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News and data provider for cargo transport and logistics professionals; focus is on Asia but also reports on developments elsewhere.

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π†π‹πŽππ€π‹ π€πˆπ‘ π‚π€π‘π†πŽ πƒπ„πŒπ€ππƒ π‰π”πŒππ’ πŸ•.πŸ•% 𝐈𝐍 π’π„ππ“π„πŒππ„π‘: πˆπ€π“π€ @IATA says global air #cargo demand grew strongly in September, led by international shipments, while capacity rose just 2.7%. portcalls.com/global-air-car…
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𝐏𝐀𝐋 π”π“πˆπ‹πˆπ™π„π’ π€πŸ‘πŸ“πŸŽ-𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 π…πŽπ‘ πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€-𝐒𝐀𝐍 π…π‘π€ππ‚πˆπ’π‚πŽ πƒπ€πˆπ‹π˜ π…π‹πˆπ†π‡π“π’ Philippine Airlines flies its new @Airbus A350-1000 on the Manila–San Francisco route. @flyPAL portcalls.com/pal-utilizes-a…
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𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓 π‹πŽπ†πˆπ’π“πˆπ‚π’ π’π”πππ‹πˆπ„π‘π’ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 π“πŽ 𝐁𝐏𝐈 π…πˆππ€ππ‚π„ ππ‘πŽπ†π‘π€πŒ FAST Logistics teams up with BPI so suppliers can get paid early on approved invoices. portcalls.com/fast-logistics…
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π‘π„π“πˆπ‘π„πƒ ππ€π•π˜ πŽπ…π…πˆπ‚π„π‘ 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐄 π€πππŽπˆππ“π„πƒ πŒπ€π‘πˆππ€ πŽπˆπ‚-π€πƒπŒπˆππˆπ’π“π‘π€π“πŽπ‘ Retired naval officer Loumer Bernabe is now OIC of @DOTrMARINAPH, following the retirement of administrator Sonia Malaluan. portcalls.com/retired-navy-o…
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π’π“π€π‘π‡πŽπ‘π’π„ π‘πŽπ‘πŽ 𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐋 π–πˆπ“π‡ πŸπŸ’ π‚π€π‘π†πŽ π“π‘π”π‚πŠπ’ π‹πˆπ’π“π’ 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑 ππ”π„π™πŽπ ππŽπ‘π“ A Starhorse ro-ro ship lists near Real Port, Quezon. All 58 people on board were rescued, and oil spill risk is being contained. portcalls.com/starhorse-roro…
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𝐏𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄 πƒπ„π…πˆπ‚πˆπ“ π–πˆπƒπ„ππ’ π“πŽ $πŸ“.πŸπŸ“π 𝐈𝐍 π’π„ππ“π„πŒππ„π‘ The Philippine trade gap widens for an eighth straight month in September, per @PSAgovph. portcalls.com/ph-trade-defic…
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π€ππ„π‚πŽ π’πˆπ†ππ’ ππŸ—.πŸ’πŸ“π 𝐋𝐍𝐆 ππŽπ–π„π‘ ππ‘πŽπ‰π„π‚π“ 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 π–πˆπ“π‡ 𝐔𝐒, π‹πŽπ‚π€π‹ π…πˆπ‘πŒπ’ Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority studies an LNG power facility in Casiguran. portcalls.com/apeco-signs-p9…
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𝐏𝐇 π‚π‡πˆπ‚πŠπ„π πˆπŒππŽπ‘π“π’ ππ„π€πŠ 𝐈𝐍 ππŸ’ 𝐀𝐒 𝐄𝐔 π’π‡πˆππŒπ„ππ“π’ π‚π‹πˆπŒπ πŸ”πŸ‘% PH #chicken imports peak before the holidays, hitting 173,200 tonnes in Q4 2025. EU shipments rose 63% for the year. portcalls.com/ph-chicken-imp…
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𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 π’π”πŒπŒπˆπ“ πŒπ€π˜ πƒπˆπ’π‘π”ππ“ 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐔 ππ€π‚πˆπ…πˆπ‚ π…π‹πˆπ†π‡π“π’ About 100 @CebuPacificAir flights on Nov 14–18 may be disrupted due to @ASEAN Summit security, the Civil Aeronautics Board warns. @CABPhilippines portcalls.com/asean-summit-m…
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𝐌𝐘 πˆππƒπŽ π€πˆπ‘π‹πˆππ„π’ 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 π–πˆπ“π‡ 𝐔𝐏𝐒 π…πŽπ‘ π‚π‹π€π‘πŠ-πŒπ€π‹π€π˜π’πˆπ€ π‚π€π‘π†πŽ π…π‹πˆπ†π‡π“π’ MY Indo Airlines to fly #cargo charters for @UPS linking Clark with Kuala Lumpur and Penang. @CRKAirport portcalls.com/my-indo-airlin…
