Shipping group pushes nationwide rollout of relief measures

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/28/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The largest shipping industry group in the Philippines has urged the national government to roll out wider relief measures across the country, following recent fee reductions implemented in Cebu to cushion the impact…

Santa Fe seeks clarity on shipping fees, schedules

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/22/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The local government of Santa Fe in Bantayan Island, northern Cebu, has requested regulators to address persistent shipping delays and clarify recent fare hikes affecting vessels serving the island town, citing growing complaints…

LIST: Cancelled sea trips from Cebu due to TS Basyang

02/05/2026

Travel plans out of Cebu were disrupted as Tropical Storm (TS) Basyang prompted sea trip cancellations.  Shipping operators began halting trips to ensure passenger safety.  READ: Basyang: LIVE UPDATES Here’s a running list of cancelled sea trips …

Philippines to ‘seek help’ securing release of Huthi-held sailors

07/29/2025

Manila, Philippines–The Philippines said Tuesday it would ask “friendly countries” to help secure the release of nine Filipino sailors being held by Yemen’s Huthi rebels. The Iran-backed Huthis released footage on Monday of crew members missing after attacks…

Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint

12/02/2024

SAINT-MALO, France  — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind’s clean energy to transport goods…

Shipping firm ordered to pay ₱1M in damages over intern’s death

Futch Anthony Inso 11/15/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A shipping company was ordered to pay ₱1 million as temperate damages to the family of an intern who was electrocuted and later died. The complaint was filed by the victim’s parents, Eddie…

Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers

10/12/2023

MANAUS—A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, highlighting the plight of river transport in the…

DOTr chief directs PPA to reduce shipping, travel costs

Inquirer.net 07/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Thursday directed the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to reduce shipping and travel costs to maintain convenient, safe, and secure travel. In a surprise visit to the PPA, Bautista revealed…

World’s biggest shipping groups suspend Russian deliveries

Agence France Presse 03/02/2022

PARIS — The three biggest container shipping groups in the world announced Tuesday that they were suspending non-essential deliveries to Russia, adding to the country’s economic isolation following a raft of sanctions by the West. Danish shipping…

Flowers for  Sinulog Galleon, arrival of guests  delayed due to Taal eruption

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The eruption of the Taal Volcano, despite being thousands of kilometers away, has still affected the preparations of the activities of the 455th Fiesta Señor in Cebu. Raphael Wong of Mandaue Shipping and…

Norwegian Shipowners Association visits UCLM

Marc Cosep 11/01/2019

Confident with the capabilities of Filipino maritime cadets and its ability of producing successful graduates throughout its program, the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA) paid a courtesy visit to the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) Campus.…

Gemini Shipping secures MCBL title

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 12/17/2018

GEMINI Shipping outlasted the fancied Brinnovid, 91-82, to come away with the championship of the Metro Cebu Basketball League Season 3 last Sunday at the Capitol Parish Gym. Gemini was up, 67-60, going to the fourth and…

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