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Wanted at BOC: Bribe-proof, combative new blood
“REWRITE history. Help reform the most hated government agency.” Thus read the recent call for service from the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC), more…
Calls mount for passage of Customs modernization law in PH
PASSAGE of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) can enhance trade facilitation while ensuring revenue collection, according to a ranking official of the…
BOC’s Nov collections up 19% to P28.2B
REVENUE collections of the Philippine Bureau of Customs rose 19% year-on-year to P28.254 billion in November, the BOC’s fastest growth pace this year but…
Joint Chambers push use of Subic, Batangas cargo ports
FOREIGN businesses in the Philippines are renewing their calls to divert cargoes to ports in Batangas and Subic to “reduce cost and increase efficiency”…
Oathtaking of PISFA officers and board
The newly elected Officers and Directors of the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA) recently took their oath of office with Bureau of Customs…
NYK kicks off new Far East-South Pacific swing
Japanese ocean liner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) will launch a multipurpose service loop between Asia and the South Pacific islands from January 2014.…
Cebu ports post 4.3% rise in 9-month cargo volume
CARGO volume handled by the Southern Philippines’ Cebu ports in the first three quarters of the year improved 4.35% to 22.561 million kilograms from…
PH ship agents group eyes membership expansion
THE Philippine Ship Agents Association (PSAA) will focus on expanding the membership of the group and publishing a book on ports, according to its…
PH trade department reassures forwarders on post-PSB accreditation
PHILIPPINE freight forwarders need not worry because there would definitely be a division under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to accredit them…
FedEx improves profit margins for Q2
FedEx Corp. reported a higher net income of US$500 million for the second quarter ended November 30, up 14 percent from last year’s $438…
Shippers demand tighter reins over shipping surcharges
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) wants a tighter watch over ocean carriers’ practice of imposing charges and surcharges following the Sri Lanka government’s ban…
Cosco prepares January slew of GRIs, OOCL announces PSS
China’s Cosco Container Lines has announced general rate hikes for its Far East trade services to take effect starting next month. The container line…
Rate hikes await Asian ocean cargo deliveries in January
A number of ocean carriers have announced general rate increases (GRIs) for implementation next month. Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) will implement a GRI of…
Malaysia reopens dedicated logistics support agency
The Malaysian government has resurrected a mothballed agency that is being tasked to support the local logistics industry and promote its growth, especially with…
Airfreight volumes rise 4.7% for Cathay, Dragonair
Stronger traffic in the trans-Pacific routes boosted cargo volumes in November for Hong Kong’s sister airlines Cathay Pacific and Dragonair. The two carriers ferried…
Transfer of 228 Customs personnel ordered
PHILIPPINE Customs Commissioner John Phillip Sevilla has signed 29 customs personnel orders (CPO) meant to rationalize the headcount in all offices and units…
PH cargo volume up 2.9% to 149.55 mmt in Jan-Sept
The Philippines’ cargo throughput in the first nine months of the year grew 2.88% year-on-year to 149.55 million metric tons (mmt) from 145.36 mmt,…
Better coordination key to solving PH truck diversion problem
IMPROVED communication between international shipping lines and truckers operating in the Philippines would help solve the issue of diversion of trucks in cases when…
Megawide-GMR trumps rivals with P14.4B bid for Mactan-Cebu deal
THE Megawide Construction Corp.-GMR Infrastructure Ltd. consortium is at the top of the race for the P17.5-billion deal to operate and expand Mactan…
