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ππŽπ‚, 𝐏𝐃𝐄𝐀 πˆππ“π„π‘π‚π„ππ“ 𝐏𝟏.πŸ‘πŸ”π 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐔 𝐀𝐓 πŒπˆπ‚π β‚±1.36B worth of suspected illegal drugs seized at Manila International Container Port. portcalls.com/boc-pdea-inter… @CustomsPH
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π„πŒπˆπ‘π€π“π„π’ π’πŠπ˜π‚π€π‘π†πŽ 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 πƒπ„πƒπˆπ‚π€π“π„πƒ π’π„π‘π•πˆπ‚π„ π…πŽπ‘ πŒπŽπ•πˆππ† π€πˆ πˆππ…π‘π€ @emirates SkyCargo has expanded its air freight offerings to support the growing need to transport AI-related hardware and equipment. portcalls.com/emirates-skyca…
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𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐃𝐀 π’π„π„πŠπ’ 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍, 𝐏𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐒 π‚π€π‘ππ„π˜ π•πˆπ’πˆπ“π’ πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€ Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Manila for the @ASEAN Summit to push trade deals with ASEAN and the Philippines. portcalls.com/canada-seeks-a…
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Security exclusion zones in place for the @ASEAN Summit in Manila. Plan your trips.
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π€π˜π€π‹π€π‹π€ππƒ π‹πŽπ†πˆπ’π“πˆπ‚π’ πŸ—-πŒπŽππ“π‡ 𝐍𝐄𝐓 πˆππ‚πŽπŒπ„ π’π‹πˆππ’ π“πŽ ππŸ•πŸ‘πŒ AyalaLand Logistics’ earnings for the first three quarters dropped from β‚±81 million to β‚±73 million. portcalls.com/ayalaland-logi…
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π„π—ππŽπ‘π“π„π‘π’ ππ€π‚πŠ πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€ ππŽπ‘π“ π…πˆπ—π„π’, 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇 π…πŽπ‘ π‹πŽππ†-π“π„π‘πŒ π‘π„π…πŽπ‘πŒπ’ @PHILEXPORTMNL welcomes Manila port fixes but calls for lasting reforms. portcalls.com/exporters-back…
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𝐅𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐗 π‹πˆπ…π“π’ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” πŽπ”π“π‹πŽπŽπŠ 𝐀𝐒 ππŸ‘ 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 π‡πˆπ“π’ $𝟐𝟐.πŸ—π @FedEx's adjusted operating income rises to $1.20B in the third quarter, on higher volumes and yields despite rising costs. portcalls.com/fedex-lifts-20…
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π’π”ππˆπ‚β€™π’ π€π‚π“π’πˆ π“πŽ πˆππ’π“π€π‹π‹ π†πŽπ†πŽ πˆππ…π‹πˆπ†π‡π“ π–πˆ-π…πˆ 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐇 ππ”π’πˆππ„π’π’ 𝐉𝐄𝐓𝐒 Subic-based ACTSI becomes Gogo’s authorized Philippine dealer, selling and installing inflight Wi-Fi for business jets. portcalls.com/subics-actsi-t…
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𝐏𝐇 πŒπ€ππ”π…π€π‚π“π”π‘πˆππ† π‚πŽππ“π‘π€π‚π“π’ 𝐅𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 πŽπ‚π“πŽππ„π‘ Philippine #manufacturing stayed weak in October, with output and new orders still shrinking, PMI data show. portcalls.com/ph-manufacturi…
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π€ππ„π‚πŽ π‚πŽπ”π‘π“π’ π‚π€ππ€πƒπˆπ€π πˆππ•π„π’π“πŽπ‘π’ π…πŽπ‘ 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄, π„ππ„π‘π†π˜ ππ‘πŽπ‰π„π‚π“π’ The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority pitches Casiguran to Canadian investors as a defense and clean energy hub. portcalls.com/apeco-courts-c…
