PHILIPPINE President Benigno Aquino III has accepted the resignation of Customs Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Danilo Lim, who tendered his resignation after the chief…
PH president lets Lim go, keeps Tañada at Customs
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UPS posts drop in cargo throughput at Clark
UNITED Parcel Service (UPS) had flown less cargo to and from its hub at the Clark International Airport in the first five months of…
PH business group seeks to expand trading with Manado
THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is putting together a trade mission that will seek to expand trading between Mindanao and Manado…
Japan open to talks with PH on expanded air service
JAPAN has agreed to hold talks with the government for additional flights to that country by Philippine carriers, a Civil Aviation Authority of the…
Internal revenue to handle accreditation, post-entry audit better — PH customs chief
PHILIPPINE Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon says he agrees with the Department of Finance’s (DOF) proposal to transfer the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) importer…
Ceva announces second-quarter earnings
Ceva saw its adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the second quarter of the year double from the prior quarter…
Myanmar mulls seaport to boost economy in south
Myamnar is planning a deepwater port in Kalargote in the southern state of Mon that will process bulk and container cargoes. The Kalargote seaport…
NOL cut losses 45% in H1 amid weak market
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) cut its losses in core EBIT (earnings before interest, taxes, and non-recurring items) to US$120 million in the first half…
OOIL records H1 loss
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), parent company of container shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), suffered a loss of US$15.3 million for the…
Subic seeks adjustment in cargo-handling fees
SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is proposing a 15% increase in tariff rates for foreign container cargo, as well as the imposition of new…
General aviation, food runs moved to Sangley
GENERAL aviation traffic – or non-commercial flights – has been transferred to Sangley Point in Cavite, an hour from Manila, to decongest the Ninoy…
Manila transport roadmap seen ready this month
MEGA MANILA’s transport roadmap that should help ease its traffic congestion problem could be completed this month, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency.…
ATI eyes more seaborne trade via Batangas Port
LISTED Philippine port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) says it is exploring more international shipping opportunities to link importers and exporters directly and more…
Central Visayas calls for better ports as boom brings more traffic
STRONG economic growth in the Central Visayas, Philippines in recent years has generated more jobs, attracted more tourists and increased passenger and cargo traffic…
Customs Automation Projects and BOC Revamp
With ongoing publicity at the Bureau of Customs and the reported revamp affecting deputy commissioners, district collectors and sub-port collectors, many stakeholders are speculating…
PH Customs reshuffle may yield results in 2 weeks
Top-level changes at the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) may be known in two weeks. In a press conference last Friday, Customs Commissioner Rozzano…
Sri Lanka unveils vision to become regional logistics hub
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has launched Vision 2020, an ambitious plan to make Sri Lanka a global logistic hub and an “important…
OOCL launches intra-SE Asia and Asia-East Med networks
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has opened a new service network between Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, especially a direct service to Pasir Gudang in…
Hapag-Lloyd slates PSS, GRIs for East Asia trade
Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd has announced a peak season surcharge (PSS) adjustment and a general rate increase for the East Asia westbound route to be implemented…
East-West air cargo rates nosedive
Airfreight rates suffered another month of falls in June, sinking to new lows, according to Drewry Maritime Research’s monthly Sea & Air Shipper Insight…
