Truckers decry truck ban, fear further blow to struggling economy
• The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines is asking the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to reconsider its decision to re-impose the truck…
Fearing congestion, port stakeholders seek recall of Navotas truck ban
International shipping lines and container depot operators are requesting the city government of Navotas to suspend its limited truck ban planned for implementation in…
BOC mulls NVVS suspension after House recommendation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is reviewing its National Value Verification System (NVVS) and mulling its suspension as requested by the House of Representatives…
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BOC: NVVS value a ‘reference’, not replacement for transaction value
There is no order instructing customs appraisers to favor value in the National Value Verification System (NVVS) over the transaction value, according to an…
AISL: foreign carriers ready to comply with IMO 2020
Members of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) are ready for the strict enforcement next year of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global…
PPA may start bidding out port contracts under new guidelines by Nov
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is expected to begin bidding out port management contracts next month under its new terminal management policy. This comes…
e2m to soon recognize declarants other than customs broker
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is restructuring its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system to finally enable implementation of an order that will allow individuals, other than…
With looming IMO 2020 implementation, no MARINA plan yet for domestic vessels
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is still studying how to implement the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020, or the sulfur cap policy, on domestic…
PPA rules: Licensed customs brokers exempt from accreditation
Licensed customs brokers no longer need to secure accreditation from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) under certain circumstances. The PPA Board of Directors in…
PMTLAI to pilot test online payment facility with shipping lines
The Philippine Multimodal Transport and Logistics Association, Inc. (PMTLAI) will conduct a trial run in October for eCargolink, an online payment facility that enables…
Manila gov’t warm to proposed flyover linking MICT to Road 10
The Manila city government supports the proposed flyover that will link Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) directly to Road 10, according to an official…
TradeNet interface with ASEAN Single Window still on in Nov despite snag: BOC
Testing of the Philippines’ interconnection to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) has been put on hold, but the Department…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has lined up several short-, medium- and long-term automation projects covering, among others, informal entries, e-commerce shipments and postal…
BOC post-clearance audit group on track to hit P4B target
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Post-Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) has collected more than half of its P4-billion target this year from importers availing of…
Maritime group against bills declassifying shipping as public utility
The Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA) is opposing bills that propose to remove transportation services, which include domestic shipping, from the list of services…
Growing population, 24-hour society fuel PH cold chain sector
A young and growing population and a 24-hour economy are helping boost the Philippines’ cold chain industry, according to Frans Kok, general manager for…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) legal division is reviewing the draft customs memorandum order (CMO) providing guidelines on implementation of the new Registered Exporters…
