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With less than a year to go, PH gov’t still launching infra projects

There are still ambitious infrastructure projects to be launched in support of the country’s transportation system, as the government continues working on logistics infrastructure…
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China highlights efficiencies from integration of Customs clearance processing

As of August 5, Northeast China has been implementing the Customs Regional Clearance Integration (RCI) for 100 days, to the benefit of more than…
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Asia-Europe box rates plummet 23% as GRI attempt fizzles

Container freight rates on the Asia-Europe trade fell 23% last week, or by US$175, to $588 per TEU as the latest September 1st general…
  • September 14, 2015
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Evergreen orders 10 more 2,800-TEU ships for intra-Asia loop

As east-west trade lanes continue to prove challenging for ocean carriers, the Evergreen Group has announced another order for ten 2,800-TEU vessels it plans…
  • September 14, 2015
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Singapore Customs’ new strategic goods control rules take off November

Singapore’s Customs announced it will implement from early November changes to its policies on strategic goods control that will impact on the state’s strategic…
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Indonesia outlines stimulus package to prop up sagging economy

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has unveiled a new economic policy package that aims to stimulate the national economy amid a highly uncertain global setting.…
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HK port box traffic goes slack in Q2 and H1

The Port of Hong Kong handled fewer standard containers in the second quarter of the year, serving 5.3 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) to post…
  • September 11, 2015
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ABC Airlines launches Russia-Singapore freight service

Singapore Changi Airport has welcomed the addition of new cargo services from AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC). The international freighter carrier, which is part of the…
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Fewer BOC forms to generate savings of P180M a year

The recently issued Customs Memorandum Order 29-2015, which scraps the need for some customs forms, will mean savings of at least P15 million a…
  • September 10, 2015
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Sugar importer slapped with smuggling charge

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling-related cases against an importer and several individuals for allegedly bringing in illegally P13.6 million worth of…
  • September 10, 2015
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DHL Global Forwarding appoints new PH chief

Imran Shaikh is now the new head of logistics company DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) Philippines, Inc. Shaikh was appointed country manager of DGF Philippines…
  • September 10, 2015
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Vietnam launches technical link to ASEAN Single Window

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung led ceremonies implementing the country’s National Single Window (NSW) and its technical connection to the Association of Southeast…
  • September 9, 2015
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US-Asia box lines attempt ‘phased’ rate hikes October-December

Box carriers on the U.S.-Asia export trade lane announced plans to impose gradual rate increases from early October as part of their attempt to…
  • September 9, 2015
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Singapore, Hong Kong world’s most open economies—report

As global economic recovery continues to struggle, the largest business organization in the world called on major economies to open up trade channels further,…
  • September 9, 2015
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APMT buys control of 11 box terminals in Europe, LatAm

Maersk Group’s APM Terminals (APMT) will become a major stakeholder in 11 container terminals in Europe and Latin America after agreeing to buy the…
  • September 9, 2015
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PH Customs goes paperless, scraps some import forms

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is moving toward a more paperless environment, discarding the use of a few forms to help minimize cost in…
  • September 8, 2015
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One-year freeze on PH anti-overloading law in effect

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formally extended for one year the moratorium on implementation of the anti-overloading policy covering certain…
  • September 8, 2015
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Mandatory consumption entry filing required for shipments where port of discharge is not final port of destination

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has tightened rules on transshipment with a new order which requires mandatory filing of consumption entry for all imported…
  • September 8, 2015
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BOC seeks 4.7% higher budget for 2016

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is proposing a 2016 budget of P3.2 billion, 4.7% higher than this year’s P3.056 billion. The agency said the…
  • September 8, 2015
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NEDA Board OKs 4 rail, airport projects costing P126B

Infrastructure development efforts to sustain economic growth continue with the recent approval of four major transportation projects worth P126.51 billion by the National Economic…
  • September 8, 2015
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