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PortCalls January 9, 2023

Our latest issue (January 9, 2023). Stories include: PPA container registry system…
  • January 9, 2023
  • 1 minute read
Marcos appoints 2 transport officials

Marcos appoints 2 transport officials

Two officials appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the Department of…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 1 minute read

PPA container registry system faces renewed opposition from stakeholders

Stakeholders raised concerns anew on the Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) container registry…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 8 minute read
Trade volumes rates worst

Pre-CNY trade volumes, rates ‘worst in 13 years’

Cargo volumes and freight rates from China to the US are at…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 4 minute read
Marcos apologizes for airspace shutdown, orders fast track procurement of backup system

Marcos apologizes for airspace shutdown, orders fast track procurement of backup system

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. apologized Friday for the shutdown of the entire…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 4 minute read
Demand triggers air cargo

Soft year-end demand triggers air cargo slump

Air cargo sector ends 2022 with a 27% seasonal dive in tonnages…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 3 minute read
Philippine manufacturing sustains growth in Nov

Philippine manufacturing sustains growth in Nov

Philippine manufacturers reported growth in both volume and value for the 20th…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 2 minute read
China Shipowners’ Association joins International Chamber of Shipping

China Shipowners’ Association joins International Chamber of Shipping

China Shipowners’ Association has joined the International Chamber of Shipping as a…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 2 minute read

Protocol signed for PH durian exports to China

Fresh durian exports to China are expected soon with the signing of…
  • January 6, 2023
  • 3 minute read
OTS says US advisory on inadequate NAIA security is old

OTS says US advisory on inadequate NAIA security is old

The Office for Transportation Security dismissed as old a US advisory on…
  • January 5, 2023
  • 1 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
  • 3 minute read
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
  • 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
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
  • 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
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