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

Joined August 2010
πŒπ€π‹π‹ 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐒 π“πŽ 𝐄𝐔 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 ππ‘πŽπƒπ”π‚π“ πˆπƒπ„ππ“πˆπ…πˆπ„π‘π’, β‚¬πŸ“ 𝐅𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐘 ππŽπ• 𝟏 From Nov 1, direct-to-EU #shipping will need Product Identifiers and at least €5 in fees per product type. portcalls.com/small-parcels-… #ecommerce
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𝐀𝐙𝐍𝐀𝐑 π’π‡πˆπππˆππ† 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐂 ππŽπƒ π…πŽπ‘ ππŸ”πŸ•πŸŽπŒ 𝐈𝐏𝐎 π“πŽ 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐓 Aznar Shipping gets SEC nod for a P670M initial public offering to fund fleet expansion, with listing set for December 18. portcalls.com/aznar-shipping…
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π™π€πŒππŽπ€ππ†π€ ππŽπ‘π“ 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 ππ”πˆπ‹πƒπˆππ† 𝐔𝐏 π…πŽπ‘ π‘π„ππˆπƒπƒπˆππ† The Philippine Ports Authority is rebidding the contract for the construction of a two-storey passenger terminal building at #Zamboanga port. @ph_ports portcalls.com/zamboanga-port…
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πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€ ππŽπ‘π“ π‚πŽππ†π„π’π“πˆπŽπ πŒπ€π˜ π“π€πŠπ„ πŒπŽππ“π‡π’ π“πŽ 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑: ππŽπ‚ Manila port congestion could take months to clear, @CustomsPH Deputy Commissioner Agaton Uvero told logistics players. portcalls.com/manila-port-co…
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π…πŽπ‘π„πˆπ†π π‚πŽππ“π€πˆππ„π‘ 𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐒 ππ„π†πˆπ π‚π€π‹π‹πˆππ† 𝐀𝐓 π‚π€π†π€π˜π€π 𝐃𝐄 πŽπ‘πŽ ππŽπ‘π“ Cagayan De Oro port welcomed the maiden voyage of intra-Asia carrier Cheng Lie Navigation Company’s container vessel, MV Arionas. portcalls.com/foreign-contai…
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π’ππŒπ€ 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 π‘πˆπ’π„ 𝐈𝐍 𝐄-π•π„π‡πˆπ‚π‹π„ π’π‡πˆππŒπ„ππ“π’ 𝐈𝐍 π’π”ππˆπ‚ @SBMA_SubicBay expects more electric vehicle shipments as Subic grows as an automotive #logistics hub. portcalls.com/sbma-expects-r…
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π…πˆπ€π“π€: π…π‘π„πˆπ†π‡π“ π…πŽπ‘π–π€π‘πƒπ„π‘π’ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝐔𝐏 𝐀𝐒 π’π”πππ‹π˜ π‚π‡π€πˆπ π’π“π‘π€π“π„π†πˆπ’π“π’ Geopolitical shocks like the #Hormuz disruption are reshaping trade routes and turning freight forwarders into strategic partners. portcalls.com/fiata-report-f…
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π‡πŒπŒ πˆππ•π„π’π“πˆππ† $𝟏.πŸ”πŸπ π…πŽπ‘ 𝟏𝟐 𝐍𝐄𝐖 π‚πŽππ“π€πˆππ„π‘ π’π‡πˆππ’ HMM approved a roughly US$1.62-billion investment to add 12 container ships to its fleet, expanding capacity by 114,100 twenty-foot equivalent units. portcalls.com/hmm-investing-…
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π“π€πˆπ–π€ππ„π’π„ π’πŽπ‹π€π‘ π…π‹πŽπ€π“ πŒπ€πŠπ„π‘ 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐔𝐏 π’π‡πŽπ 𝐀𝐓 π€π˜π€π‹π€ πˆππƒπ”π’π“π‘πˆπ€π‹ ππ€π‘πŠπ’ AyalaLand Logistics lands Taiwan solar float maker Suntoward Tech in its PH market debut. portcalls.com/taiwanese-sola…
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𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍 πˆπ’ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 ππ‡πˆπ‹πˆπππˆππ„ π‚πŽπ€π’π“ 𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃 π‚πŽπŒπŒπ€ππƒπ€ππ“ VAdm. Rommel Supangan is the new Philippine Coast Guard commandant, succeeding retired Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan. portcalls.com/supangan-is-ne…
