Philexport supports calls for PPA to take charge of box weight verification ruling
The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PhilExport) is joining the call for the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to be designated as the government agency to…
Analyst takes a more positive view of box shipping demand in 2016
Maritime market forecaster and business advisory service Maritime Strategies International (MSI) holds a more positive outlook for container shipping demand in 2016 than the…
Shipping lines press PPA for guidelines on container weight verification rule
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is reiterating its request for the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to issue an order that will serve…
IMO to adopt mandatory e-data exchange for cargo, passengers
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Facilitation Committee (FC) is expected to adopt mandatory requirements for the electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and…
Drewry downgrades Moller-Maersk rating to ‘unattractive’
London-based Drewry Maritime Equity Research (DMER) has downgraded the rating of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (APMM) to “Unattractive,” saying it expects the company’s shipping line…
BOC details rules for importing CKD vehicles by PEZA locators
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has laid down procedures for the importation of completely knocked-down (CKD) vehicles by participants to the Motor Vehicle Development…
Despite improved results in January and February, these months may have merely amounted to positive blips within a downward trend, according to the March…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now requiring a much earlier submission of the sea manifest. Customs Administrative Order (CAO) No. 01-2016, dated January…
Bid submission for Davao port project moved yet again
The submission date for bids to the P19.8-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project has been moved for the fourth time by the Department of Transportation…
TABS compliance 96% on first week of full implementation
Operators of Manila’s container terminals said the first week of strict and full implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) showed high compliance…
Revenue from the maritime and logistics business unit of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) contributed P1.588 billion to the agency’s coffers last year.…
PH gov’t sees sustained eco growth but stays alert for downside risks
The Philippine government is certain of continued growth in 2016 and the near future, but remains watchful of downward risks to the economy, according…
Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) said it sustained its growth momentum in 2015, handling over 130,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of commodities for Southern Luzon…
