Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) said it is capping 2016 on a high note, bannered by record-breaking volume, highest terminal productivity, and fastest…
Manila South Harbor breaks through 1M-TEU barrier in Dec
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7,000 SPS clearances face revocation from PH agri dep’t
Meat, agriculture, and fisheries importers have until the end of this year to have their sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) clearances revalidated, or the Philippine…
Looking Back at 2016
In the Philippines, one thing is constant whenever December comes along: a lot of Christmas parties. If you’re lucky, you only have to attend…
Digital Transformation in Logistics
The internet has had a remarkable impact on commerce and technology and has virtually shrunk the world by obliterating the physical divide. The interdependency…
PH President inks P3.3T national budget for 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2017, which increases the national budget to P3.35 trillion, 11.6% higher…
Taiwan seeks tie-up with Subic to boost transhipment volumes
The Taiwan Maritime and Port Bureau (TMPB) has expressed interest in partnering with the Subic Bay Maritime Authority (SBMA) to increase container transhipment traffic…
Global registry marks first year of PH operations
A year after operating in Manila, the Philippine office of International Registries, Inc. (IRI) bared plans not just to serve more Filipino seafarers, but…
NAIA expressway now connects terminals 1, 2 and 3
A segment of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIA-X) Christmas Lane has been opened in time for the expected influx of passengers arriving…
HKIA posts new cargo record for peak season
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) experienced strong growth in cargo throughput in November, the traditional peak period for air freight. During the month, cargo…
Vietnam eyeing 6 more FTAs
The Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam has signed 10 free trade agreements (FTAs) thus far and is looking to close six more, the government…
Shipping confidence on the upswing despite challenges
The confidence of the shipping industry improved for the third successive quarter in the three months to end-November 2016, reaching a 15-month high since…
Box trade growing fastest within Asia, slowest on East-West lane
Intra-regional trade, particularly in Asia, has been growing the fastest among container trade lanes since 2000, while the main East-West route has posted the…
K Line launches intra-Asia service; CMA CGM expands US network
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is introducing this month an intra-Asia containership service giving new direct connections between China and Southeast Asia. The China…
Declining trade value amid volume growth alarming, says UNCTAD
The falling value of world trade in goods and services even as the global economy grew in 2015 gives cause for concern, said a…
Biggest barrier to automation is lack of expertise in IT —SoftLink-PortCalls survey
(This is the second part of a report on results of a recent SoftLink-PortCalls survey on IT adoption among logistics companies. For the first part (“Few…
BOC issues order on tax, duty-free OFW imports
As prescribed under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has signed the order implementing conditional tax and…
Cargo utilization, yard productivity high at MICT, South Harbor
Cargo utilization at the Philippines’ two main gateways—Manila International Container Terminal and Manila South Harbor— as of December 19 remain healthy at 60%, according…
BOC likely to hit 2016 revenue goal
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will likely meet its target revenue for 2016, with data as of the first half of December showing…
LBC Express taps Ramco to automate HR management system
Philippine logistics and remittance company LBC Express, Inc. has signed RamcoSystems’ Human Resources and Payroll Solutions to streamline the entire life cycle of its…
Dy Buco formally assumes role of BOC AOCG deputy commissioner
Lawyer Edward James Dy Buco has been sworn into office as deputy commissioner of the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG) of the Bureau…
