PH Customs revives talks on electronic air manifest
TALKS on the implementation of the electronic airfreight manifest have been revived by the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC). Under the revised draft memorandum…
Logistics execs’ faith in emerging markets firm amid slowdown signs
Notwithstanding the political and economic turmoil that rocked some developing countries in 2013, the logistics industry is optimistic about growth prospects in emerging markets…
UPS 2013 earnings expected to fall short of target
A truncated holiday peak season, higher costs driven by record online shopping, and bad weather will impact earnings for 2013 at United Parcel Service…
BOC releases draft order on new offdock CY/CFS rates
A draft memorandum order adjusting off-dock container yard/container freight station (CY/CFS) rates in the Philippines has been released by the office of the Bureau…
Logistics firms are data banks for emerging business trends
With the massive volume of information in their hands, logistics companies can use data analysis to their advantage by predicting emerging supply chain trends…
Week-long daytime truck ban a nightmare, say PH goods movers
THE just-ended week-long total daytime truck ban in Metro Manila had been a “nightmare” that caused backlogs in transporting cargoes and led to extra costs…
Agility boosts Malaysia trucking service to fortify SEA links
Global supply chain provider Agility has increased its trucking shuttle service frequency in Malaysia to a daily basis to strengthen linkages to the country’s…
The newly elected Officers and Directors of the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) recently took their oath of office with Bureau of Customs…
PH trade department reassures forwarders on post-PSB accreditation
PHILIPPINE freight forwarders need not worry because there would definitely be a division under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to accredit them…
Malaysia reopens dedicated logistics support agency
The Malaysian government has resurrected a mothballed agency that is being tasked to support the local logistics industry and promote its growth, especially with…
PH truck ban exempts fuel tankers, relief goods carriers
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) revised some provisions in its six-day total daytime truck ban for the holidays a day before the ban…
SDV Philippines committed to typhoon disaster recovery effort
SDV Philippines rescue teams are still hard at work weeks after Supertyphoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) made landfall in central Philippines and caused widespread…
