PH initiates meetings to reopen Davao-General Santos-Bitung Ro-Ro route
The Philippine Embassy in Indonesia is moving to revive the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) service between the Philippines and Indonesia in a bid to enhance maritime…
BOC-MICP institutes various trade facilitation measures
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) recently implemented several policies that have streamlined processes at the MICP, district collector Atty. Vener…
Batangas port welcomes arrival of Toyofuji’s newbuild car carrier
The Port of Batangas recently welcomed MV Trans Harmony 2, the newest purely car carrier of Toyofuji Shipping, Toyota Group’s sole marine transport company,…
Bimco presses for a more accurate method to verify ships’ compliance with 0.5% sulfur cap
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) should adopt more accurate sulfur verification procedures and an effective implementation plan for complying with the IMO 2020 rule,…
HMM launches two new box ships retrofitted with scrubbers
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), South Korea’s largest shipping liner, launched last week one of its two newly built 11,000-TEU container ships that were retrofitted…
ASEAN countries launch project to protect marine environment
Seven countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have launched a four-year initiative to improve the environmental health of the seas in…
Use depots outside MM, DOTr advises importers to help resolve empty return issues
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has given its assurance it is working on resolving issues with the return of empty containers. Transport assistant…
Marina details latest strategy to improve connectivity, reduce regulatory burden
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has listed its plans and programs to accomplish its aim of further connectivity, mainly by ensuring an economic, efficient,…
Lorenzo Shipping wins petition to drop BIR’s P2B tax case
The Philippine Commission on Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted Lorenzo Shipping Corporation’s (LSC) petition to cancel the P2-billion tax deficiency case filed against the…
The Philippines is ready to handle the demands of international cruise ships as Manila South Harbor successfully serviced its biggest cruise vessel to date,…
Shipping industry calls on IMO to resolve key sulfur cap issues
The shipping industry is urging member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to make progress on key challenges around the global sulfur cap…
E-transfer of cargoes to off-dock CFS starts pilot run
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June 18 began pilot-testing the electronic transfer of consolidated containerized cargoes from the Port of Manila (POM) and…
Moody’s predicts stable outlook, 4%-5% earnings for box shipping
The outlook for the container shipping segment remains stable, with economic and trade growth both supporting demand, although overcapacity may prevent further freight rate…
IMO standardizing data for electronic exchange of vessel information
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Facilitation (FAL) Committee approved at its 42nd session a completely revised and updated structure for the IMO’s Compendium on…