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ππŽπ‚-π‚π‹π€π‘πŠ π’π„πˆπ™π„π’ ππŸ—πŸ—.πŸ’πŒ πŠπ„π“π€πŒπˆππ„ 𝐈𝐍 π“π–πŽ π€πˆπ‘ π’π‡πˆππŒπ„ππ“π’ @CustomsPH and PDEA seize β‚±99.4M worth of ketamine in two air cargo shipments at Clark. portcalls.com/boc-clark-seiz…
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π€π’πˆπ€ ππ€π‚πˆπ…πˆπ‚ π€πˆπ‘ π‚π€π‘π†πŽ πƒπ„πŒπ€ππƒ 𝐔𝐏 πŸ”.πŸ’% 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓 𝐎𝐍 πŒπ€ππ”π…π€π‚π“π”π‘πˆππ†, π€πˆ Asia-Pacific air cargo strengthened in September, lifted by factory output and AI-related demand. @AAPAirlines portcalls.com/asia-pacific-a…
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π‡π€π‘ππŽπ‘ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 π’π‡πˆπππˆππ† ππ‘πŽπ…πˆπ“ π‰π”πŒππ’ π“πŽ ππŸπŸ–πŸπŒ 𝐈𝐍 πŸ—-πŒπŽππ“π‡ ππ„π‘πˆπŽπƒ Harbor Star’s Jan–Sept net income more than triples to β‚±282.6 million. portcalls.com/harbor-star-sh…
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𝐃𝐇𝐋 π’π”πππ‹π˜ π‚π‡π€πˆπ, π“π„π‘π€πƒπ˜ππ„ 𝐏𝐇 πŽππ„π 𝐍𝐄𝐖 π–π€π‘π„π‡πŽπ”π’π„ 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐔 @DHLsupplychain opens a 4,200-sqm temperature-controlled warehouse for @TERPhilippines in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu. portcalls.com/dhl-supply-cha…
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πƒπŽπ… π’π“π”πƒπˆπ„π’ π’π‚π‘π€πππˆππ† 𝐓𝐀𝐗 ππ‘π„π€πŠ 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 πˆπŒππŽπ‘π“π’ @dofgovph reviews duty-free treatment for imports worth β‚±10,000 or less, which could hit cheap online buys. portcalls.com/dof-studies-sc…
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𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 π€π†πˆππ† π‚πŽππ“π€πˆππ„π‘π’ π“πŽ 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄 πŒπ€ππˆπ‹π€ ππŽπ‘π“π’ 𝐈𝐍 𝟐 π–π„π„πŠπ’ 1,000 aging containers will leave Manila ports within two weeks to ease congestion, and empties will move to Subic and Batangas. @phil_chamber portcalls.com/1000-aging-con…
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π„π‹π„π‚π“π‘πŽππˆπ‚π’ π‚πŽππ“πˆππ”π„ π“πŽ πƒπ‘πˆπ•π„ 𝐏𝐇 π„π—ππŽπ‘π“π’ π“πŽ π‘π„π‚πŽπ‘πƒ $πŸ—.πŸ—π 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓 Philippine #exports hit a record US$9.87B in September, up 35.6%, per @PSAgovph. portcalls.com/electronics-co…
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 πŒπ€π‘πˆππ€ π‚π‡πˆπ„π… 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 π‚πŽππ“πˆππ”πˆπ“π˜, π„π…π…πˆπ‚πˆπ„ππ‚π˜ Retired Navy officer Loumer Bernabe takes over as MARINA’s officer-in-charge, vowing to keep reforms on track. @DOTrMARINAPH portcalls.com/new-marina-chi…
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ππŽπ‚ 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 ππŽπ‘π“ π„π—π€πŒπˆππ€π“πˆπŽπ π“πŽ πŒπˆπƒππˆπ†π‡π“ π…πŽπ‘ π‚π‡π‘πˆπ’π“πŒπ€π’ π•πŽπ‹π”πŒπ„ @CustomsPH extends exam hours at congested ports ahead of the #Christmas #cargo rush. portcalls.com/boc-extends-po…
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π‡πˆπƒπƒπ„π π‚πŽπ’π“π’, ππŽπ“ 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋, 𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄 𝐏𝐇 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓-πŒπˆπ‹π„ πƒπ„π‹πˆπ•π„π‘π˜ PH delivery firms should focus on costs they can control, says @FarEye's Suryansh Jalan. portcalls.com/hidden-costs-n…
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