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PH box liners threaten to drop calls to Iloilo over berthing woes

Domestic container lines in the Philippines are considering stopping their weekly operations at Loboc and San Pedro ports in Iloilo, 564 kilometers south of…

June 24, 2015
4 minute read

Harbour Centre responds to bulk and breakbulk cargo pile up

Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Inc. (HCPTI) has entered a new phase of progressively responding to the volume increase of bulk and breakbulk cargo. The…

June 17, 2015
7 minute read

PH off-dock depots’ utilization at pre-congestion levels

Utilization at off-dock container yards in the Greater Metro Manila and nearby areas is now back to pre-port congestion levels, but operators forecast levels could slip…

June 15, 2015
2 minute read

New operations centers, terminal operating systems seen to boost efficiencies at Manila North Harbor

The development of Manila North Harbor is in full swing as its operator, Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI), gets ready to open…

May 25, 2015
3 minute read

2015 a ‘challenging year’ for PH trucking

Despite easing of congestion at Manila ports, truckers still see 2015 as another challenging year due to existing and pending government policies. Three trucking…

May 25, 2015
4 minute read

16 carriers scrap PH port congestion surcharges

As of May 19, a total of 16 foreign shipping lines operating in the Philippines have already lifted their port congestion surcharges (PCS), while…

May 24, 2015
2 minute read

BOC asked to dispense with hard copies of manifests

Foreign shipping lines are requesting the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to do away with hard copies of sea freight manifests and implement a total…

May 18, 2015
2 minute read

Cebu port agency to lease additional space to store seized cargo

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) will rent additional space within the Cebu port zone to store seized and abandoned cargoes. In a text message…

May 17, 2015
2 minute read

BOC waives e-manifest penalty for 7 days

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will not impose penalties related to the implementation of the electronic submission of airfreight manifests, which begins on May…

May 11, 2015
3 minute read

Longer free storage period eyed by PH forwarders

Freight forwarders are asking the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to consider lengthening the number of free storage days in cases when a consignee imports…

April 12, 2015
2 minute read

Carriers scurry to move 30,000 empties out of Manila to avoid overstaying fees

Foreign shipping lines will be repositioning out of the Philippines as many as 30,000 empty containers over the next three months to help ease…

January 19, 2015
2 minute read

Businesses make a beeline for Batangas

BATANGAS CITY, PHILIPPINES – More and more businesses are looking to use Batangas port as an alternative to Manila, following the imposition of the…

April 16, 2014
2 minute read

Carriers enter into Subic co-loading arrangement; Subic port volume up in Q1

There is growing interest in the use of Subic container port following the imposition of the Manila truck ban in late February that…

April 1, 2014
3 minute read

Manila truck ban caused up to 48-hour delivery delays, from 2% to 100% drop in revenues – poll

Not everyone doing business at the ports of Manila oppose the city’s controversial daytime truck ban that both investors and government officials say is…

March 18, 2014
3 minute read

PH cold chain players warm up to industry’s growth prospects

THE Philippines’ cold chain industry is optimistic that despite facing some challenges, business will improve 5% year-on-year in 2014, according to Anthony Dizon, president…

March 18, 2014
5 minute read

BOC eyes load port survey for container cargo

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to extend the requirement for load port survey (LPS) to containerized cargoes by mid-year. The LPS…

March 12, 2014
2 minute read

PH cold chain operators eye expansion in Caraga region

The Caraga region in northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines offers myriad opportunities for cold chain operators, especially after the recent launch of the four-year…

March 4, 2014
2 minute read

PSB mulls automatic PISFA membership for forwarders

The Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) is holding consultations on a Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) proposal for automatic PISFA membership of PSB-accredited forwarders.…

March 4, 2014
2 minute read

7-day customs work week at key PH ports welcomed

STAKEHOLDERS welcome the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan for a seven-day work schedule, saying it would help speed up customs processes. Customs deputy…

February 17, 2014
3 minute read

Foreign liners levy PH congestion fee as port operators deny clogging

SOME foreign shipping lines calling the ports of Manila have imposed a port congestion surcharge since the third week of December even as terminal…

January 29, 2014
4 minute read

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