BOC defines grounds for declaring cargo as abandoned
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines on the process for identifying and disposing of abandoned shipments. Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina signed on…
CSCL orders 8 newbuilds while MSC and CMA CGM welcome theirs
Ocean carrier China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is buying eight new box ships with individual capacities of 13,500 twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) for US$934.4…
Five local and foreign firms submitted pre-qualification documents as they vie for the P18.99-billion Davao Sasa modernization project, the Aquino administration’s first seaport project under…
PH cargo, passenger ships ordered to install auto ID system
Philippine shipping companies are now required to install and operate the automatic identification system (AIS) on passenger ships weighing at least 300 gross tonnage…
G6 upgrades Loop 7 service, cancels 4 more Asia-Europe sailings
The G6 Alliance is improving its service in the Asia-Europe trade with additional port calls to Gothenburg and Antwerp. The announcement follows an earlier…
Foreign lines see co-loading law sharpening PH export edge
The newly signed Foreign Ships Co-loading Act will lower shipping costs and improve the country’s export competitiveness, according to the Association of International Shipping…
Private and public stakeholders expressed support for the newly signed Foreign Ships Co-loading Act, saying the new law will promote healthy competition, more competitive…
OOCL records lower liftings, revenues in Q2 and H1
Hong Kong-listed container shipping liner Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) saw declines in its overall volume and sales in both the second quarter and…
Box carriers’ on-time reliability improves further
Ocean carriers’ container service reliability continues to improve, and this could be partly linked to the launch of new alliances early this year, according…
Customs revises stuffing inspection policy for PH exports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued an order that identifies export shipments where stuffing inspection must still be conducted. Customs Memorandum Order (CMO)…
Aquino signs into law Co-Loading, Competition Acts
President Benigno Aquino III on July 21 signed two landmark legislation – the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act and the Philippine Competition Act, the latter…
ASEAN integration requires liberalization of PH maritime industry — gov’t study
The Philippine government needs to implement reforms geared toward a more liberalized and competitive maritime industry to realize the benefits from the Association of…
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) enterprises are no longer required to secure a load port survey (LPS) for their bulk and break-bulk shipments. Under…
