ICTSI’s Polish terminal achieves historic 500,000th TEU move
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), the Polish unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Gydnia, capped 2019 with a milestone…
First in ASEAN, PH accedes to UN treaty on digital trade
The Philippines has acceded to a UN treaty that aims to accelerate cross-border digital trade in the Asia-Pacific region, making it the first Southeast…
CTAP joins chorus of opposition to Navotas truck ban
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is asking the Navotas City government to suspend the implementation of its limited truck ban…
TPLEX’s Sison-Rosario segment opens to public free of charge
The Sison-Rosario segment of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) has been formally opened on December 23. The 4-kilometer (km) segment is expected to cut…
BOC unveils rules activating EU Registered Exporters System
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines on implementation of the Registered Exporters (REX) System, which certifies origin of goods and which the…
Registration with EU exporters’ system extended until June
Philippine exporters have until June 30, 2020 to register with the European Union’s (EU) Registered Exporters (REX) system—the system that certifies the origin of…
PPA rolls out online application rules for vessel booking, payment
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued rules on the implementation of an online application procedure that will support an integrated vessel booking and…
BOC clears up processing timelines for consumption goods declaration
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has clarified timelines—specifically for customs personnel—for the processing of the consumption goods declaration (cGD) beginning from declaration lodgement to…
PAL boosts southern connections with launch of new flights
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding its route network from Cebu and upgrading Zamboanga to a mini-hub with the introduction of three new routes designed…
PH exports up 5% in Q3 on strong services performance
Philippine exports of goods and services expanded by 5.1% year-on-year to US$25 billion in the third quarter of 2019, an improvement from the year-on-year…
Valenzuela site clearing signals start of metro subway construction
Construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project has formally started with site clearing works for the partial operability section of the subway in Valenzuela…
NEDA ICC gives green light to 12 mega infrastructure projects
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) has approved 12 infrastructure projects, including the unsolicited proposals to develop Davao International…
Phased implementation of IMO 2020 eyed for local shipping
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is conducting a survey on the fuel consumption of domestic ships to prepare for the phased implementation of the…
Fearing congestion, port stakeholders seek recall of Navotas truck ban
International shipping lines and container depot operators are requesting the city government of Navotas to suspend its limited truck ban planned for implementation in…
Philippine domestic trade increased in both volume and value in the third quarter of 2019, latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.…
A total of 20.8 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu and estimated to be worth P141.440 million, has been intercepted by Bureau…
