Improved year predicted for PH shipping, logistics
A recovery for the Philippine shipping industry may be in the cards this year, according to Edgar Milla, president of the Association of International…
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…
MICT expects better traffic management with RFID truck tagging
GLOBAL port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. expects improved truck and traffic management early next year following the introduction of its radio frequency…
Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. is keeping its eyes peeled for opportunities to manage other terminals. “We will certainly take a serious…
Publicly-listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is accelerating its investment program for Manila South Harbor to the tune of over P6.0 billion during the next…
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…
Winds of change blowing at Philippine Shippers’ Bureau
FREIGHT forwarders, be ready for changes at the Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB). A reliable source from PSB’s mother agency, the Department of Trade and…
ICTSI, Asian Terminals ease payment mode for PH forwarders
PHILIPPINE International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) members should now find it easier paying port charges with two of the country’s port operators. Manila International…
Davao International Container Terminal targets over 200,000 TEUs next year
DAVAO International Container Terminal (DICT) in southern Philippines expects to handle almost 58% or 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of its annual capacity of…
PH Customs accreditation unit faces abolition; one-time accreditation eyed
THE Interim Customs Accreditation Registration Unit (ICARE) of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is headed for abolition within the year, and its main…
TUGBOAT operator Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. has its sights on business expansion, aiming to become the leading marine service provider in the Philippines…
CARGOES handled by domestic airfreight forwarders in the Philippines in the first half of the year dropped 44.21% to 21.352 million kilograms from 38.273…
HARBOR Star Shipping Services Inc. is looking at finally launching its estimated P454 million initial public offering late next month and listing the stock…
Trucking industry unhappy with PH gov’t plan to retire 15-year-old trucks
THE Philippine trucking industry is likely to face a new dilemma if the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) proceeds with a plan…
Volume slips at Mindanao box terminal, but recovery under way
CARGO throughput at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental, southern Philippines, declined 1.84% to 17,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June from…
