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HK port books 16.5% fall in Q3 cargo traffic
Hong Kong’s total port cargo throughput dropped 16.5% year-on-year to 63.8 million tonnes in the third quarter, the Census & Statistics Department announced. Of…
BOC adjusts off-dock CY/CFS rates after 15 years
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released revised uniform rates that will be charged by off-dock container yard/container freight stations (OCCs) starting January 1,…
PH plans to connect to ASEAN Single Window by second quarter of 2016
The Philippines is targeting to join the live operation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window (ASW) before the middle of…
Angeles is PH ship agents’ president for third straight year
The Philippine Ship Agents Association (PSAA) has reelected Virgilio Angeles as its president for 2016. Angeles, general manager of COSCO Philippines Shipping, Inc., will…
PPA chief resigns
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Atty. Juan Sta. Ana has stepped down from his post, his resignation taking effect end of December. Sta.…
BOC puts on hold pilot test for e-processing of Certificate of Origin
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has indefinitely suspended the trial run for the electronic process of issuing the Certificate of Origin (e-CO). Customs commissioner…
SEIPI unveils wish list for improved trade facilitation
The Philippine electronics industry has identified four trade facilitation policy reforms that it wishes the government to prioritize, saying these will help the industry…
Most cargo delays not BOC’s fault — USAID study
You can’t always pin the blame for most cargo delays on the Bureau of Customs (BOC), said a United States Agency for International Development…
PNP eases rules on regulated substances, cuts 7 chemicals from list of controlled substances
Seven chemicals will be excluded from the Philippine National Police (PNP) list of controlled chemicals and more may follow in order to facilitate the…
Lina orders shift in control of Manila cargoes diverted to Subic, Batangas
The matter of who has jurisdiction over cargoes transferred last year from the Port of Manila to Batangas and Subic in the wake of…
Time to Brush Up on Your Customs Lingo
ACOS, SAD, IEIRD, OLRS, AEDS, NSW. If you believe you are very much at ease using these industry terminologies, our column today may jolt…
BOC’s imports list for regulated goods sped up cargo release – USAID exec
The single authoritative list of rules and permits for regulated imports has vastly improved the process of releasing regulated cargoes, according to the United…
Co-Loading Act IRR ready in 2 months, assures Lina
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act will likely be issued in February 2015, according to Philippine Customs commissioner…
BOC, Marina chiefs issue warning against fraudsters
The heads of two Philippine agencies—Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and Bureau of Customs (BOC)—are warning their employees as well as stakeholders about “unscrupulous” individuals…
BOC lodges case vs 2 firms involved in P33M sugar smuggling
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed charges against two importers for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country P33 million worth of sugar…
Indonesia unveils seventh economic stimulus policy as outlook trimmed
After a delay of several weeks, the Indonesian government finally announced the seventh tranche of its economic policy package, saying the latest in the…
ADB retains 2015-2016 growth forecasts for developing Asia
Despite some softening in prospects for the major industrialized countries, Asia’s developing economies remain on track to meet growth forecasts made in September by…
PH multimodal transport and logistics industry roadmap in its final stages
Philippine transport stakeholders are calling for the crafting of an integrated long-term national master plan for the supply chain and logistics industry and full…
Joining TPP will promote Malaysia’s best interests, study finds
Malaysia’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is in its national interest, as non-participation will put at risk the country’s policy of close and…
