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

Joined August 2010
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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𝐏𝟐𝟎.πŸ–π π’π€πŒπ€π‹-πƒπ€π•π€πŽ ππ‘πˆπƒπ†π„ 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 π‘π„π’π“π‘π”π‚π“π”π‘πˆππ† ππŽπƒ P20.8B Samal-Davao bridge gets a funding restructuring nod. It will cut the crossing to 4.5 minutes. #infrastructure portcalls.com/p20-8b-samal-d… @dofgovph @DPWHph
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𝐏𝐀𝐋 π…π‹πˆπ„π’ π…πˆπ‘π’π“ π–πˆπƒπ„-ππŽπƒπ˜ π€πˆπ‘π‚π‘π€π…π“ π“πŽ ππŽπ‡πŽπ‹, πˆππ‚π‘π„π€π’πˆππ† π‚π€ππ€π‚πˆπ“π˜ Philippine Airline flies A330s to Bohol, adding Manila–Bohol seats for the holidays. @flyPAL @Airbus portcalls.com/pal-flies-firs…
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π’πŒπ”π†π†π‹π„π‘ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 π“πŽ πŸ’ π˜π„π€π‘π’ 𝐈𝐍 π‰π€πˆπ‹ π…πŽπ‘ ππŸ”.πŸ•πŸ”πŒ π‚πˆπ†π€π‘π„π“π“π„ 𝐇𝐀𝐔𝐋 Man caught with β‚±6.76M in smuggled #cigarettes in Sarangani gets up to 4 years in prison, says @CustomsPH. #smuggling portcalls.com/smuggler-sente…
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𝐁𝐎𝐈-π€πππ‘πŽπ•π„πƒ πˆππ•π„π’π“πŒπ„ππ“π’ 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄 πŸ“πŸ‘% π“πŽ ππŸ—πŸŽπŸŽπ 𝐈𝐍 𝐉𝐀𝐍-𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓 @boiphilippines-approved investments rise 53% to β‚±900B in Jan–Sept, reaching 90% of its β‚±1T goal. portcalls.com/boi-approved-i… #investments
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Welcome, Marc Anthony Dizon of FAST Logistics, to Beyond Logistics! His first column explains how cold chain #logistics can help the #pork industry recover from African swine fever. #coldchain portcalls.com/how-integrated…
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𝐏𝐇 π‚πŽπ‘π πˆπŒππŽπ‘π“ ππ”πŽπ“π€ 𝐔𝐏 πŸπŸπŸ•% π“πŽ πŸ“πŸŽπŸŽ,𝟎𝟎𝟎 πŒπ“ π“πŽ 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 π’π”πππ‹π˜ π’π‡πŽπ‘π“π€π†π„ President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. raises the 2026 #corn import quota at lower tariffs to 500,000 MT from 220,000 MT. portcalls.com/ph-corn-import…
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πƒπˆπ™πŽπ, π‹πŽππ„π™ π€π’π’π”πŒπ„ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 ππŽπ’π“π’ π–πˆπ“π‡ πŽπ‘πƒπ„π‘π’ π“πŽ 𝐒𝐄𝐓 π‹π€π’π“πˆππ† π‘π„π…πŽπ‘πŒπ’ Dizon returns to @DOTrPH to fix @LTOPhilippines, and Lopez takes over @DPWHph. portcalls.com/dizon-lopez-as…
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πŠπŽππ†π’ππ„π‘π† πŒπ€π‘πˆπ“πˆπŒπ„ ππŽπŽπ’π“π’ 𝐏𝐇 πŽππ„π‘π€π“πˆπŽππ’ π–πˆπ“π‡ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€ πŽπ…π…πˆπ‚π„ Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime opens a Manila office to better serve PH #maritime clients. @KOGMaritime portcalls.com/kongsberg-mari…
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πŒππ“π‚ π‘πŽπ‹π‹π’ πŽπ”π“ π‘πŽπ€πƒ π’π”πππŽπ‘π“ ππ‘πŽπ†π‘π€πŒ π…πŽπ‘ 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐒 πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋 Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation will deploy 2,000 personnel for the #Undas rush, with traffic seen up to 12% higher. portcalls.com/mptc-rolls-out…
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π€π†π‘πˆ π“π‘π”π‚πŠπ„π‘π’: π„ππ‘πŽπ‹π‹ 𝐁𝐘 πŽπ‚π“. πŸ‘πŸ π…πŽπ‘ πŸ“% π’πŒπ‚ π“πŽπ‹π‹ πƒπˆπ’π‚πŽπ”ππ“ SMC Tollways gives #truckers hauling farm goods 5% off tolls in November. Register by Oct 31. portcalls.com/agri-truckers-…
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𝐂.𝐇. π‘πŽππˆππ’πŽπ πŽπ…π…π„π‘π’ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 π€πˆ 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 π…πŽπ‘ π‚π”π’π“πŽπŒπ’, πŽπ‚π„π€π & π€πˆπ‘ π…π‘π„πˆπ†π‡π“ C.H. Robinson rolls out #AI tools to speed up ocean, air and customs #logistics work. portcalls.com/c-h-robinson-o…
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πŒπˆππƒπ€ππ€πŽ π‚πŽππ“π€πˆππ„π‘ π“π„π‘πŒπˆππ€π‹ 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 πˆππ‚π‡π„π’ 𝐔𝐏 π“πŽ πŸ“.πŸ’% π…πŽπ‘ πŽπ‚π“ πŸπŸ•-ππŽπ• 𝟐 Mindanao Container Terminal’s fuel surcharge rises to 5.4% from Oct 27 to Nov 2. portcalls.com/mindanao-conta…
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π†π‹πŽππ€π‹ππŽπ‘π“ πŽπ™π€πŒπˆπ™ π’π„π„πŠπ’ πŸπŸ“.πŸŽπŸ‘% π“π€π‘πˆπ…π… 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 π‡πˆπŠπ„, π…πˆπ‘π’π“ π’πˆππ‚π„ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Globalport seeks a 25.03% tariff hike at Ozamiz port, its first since 2021. @ph_ports portcalls.com/globalport-oza…
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𝐏𝐇 π‘π€π‹π‹πˆπ„π’ 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 π“πŽ ππ”πˆπ‹πƒ 𝐀 π“π„π‚π‡ππŽπ‹πŽπ†π˜ π’π”πππ‹π˜ π‚π‡π€πˆπ π„π‚πŽπ’π˜π’π“π„πŒ Executive Secretary Ralph Recto urges @ASEAN to pool strengths to grow the region’s #semiconductor industry. portcalls.com/ph-rallies-ase…
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