christmas rush hits…
  • December 22, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Who's in charge

Terminal Cancer

In an interview with DZMM last week, former Department of Transportation undersecretary…
  • December 15, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Manila Port Congestion: Why Forwarders Are Bleeding Time and Money Before the Ship Even Berths

Manila Port Congestion: Why Forwarders Are Bleeding Time and Money Before the Ship Even Berths

By AMIT MAHESHWARI, CEO, Softlink Global Manila is crowded again. Yard use…
  • December 4, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Who's in charge

Who’s in Charge?

HONG KONG – I have attended the annual Asian Logistics, Maritime and…
  • December 1, 2025
  • 4 minute read
Set the Pace

Set the Pace

The one-two punch of typhoons Tino and Uwan have driven home the…
  • November 17, 2025
  • 4 minute read