District, subport, and deputy collectors as well as assessment chiefs of the Bureau of Customs have been instructed to establish, activate, or reconstitute a…
BOC special unit to assess requests for preferential tariff
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SCMAP announces 2018 board of directors
The Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP) has elected its Board of Directors for 2018 consisting mostly of re-elected directors, mainly to…
20 PH agencies to interface with ASEAN Single Window by 2018
About 20 Philippine trade regulatory agencies are expected to start interconnecting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) by the…
EO to place PH multimodal transport operators under DOTR
An executive order (EO) designating the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as the Philippines’ competent national body to oversee multimodal transport operators (MTOs) is already…
The Infrastructure We Truly Need
HONG KONG—It’s been a year since I renewed my driver’s license, and like most of you, I still have yet to get my…
Integrated vs Integration: Choosing the Right Logistics Management System
Freight and logistics service providers need to improve their freight management, transport, warehouse and customer relationship management strategies if they wish to remain competitive…
BOC rules on SAD cancellation revised anew
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has again amended rules on the post-entry modification and cancellation of the single administrative document (SAD) to reflect…
2GO income slashed by high fuel costs, restatement adjustments
2GO Group, Inc. reported a 51% decline in net income for the first nine months of 2017 due to an increase in fuel prices…
Filinvest-JG Summit’s P839B Clark airport development plan set for DoTR, BCDA review
The unsolicited proposal of the Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) and JG Summit Holdings Inc. consortium for the long-term development of Clark International Airport (CRK)…
BOC eager to start ICT improvement project with WB, says chief
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) welcomes a proposed project by the World Bank (WB) to modernize operations and automate systems of the customs…
Recovery program cuts Lorenzo Shipping net loss in first three quarters
Lorenzo Shipping Corp. (LSC) has narrowed its net loss for the first nine months of 2017 to P119.531 million from P249.159 million in the…
BOC seizes fake goods worth P3B
An estimated P3 billion worth of smuggled counterfeit cosmetic products, perfumes, and other merchandise were recently seized by the agents of the Bureau of…
Chelsea Logistics announces nearly 300% income growth after 2GO purchase
Chelsea Logistics Corporation (CLC) reported a 298% surge in net income for the first nine months of 2017 to P405.7 million, up from P102…
Cambodia poised to move up manufacturing value chains
Cambodia’s economy is expected to remain robust, boosted by increased exports of footwear and newly emerging exported products, as it appears to be on…
Asia-Pac gov’ts to focus on 4 key areas to advance regional economic cooperation
Ministers and high-level officials in Asia-Pacific have committed to advance regional economic cooperation and integration (RECI) to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda…
Airports log slower freight growth, continued rise in passenger traffic in Sep
The global surge affecting airfreight volumes receded in September 2017, with year-over-year figures falling to 6.8%, down from 10.5% in August of the same…
BOC likely to miss 2017 revenue target
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) may fall short of its 2017 revenue target but is optimistic of doing…
Logistics revenue hikes LBC Express income by 18% in Jan-Sept
Logistics and remittance company LBC Express reported an 18% increase in net income for the first nine months of 2017 to P733.516 million from…
Healthy volumes lift ATI Q3 income by 24%
The growth of international containerized cargoes, reflecting the expansion of the Philippine economy, delivered solid third quarter results for listed port operator Asian Terminals…
BOC in pre-shipment inspection talks with Malaysia, Indonesia
The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) is proposing bilateral arrangements with counterparts in Malaysia and Indonesia on goods in transit, including pre-shipment inspection (PSI).…
