After two resets, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will finally enforce in May the mandatory submission of manifest for air cargo through the electronic-to-mobile…
Freight forwarders are asking the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to consider lengthening the number of free storage days in cases when a consignee imports…
Penalty rules for import statement errors consolidated by BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has amended and consolidated guidelines and procedures for imposing penalties on importers and customs brokers after post-entry audit shows…
Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio B. Coloma, Jr. was guest speaker at the recent 2nd general membership meeting (GMM) of the Philippine Ship…
Tennessee-based FedEx Corporation and Europe’s TNT Express N.V. announced on April 7 that they have reached a conditional agreement for the American express service…
PH truckers seek extended freeze of anti-overloading rule
Philippine truckers will appeal for a one-year extension of the moratorium on implementation of the anti-overloading policy for trucks. The Department of Public Works…
ICTSI’s Laguna inland container depot to open by Feb
The first phase of the Laguna inland container depot (ICD) of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will begin operations on February 1, according…
Yard utilization at Manila’s two international container terminals remains high after the five-day holiday during the Papal visit, according to the Philippine Ports Authority…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released regulations on accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators. The new guidelines, embodied in Customs Memorandum Order…
PH Senate assures passage of Customs modernization act before June
Senate President Franklin Drilon said the Philippine Senate will work double time to ensure the passage of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA),…
Senders of balikbayan (personal effects) boxes should avoid dealing with 43 disreputable freight forwarders subject of complaints from shippers and consignees for non-delivery of…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has repealed a 2010 directive that requires the presence of Customs personnel during the stuffing of export shipments. Customs…
ASEAN and other non-BRICS nations most attractive to logistics investors
Southeast Asia’s Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia moved up in the 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index as the non-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is temporarily suspending the implementation of a directive that requires the presence of Customs personnel during the stuffing of…
BIR’s 2015 priority: Automate accreditation of importers, brokers
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) plans to automate the accreditation process for importers and customs brokers as part of its priority programs for…
Listed tugboat operator Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. disbursed P303.233 million from the proceeds of its initial public offering (IPO) in order to fund…
World Bank study highlights policy barriers to PH shipping industry
Prohibitive policies that hinder open competition in the Philippines might be the reason for the weak state of the domestic shipping industry, according to…
