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Special Supplement: Philippine Ports Authority’s 47th Anniversary

July 12, 2021

The Philippine Ports Authority celebrated its 47th founding anniversary on July 11, 2021. Here's a special PortCalls supplement (Philippine Ports Authority 47th Year Anniversary)...

PH logistics stakeholders identify 2021 industry prospects, challenges

March 16, 2021

Port and supply chain stakeholders in the Philippines express varying levels of optimism for this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic Industry challenges include...

Container shortage felt in Vis-Min; Manila with “healthy stock”

November 29, 2020

• Manila ports have a “healthy stock of containers” to serve exports amid a container shortage in Asia, according to the Association of International...

Volatiles rates, tight capacity seen on key shipping lanes in 2021

November 28, 2020

• Shippers will in the near term face high rates, space and container shortage, congestion or delays in some ports, cancelled routes leading to...

Bataan Freeport to enhance trade services via automated systems

October 6, 2020

The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is working on a slew of projects, including initiatives to automate and streamline services, as...

MSC Mediterranean Shipping launches first feeder service to Manila

August 7, 2020

Shippers in the Philippines can connect more seamlessly to intra-regional trade flows with the roll-out this month of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s first feeder...

Pre-COVID or under new normal, challenges the same for logistics industry

June 14, 2020

The new normal will bring the same challenges to the logistics industry, according to the Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP). “All the...

Coopetition an opportunity for multimodal transport operators, says industry exec

June 14, 2020

Multimodal transport operators can collaborate and cooperate—even between competitors—during this time when there are capacity issues and decrease in cargo demand brought by the...

Stakeholders seek clear-cut, coordinated policies on cargo transport

March 21, 2020

Cargo transport stakeholders are asking government officials to issue clear-cut and coordinated national and local regulations that are fully cascaded to ground personnel. This...

Building supply chain resilience, accelerating recovery from disruptions

March 7, 2020

The current COVID-19 outbreak has caused disruption through all sectors of the supply chain, with industries such as auto, travel, consumer goods, electronics and...