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𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐔 ππ€π‚πˆπ…πˆπ‚ π…πˆπ‘π’π“ π“πŽ 𝐔𝐒𝐄 ππ‘πˆπƒπ†π„ πŒπŽπ”ππ“π„πƒ π„ππ”πˆππŒπ„ππ“ 𝐀𝐓 π‚π‹π€π‘πŠ π€πˆπ‘ππŽπ‘π“ @CebuPacificAir is the first #airline to use bridge-mounted equipment at @CRKAirport, for greener ground operations. portcalls.com/cebu-pacific-f…
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πŒπŽππƒπ„ ππˆπ’π’πˆπ, 𝐃𝐇𝐋 π’π”πππ‹π˜ π‚π‡π€πˆπ πŒπ€π‘πŠ 𝟏𝟎 π˜π„π€π‘π’ πŽπ… ππ€π‘π“ππ„π‘π’π‡πˆπ Monde Nissin and @DHLsupplychain mark 10 years of #partnership built on trust and continuous improvement. portcalls.com/monde-nissin-d…
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ππŽπ‹π˜πŒπ„π‘ π‹πˆππŠ 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐒 πŒπŽπ‘π„ π„π”π‘πŽππ„ π’π‡πˆππŒπ„ππ“π’ π…π‘πŽπŒ π‚π‹π€π‘πŠ 𝐈𝐍 πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ• Polymer Link PH to ramp up Europe shipments in 2027. portcalls.com/polymer-link-p…
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π‚π€π†π€π˜π€π 𝐃𝐄 πŽπ‘πŽ ππŽπ‘π“ 𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐔𝐏 π…πŽπ‘ 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍 πŽπ… π…πŽπ‘π„πˆπ†π π‚πŽππ“π€πˆππ„π‘π’ @CustomsPH, Oroport and @cmacgm move to revive international container #cargo at Cagayan de Oro’s Macabalan Port. portcalls.com/cagayan-de-oro…
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ππŽπ‚ πŽπ…π…πˆπ‚π„π‘β€™π’ π’π„πŒπˆπ‚πŽππƒπ”π‚π“πŽπ‘ 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑 ππ”ππ‹πˆπ’π‡π„πƒ 𝐁𝐘 πˆππ“π„π‘ππ€π“πˆπŽππ€π‹ πˆππ’π“πˆπ“π”π“π„ @CustomsPH officer’s #semiconductor supply chain security paper published by Pacific Forum. portcalls.com/boc-officers-s…
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ππˆπ‘ 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋 πŒπ€π‘πŠπˆππ† π‚π‘π€π‚πŠπƒπŽπ–π, πŸ•πŸ– 𝐆𝐀𝐒 π’π“π€π“πˆπŽππ’ π…π€πˆπ‹ 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 @birgovph expands #fuel marking to 10 regions, testing 189 stations to curb illicit fuel trade. portcalls.com/bir-expands-fu…
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ππ‡π‹ππŽπ’π“ 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 πŒπ€πˆπ‹, 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 π…πŽπ‘ π’π€π”πƒπˆ π€π‘π€ππˆπ€ @phlpostofficial has suspended international mail and parcels to Saudi Arabia due to Middle East conflict-related flight disruptions. portcalls.com/phlpost-suspen…
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𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁 πŽπ‘πƒπ„π‘π’ πŸ“ 𝐄-π‚πŽπŒπŒπ„π‘π‚π„ π…πˆπ‘πŒπ’ π“πŽ π‹πˆπ’π“ π“π‘π”π‚πŠ 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 @LTFRB ordered @LazadaPH, @ShopeePH, ZALORA, TikTok Shop & SM Retail to submit records so it can check which of their #delivery partners are legitimate. portcalls.com/ltfrb-orders-5…
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πƒπ“πˆ 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈 𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 π‚π€ππˆπ“π€π‹β€™π’ 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋, π‚πŽπ‹πƒ π’π“πŽπ‘π€π†π„ ππ‘πŽπ‰π„π‚π“π’ @DtiPhilippines fast-tracks I Squared Capital’s $2B fuel storage, pipeline and cold storage projects in the Philippines. portcalls.com/dti-accelerate…
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𝐀𝐏 π‚π€π‘π†πŽ πŽππ„ππ’ πŸπŸŽπŸŽπ“π‡ 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇 πˆππ’πˆπƒπ„ 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐀 π…π‹πŽπ–π„π‘ πŒπ€π‘πŠπ„π“ Dangwa flower vendors can now ship #perishables and #cargo nationwide through the 100th branch of AP Cargo. portcalls.com/ap-cargo-opens…
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