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UNCTAD warns vs Hormuz blockade impact on global trade

UNCTAD warns vs Hormuz blockade impact on global trade

The United Nations Trade and Development warned against the ripple effects of…
  • March 11, 2026
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls March 11, 2026

Our latest issue (March 11, 2026). Stories include: Domestic sea cargo carriers…
  • March 11, 2026
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PH drops to 59th place in 2026 DHL Global Connectedness Report

PH drops to 59th place in 2026 DHL Global Connectedness Report

The Philippines fell two ranks to 59th place out of 180 economies…
  • March 10, 2026
  • 4 minute read
AC Logistics, GMI open cold storage facility in Davao ecozone

AC Logistics, GMI open cold storage facility in Davao ecozone

AC Logistics Holdings Corporation and Glacier Megafridge, Inc. opened a cold storage…
  • March 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC launches new e‑CP System for vehicle import payments

BOC launches new e‑CP System for vehicle import payments

Bureau of Customs rolled out its new fully-automated Electronic Certificate of Payment…
  • March 10, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Aboitiz InfraCapital upgrades Laguindingan Airport runway

Aboitiz InfraCapital upgrades Laguindingan Airport runway

Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. has upgraded most of the runway surfaces at Laguindingan…
  • March 10, 2026
  • 2 minute read
NLEX starts Meycauayan Bridge rehab ahead of Holy Week travel

NLEX starts Meycauayan Bridge rehab ahead of Holy Week travel

NLEX Corporation has started major improvement works on the Meycauayan River Bridge…
  • March 9, 2026
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PH, Malaysia update air pact to foster competition, cooperation

PH, Malaysia update air pact to foster competition, cooperation

The Philippines and Malaysia have updated their almost 50-year old air services…
  • March 9, 2026
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Fly Ace ventures into manufacturing with hub at LIMA Estate

Fly Ace ventures into manufacturing with hub at LIMA Estate

Fly Ace Corporation will develop a 7-hectare manufacturing facility at LIMA Estate…
  • March 9, 2026
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Global Disruptions, Local Interventions

As we once again find ourselves asking “what’s next?” I see at…
  • March 9, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Customs
PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority Board approved 26 new and expansion projects…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

The Philippines and Vietnam have agreed on a trade deal for the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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
Maritime
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
LSPH conference

LSPH Conference strengthens public-private synergy to tackle logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 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
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Aviation
DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

The DHL Group’s operating profit and revenue in the first quarter of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
LSPH conference

LSPH Conference strengthens public-private synergy to tackle logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 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
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Infrastructure Pro Max

Infrastructure Pro Max

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

Now We’re Connecting the Dots

It might seem like the worst is over. We have seen oil…
  • April 20, 2026
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Ports/Terminals
DP World has secured a five-year concession extension to continue operations at the B5 container berth at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand’s primary deep-sea gateway.

DP World secures five-year extension for Laem Chabang port berth

DP World’s joint venture, LCIT, secured a five-year extension from the Port…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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 conference

LSPH Conference strengthens public-private synergy to tackle logistics bottlenecks

Around 200 stakeholders and government representatives joined the Logistics Services Philippines Conference…
  • May 7, 2026
  • 3 minute read
3PL
DepDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

DEPDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

An official of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development encourages the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

The DHL Group’s operating profit and revenue in the first quarter of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 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
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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
DepDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

DEPDev’s Edillon to logistics sector: Tell us your priority concerns

An official of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development encourages the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

PEZA approves P64B investments for 26 projects in April

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority Board approved 26 new and expansion projects…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

PH secures 1.5M mt of rice from Vietnam until April 2027

The Philippines and Vietnam have agreed on a trade deal for the…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Press Releases
DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

DHL Group records 8.3% higher operating profit in Q1

The DHL Group’s operating profit and revenue in the first quarter of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DP World has secured a five-year concession extension to continue operations at the B5 container berth at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand’s primary deep-sea gateway.

DP World secures five-year extension for Laem Chabang port berth

DP World’s joint venture, LCIT, secured a five-year extension from the Port…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

Maersk posts $340M Q1 operating income as ocean volumes climb

A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a first-quarter 2026 earnings before interest and taxes of…
  • May 8, 2026
  • 3 minute read