PH North-South rail project draws in five bidders

The Philippine government’s biggest public-private partnership (PPP) project—the  P171-billion North-South Railway Project…

PH bill equating agricultural smuggling with economic sabotage gets Lower House approval

The Philippine Lower House has approved on third and final reading a…

Asian carriers make slight rebound at end of tumultuous 2015, says IATA

Airfreight volumes lifted by Asia-Pacific carriers posted moderate growth for the whole…

Malaysia fast-tracking FTA negotiations with EU

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and the European Union (EU)…

UPS rakes record 4Q profit as US e-commerce demand booms

Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS) said it generated fourth-quarter 2015 adjusted diluted…

Zim trims fat to build ‘lean, agile enterprise’

Israeli shipping line Zim Integrated Shipping Services has announced sweeping changes to…

Bicameral committee approves Customs modernization act

The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has finally been approved by…

Slowing Asian economies affect Thai December exports

Thailand’s merchandise exports contracted in December and in the fourth quarter of…

‘Unreasonable heavy metro traffic’ blamed for high trucking rates in PH

Heavy traffic in the metropolis is what’s stopping Philippine truckers from bringing…

BOC fails to hit 2015 revenue target

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said seven of its 17 collection…