More PH carriers sign up with online empty-container returns system
More shipping lines operating in the Philippines are now connected to GoFast, the web-based system of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) that…
PH freeport zone perks largely untapped—customs expert
Traders and investors are encouraged to take advantage of the trade benefits and cost savings in Freeport zones, especially those in Northern Luzon. International…
New box barge service links Subic to other PH regional ports
Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC) has started a container barge service that connects Subic port to other regional ports in the Philippines as…
October 2, 2017
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Cargo volumes at Clark to get boost from airport expansion
The expansion of Clark International Airport (CRK) will pave the way for the Northern Luzon aviation hub to handle more cargoes, according to an…
The Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) is opposing plans to implement a Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) at the Manila North Harbor (NH), saying…
Quick Reliable, Ceres, Xend partner to boost cargo delivery in Visayas, Mindanao
Supply chain solutions provider Quick Reliable, bus company Ceres, and e-commerce and logistics company Xend Business Solutions have signed a partnership agreement to bolster…
Truckers seek repeal of DOTr order on 15-year truck age limit
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is requesting the Department of Transportation to revoke a new department order that will effectively…
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is asking the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to amend a customs order implementing the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling…
BOC’s tight balancing act: Trade facilitation and revenue generation
Much has transpired a year since Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon assumed the leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in July 2016. He…
DOTr order effectively imposes 15-year age limit for trucks
Trucking organizations are seeking a dialogue with government to discuss a new order by the Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) that effectively imposes a…
Manila North Harbor wraps up first phase of port modernization
Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) inaugurated on July 10 its newly installed quay cranes and rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes, new wharf,…
Cargo bus service underpins Quick Reliable’s customized logistics solutions
Supply chain solutions provider Quick Reliable (formerly known as QRS or Quick Reliable Courier Services, Inc.) is bringing something new to the logistics scene:…
BOC adopts remedial measures to clear Maersk-transported cargoes
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is implementing special remedial procedures to clear cargoes carried by Maersk Line affected by last week’s global cyber…
Cebu container terminal construction set to begin mid-2018
Construction of the new P9.2-billion Cebu International Container Port (CICP) is expected to start in July 2018 and end three years later, according to…
PH shipping lines start using safe transit corridor
Philippine domestic shipping lines welcomed the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) implementation of a recommended transit corridor (RTC) in Moro Gulf and Basilan Strait. The…
PPA oversight body created to identify, resolve Manila North Harbor issues
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has created an operations oversight committee to look into concerns of stakeholders using the Manila North Harbor and ensure…
