Transport

A study from ERIA proposes deploying energy saving rules for commercial buildings, clean electricity, and smart transport.

Policies that encourage PPPs and relaxed taxes and levies are among recommendations.

Reefer Express Line Filipinas, Inc. says the direct service will serve manufacturers struggling to find ways to ship their goods during the pandemic.

Negotiations for the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement were completed last week between ASEAN and the European Union.

The Malaysian budget airline sees the Philippines’ southern region among its biggest cargo markets.

High on the agenda are the drafting of a travel corridor arrangement framework, digital tools for seamless travel, and common guidelines on hygiene and safety.

Recommended measures focus on transport workers’ safety and training, ensuring connectivity for supply chains, and building back better.

Better connectivity seen to improve the chances of BIMP-EAGA SMEs to recover from COVID-19.

A 1.03-billion-ringgit project will upgrade port facilities and equipment and double the container terminal’s capacity by 2024.

Jakarta-based Sriwijaya Air and Manila-based shipping operator Reefer Express Line Filipinas, Inc. eyed to serve the BIMP-EAGA route.