Atty Arthur Tugade, one of the first government appointees of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has been finally confirmed as secretary of the Department of…
Tugade appointment as transport chief confirmed
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Airport freight traffic improves further with 6.6% growth in Oct
For a second consecutive month, air freight markets demonstrated strong gains in October, according to a report by Airports Council International (ACI). After a…
Cheaper fees for sending “balikbayan” boxes expected
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects less fees to be collected by freight forwarders for handling balikbayan box (containing household goods and personal effects)…
EDSA BRT leads projects for AIIB funding
The Philippine government awaits promising development and financing cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to help fund the country’s big-ticket infrastructure projects,…
CTAP pushes for compulsory weighing of cargoes leaving ports
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is asking the government to strictly implement the mandatory weighing of cargoes at ports to…
BOC issues revised draft order on customs bonded warehouses
Based on inputs from the public consultation on the first draft held last October, the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs…
Manila South Harbor assures no queues as holiday volume surges
Despite the heavy cargo influx triggered by the holidays, Manila South Harbor has not shown signs of a slowdown in productivity going into December,…
BOC-MICP bares leading revenue contributors
On its 38th founding anniversary, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Manila International Container Port (MICP) presented the list of the top importers, brokers, and deconsolidators…
PH Customs draft order sets up AEO program
The draft customs administrative order (CAO) establishing an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program in the Philippines has been released by the Department of Finance…
PH Ship Agents’ Association elects new officers for 2017
Wallem Philippines Shipping, Inc.’s Arnel San Diego will be heading the Philippine Ship Agents Association (PSAA) in 2017, replacing Cosco Shipping Lines (Philippines), Inc.’s…
PH is new chair of BIMP-EAGA
The Philippines has assumed chairmanship of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) in time for the initial implementation of the region’s vision…
SBMA sets forth 6 mega logistics projects for Subic freeport
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Martin Diño is proposing six major projects worth P140 billion, which include new cargo terminals, roads, and bridges,…
Synergy Through Connectivity
We are devoting today’s column to edited extracts from the address delivered by SCMAP president Corazon Curay at the National Export Congress 2016, which…
Automation Advantage in Logistics
Automation is inescapable in the field of logistics, offering numerous advantages and being the only way for a company to cope with complexities of…
Airline industry outlook stable but shipping beset by oversupply, says Moody’s
Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service says the outlook for the global airline industry in 2017 is stable, but pronounces the prospects for the…
Vietnam’s NSW successfully handles over 200,000 documents from 8,200 firms
As of the end of November 2016, Vietnam has processed about 204,000 records from 8,200 enterprises through its National Single Window (NSW) as the…
Developing Asia’s economic growth steady at 5.7% in 2017
Economic growth in developing Asia remains broadly stable, but a slight slowdown in India has trimmed the region’s growth outlook for 2016, the Asian…
Manila North Harbour eyes 9% higher volume in 2016
Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) expects to close the year with a 9% increase in cargo volume to 1.2 million twenty-foot…
PH ports agency to revive shelved efforts to ratify FAL Convention
The Philippines, through the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), is resuscitating plans to adopt the Facilitation of the International Maritime Traffic Convention of 1965, popularly…
PH trade up 5% in Oct
The Philippines’ total merchandise trade grew 5% in October 2016, supported by growth in both imports and exports, according to the National Economic and…
