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Middle East crisis weighs down global trade after 2025 growth—UNCTAD

Middle East crisis weighs down global trade after 2025 growth—UNCTAD

The Middle East conflict and its resulting impact on higher logistics costs…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Infocentric, Shipsy team up for logistics solutions in PH

Infocentric, Shipsy team up for AI-driven logistics solutions in PH

Infocentric Solutions and Shipsy are partnering to deploy artificial intelligence-driven logistics solutions…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Philadelphia Port positions as key East Coast hub for PH exports

Philadelphia Port positions as key East Coast hub for PH exports

The Port of Philadelphia is positioning itself as a major East Coast…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PEZA Q1 2026 investments

PEZA approves P46.5B in Q1 2026 investments, notes pivot to high-value activities

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority kicked off 2026 with a significant capital…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3-year importer accreditation takes effect with new requirements

3-year importer accreditation takes effect under new BOC rules

The Bureau of Customs extended the validity of importers’ accreditation to three…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PPA expands port digital payments with MYEG PH system

PPA expands port digital payments with MYEG PH system

MYEG Philippines, Inc. and the Philippine Ports Authority have partnered to expand…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Global container volumes hit 5-year high at 15M TEUs in Feb 2026

Global container volumes hit 5-year high at 15M TEUs in Feb 2026

Global container volumes rose to 15.04 million twenty-foot equivalent units in February…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls April 13, 2026

Our latest issue (April 13, 2026). Stories include: CPA extends free storage…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do

Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do

BY AMIT MAHESHWARI On April 7, oil companies in the Philippines pushed…
  • April 13, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PortCalls hosts LSPH partnership lunch as prelude to logistics conference in May

PortCalls hosts LSPH partnership lunch as prelude to logistics conference in May

PortCalls hosts LSPH (Logistics Services Philippines) Partnership Lunch with Department of Trade…
  • April 12, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Customs
BOC chief orders streamlining of procedures for releasing imported rice

BOC chief orders streamlined procedures for releasing rice imports

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered to streamline procedures for the discharge and…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
BOC-NAIA arrests 2 Filipinos carrying P57M illegal drugs from Cambodia

BOC-NAIA arrests 2 Filipinos carrying P57M illegal drugs

Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in coordination with partner law enforcement…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Maritime
LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports log higher cargo volume in Q1 2026

Cebu ports handled higher cargo, container, and roll-on/roll-off volumes in the first…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

Still unresolved hostilities in the Middle East, which affect fuel prices and…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Aviation
LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
AirAsia places order for 150 Airbus A220-300 planes worth $19B

AirAsia places order for 150 Airbus A220-300 planes worth $19B

AirAsia X Berhad announced its order of 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft valued…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Emirates almost back to full operations with 96% of flights restored

Emirates almost back to full operations with 96% of flights restored

Emirates announced that 96% of its global network has been restored since…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Opinion
Container Rates Are Moving Again. Your Pricing Model Is Already Outdated

Container Rates Are Moving Again. Your Pricing Model Is Already Outdated

What happened Rates on Asia lanes are unstable again. Red Sea diversions…
  • May 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Infrastructure Pro Max

Infrastructure Pro Max

SCMAP president Pierre Carlo Curay will be speaking at this Wednesday’s LSPH…
  • May 4, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Connecting the Dots

Now We’re Connecting the Dots

It might seem like the worst is over. We have seen oil…
  • April 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
BOC chief orders streamlining of procedures for releasing imported rice

BOC chief orders streamlined procedures for releasing rice imports

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered to streamline procedures for the discharge and…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
BOC-NAIA arrests 2 Filipinos carrying P57M illegal drugs from Cambodia

BOC-NAIA arrests 2 Filipinos carrying P57M illegal drugs

Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in coordination with partner law enforcement…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 1 minute read
3PL
LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
AyalaLand Logistics Q1 income drops 92% on weak lot sales

AyalaLand Logistics Q1 income drops 92% on continued weak lot sales

AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. registered a 92.4% decline in net income for…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

High fuel prices, AI and electronics demand driving air, sea freight rates up

Still unresolved hostilities in the Middle East, which affect fuel prices and…
  • May 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Sponsored
MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service

MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service: Enhancing Cebu’s Global Connectivity

Bayan Ko Service: Hong Kong – Yantian – Shekou – Nansha –…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 1 minute read
AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

The Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc. (AISL), representing international container shipping…
  • November 26, 2025
  • 2 minute read
MSC SS Rice News Convention 2025

MSC Brings Rice Logistics Experts to SS Rice News Convention 2025

Date: 12-14 November 2025 ⏰Time: 09:00–18:00 (GMT+7) Venue: Pattaya Exhibition and Convention…
  • November 4, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Economy
BOC chief orders streamlining of procedures for releasing imported rice

BOC chief orders streamlined procedures for releasing rice imports

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered to streamline procedures for the discharge and…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

LSPH paves way for public-private collaboration vs logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PH manufacturing volume, value grew faster in March 2026

PH manufacturing volume, value grew faster in March 2026

The Philippine manufacturing sector grew at a faster pace in both value…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Press Releases
AirAsia places order for 150 Airbus A220-300 planes worth $19B

AirAsia places order for 150 Airbus A220-300 planes worth $19B

AirAsia X Berhad announced its order of 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft valued…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PH manufacturing volume, value grew faster in March 2026

PH manufacturing volume, value grew faster in March 2026

The Philippine manufacturing sector grew at a faster pace in both value…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH economic growth in Q1 2026 slowest since pandemic

PH economic growth in Q1 2026 slowest since pandemic

The Philippine economy grew 2.8% in the first quarter of 2026, lower…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 minute read