BOC tasks TWG to review, resolve advance manifest submission issues
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a technical working group (TWG) to review the provisions of its suspended advanced manifest system (AMS), according…
The Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) has suspended the legal proceedings in the case filed by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Company (PDIC) and the…
DoubleDragon’s second industrial warehouse hub to rise in Iloilo
CentralHub Industrial Centers, Inc. (CICI), the industrial leasing subsidiary of DoubleDragon Properties Corp., has broken ground for a 3.9-hectare property in Iloilo as the…
Metro Pacific subsidiary to build distribution hub in Cavite
Metropac Movers, Inc. (MMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), has signed an agreement with The Property Company of Friends,…
Royal Cargo harnesses solar energy to run its warehouses
Royal Cargo has upgraded its cold-chain facilities by converting the main power source of its warehouses to solar energy in anticipation of stronger market…
PMTLAI inducts officers, unveils 5-point action plan for 2018-19
Philippine Multimodal Transport and Logistics Association, Inc. (PMTLAI), the merged group of Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) and Aircargo Forwarders of the Philippines,…
UPS expands ocean LCL service in 130 new trade lanes
Atlanta-based logistics giant United Parcel Service (UPS) has announced a major expansion to its ocean less-than-container (LCL) service with the addition of direct sailings…
Contract logistics books fastest growth since 2010
The global contract logistics market grew 5.0% last year, its fastest annual pace since 2010, according to a new report from Transport Intelligence (Ti).…
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act (EGSDA) of 2018, which seeks…
Harbor Star wins P118M barge contract for Cebu link expressway
Marine service provider Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSSI) has been awarded the P118-million contract to provide two specialized barges for use in the…
Cavite Ro-Ro barge terminal ready for launch end-June
With construction now 90% complete, the first phase of the Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal, located in…
Stamm International snags 2 of 3 Dow Chemical logistics awards in Southeast Asia
Multinational Dow Chemical Company recently awarded its top logistics service providers in Southeast Asia for 2017, with a Philippine company bagging two of the…
BOC issues rules on advance submission of e-manifest under new AMS
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the advance submission of the manifest and other documents to its new Advanced Manifest System…
Deutsche Post DHL logs slight fall in Q1 revenue, confirms 2018 earnings targets
Mail and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group reported a slight decline in consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2018, attributable to negative…
Udenna takeover of 2Go stakeholder gets PCC clearance
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the acquisition by Udenna Corporation (Udenna) of all outstanding capital stock of KGL Investment B.V. (KGLI-BV), which…
DHL launches second around-the-world air cargo service
DHL Global Forwarding is deploying a second dedicated Boeing 747-400 freighter to connect the U.S., Europe, and Asia and take advantage of rising demand…
