PH gov’t asked to implement ASEAN multimodal transport pact
The Philippine logistics industry will not be able to compete with its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) peers unless the government institutionalizes provisions…
E-processing of transshipments for REZA zones starts in 2016
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Regional Economic Zone Authority (REZA) have signed a joint memorandum for the mandatory electronic processing of transshipments of…
Manila ports to soon allow automatic TABS booking for paid cargoes
Shipments that have registered with the online cargo release system (OLRS) and have paid terminal and shipping charges are soon to get automatic booking…
New PH license applications for off-dock CY/CFS practically closed for now
Interested operators of off-dock container yard/container freight stations (CY/CFS) in the Philippines may not apply for a license to operate until the capacity of…
BOC pilots electronic transfer of permit to CY/CFS
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has started pilot-testing the electronic transit of permits to off-dock container yards/container freight stations (CY/CFS) to comply with a…
UPS upbeat its ‘positive momentum’ to lead to strong full year profit
Global logistics giant United Parcel Service said it is on a continued “positive momentum” following its above-expectations earnings in the third quarter, as it…
PCCI suggests trade, logistics reforms to aid PH businesses
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is proposing trade and logistics reforms that would help further ease doing business in the country.…
Bill raising tax exemption for balikbayan boxes folded into draft CMTA
Overseas Filipino workers and their families in the Philippines may soon no longer have to worry about paying taxes on their balikbayan (personal effects)…
PH trade facilitation efforts exceed ASEAN average—UN global survey
The Philippines’ efforts at implementing trade facilitation measures exceed the overall average in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific, according to a just-released survey by…
Nippon Express leads list of top international airfreight forwarders in PH
International airfreight forwarders operating in the Philippines shipped 324.763 million kilograms (kg) in 2014, 6.5% more than the 304.975 million kg reported in 2013.…
PH airfreight forwarders record 6.2% drop in 2014 shipments
Cargo volumes handled by domestic airfreight forwarders declined 6.2% in 2014 to 53.852 million kilograms (kg) from 57.393 million kg in 2013, mainly due to…
MMDA adopts truck ban for South route from Nov 17-20
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will temporarily implement a modified truck ban along the South route from November 17 to 20 to give…
PH customs brokers want TABS scrapped for impeding cargo flow
The Professional Customs Brokers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PCBAPI) is requesting government to stop implementing the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), citing its…
The Philippines has expressed an interest in joining the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). “The…