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𝟐-𝐊𝐌 𝐍𝐋𝐄𝐗-π‚πŸ“ ππŽπ‘π“π‡π‹πˆππŠ πŽππ„ππ’, π“πŽπ‹π‹-𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 π”ππ“πˆπ‹ π˜π„π€π‘π„ππƒ New 2-km #NLEX-C5 link from Quirino Highway, QC, to NLEX Mindanao Toll Plaza, Valenzuela, opens toll-free until year-end. #Undas portcalls.com/2-km-nlex-c5-n… @NLEXexpressways
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𝐔𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐑𝐀 π‚πŽππ•π„ππ“πˆπŽπ π’πˆπ†ππ„πƒ, ππ€π•πˆππ† π–π€π˜ π…πŽπ‘ πƒπˆπ†πˆπ“π€π‹ π‚π€π‘π†πŽ 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 26 countries sign the @UN Accra Convention to modernize negotiable #cargo documents. portcalls.com/un-accra-conve… #aircargo
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π€πˆπ‘π‹πˆππ„π’ πƒπˆπ‘π„π‚π“π„πƒ π“πŽ πŒπ€ππ€π†π„ π…π‹πˆπ†π‡π“ π€πƒπ‰π”π’π“πŒπ„ππ“π’ π…πŽπ‘ 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 π’π”πŒπŒπˆπ“ The Civil Aeronautics Board asks #airlines to review flight schedules ahead of the Nov 16–18 @ASEAN Summit in Manila. portcalls.com/airlines-direc…
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πŸ’ 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 π’π„πŒπˆπ‚πŽππƒπ”π‚π“πŽπ‘, π„π‹π„π‚π“π‘πŽππˆπ‚π’ π†π‘πŽπ”ππ’ 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 π‚π‹πŽπ’π„π‘ π€π‹π‹πˆπ€ππ‚π„ Southeast Asian #semiconductor and #electronics groups sign a pact to deepen regional cooperation. portcalls.com/4-asean-semico… @ASEAN
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Lost an importer account despite competitive rates? Hear how importers choose, score and keep logistics partners from supply chain expert CJ Garcia at 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐁𝐒𝐝 seminar. πŸ“… Nov 27, Manila + Zoom Register: tinyurl.com/BBILP1127
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π‚π‡πˆππ€β€™π’ πŒπˆππ†π˜π€ππ† π„π˜π„π’ 𝐏𝐇 ππŽπ‘π“, π“π”π‘ππˆππ„ 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓 π…πŽπ‘ πŽπ…π…π’π‡πŽπ‘π„ π–πˆππƒ China’s Mingyang eyes Philippine #ports and a turbine plant for offshore wind. portcalls.com/chinas-mingyan…
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π‡πˆπ†π‡π„π‘ π‚π€π•πˆπ“π„π— π‘πŸ π„π—π“π„ππ’πˆπŽπ π“πŽπ‹π‹ 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 π“π€πŠπ„ 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 πŽπ‚π“ πŸπŸ– Higher CAVITEX R1 Extension tolls start today, at P103 to P310 per trip. @CaviteXpressway portcalls.com/higher-cavitex…
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ππ‡πˆπ‹πˆπππˆππ„ 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐍 π€π’πˆπ€ πƒπ„ππ‹πŽπ˜π’ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 π’π‡πˆπ 𝐎𝐍 πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€-𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐔-πƒπ€π•π€πŽ π‘πŽπ”π“π„ Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. deploys its first brand-new ship, a 398-TEU vessel, on the Manila–Cebu–Davao route. portcalls.com/philippine-spa…
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π’π”ππˆπ‚ π€πˆπ‘ππŽπ‘π“ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 ππˆπƒ πƒπ„π€πƒπ‹πˆππ„ πŒπŽπ•π„πƒ 𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐖 π“πŽ ππŽπ• πŸπŸ” Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority moves the deadline for rival bids on the P7B Subic Airport upgrade to Nov 26. #airport #Subic @SBMA_SubicBay portcalls.com/subic-airport-…
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π€πˆπ‘ π‚π€π‘π†πŽ, 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 π‚πŽπ’π“ πŒπŽπ‘π„ 𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 π‡πˆπ“π’ 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋 πŸπŸ• Air cargo and fares cost more Nov 1–15 as the fuel surcharge hits Level 17. @CABPhilippines portcalls.com/air-cargo-fare…
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