MCC Transport, the intra-Asia arm of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, still sees the Philippines as a potential transshipment hub in Asia, but notes…
High costs mar PH promise as transshipment hub
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Draft PH customs order outlines process for handling transshipments
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Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 10: Titles XII, XIII, XIV, XV (Third Parties; Offenses and Penalties)
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New execs posted to DOTr rail, toll road operations
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