BOC eyes automation of cargo transfers, ship-to-truck scheme
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is open to automating the process of transferring cargoes from one economic zone to another. Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina,…
The Rigging Co completes aerial lifting works for water diversion project
Heavylift and machinery mover The Rigging Co., Ltd. (TRCL) has just completed providing aerial lifting services for the Sumag River Diversion Project of two…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will shoulder overtime services rendered by Customs rank-and-file employees, including those at the ports of Subic and Clark, as prescribed under a…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have issued clarifications on the use of the General Transportation and Surety…
Shippers appeal anew for relocation of x-ray to within Mindanao port
Enterprises at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate Misamis Oriental Special Economic Zone (PIEMOSEZ) have again asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to transfer the x-ray…
Freight forwarders more upbeat about airfreight than sea freight
Global freight forwarders are optimistic about prospects in the next six months, especially in airfreight, where confidence in most trade lanes showed a notable…
Logistics giant DHL is investing US$108 million to expand its Americas hub facility at the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky airport (CVG) to meet expected…
PEZA locators get automatic accreditation from BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is automatically accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators as long as they pay an activation fee and present…
Despite easing of congestion at Manila ports, truckers still see 2015 as another challenging year due to existing and pending government policies. Three trucking…
BOC shelves pre-shipment inspection for container cargo
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina is not keen on implementing a pre-shipment inspection (PSI) on containerized cargoes despite the practice already being conducted for bulk and break…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) directed its officials to require operators of customs bonded warehouses (CBW), on-dock container yard/container freight stations (CY/CFS), arrastre operators,…
The first phase of the Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal (LGICT), the dry port of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Laguna, is…
BOC urges exporters to avail of self-certification
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is encouraging exporters and manufacturers to avail themselves of self-certification to save on time, reduce costs, and facilitate trade.…
