THE Philippines and Brunei are exploring further use of ports under the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) to expand trade between the two…
PH, Brunei eye more transshipment traffic
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TMI Group’s scholars for 2011
THE TMI Group of Companies recently awarded scholarships to deserving children of employees. Photo shows award recipients (L to R): Dianne Navaja, Kent Razi…
Luxury car trader charged with smuggling
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed smuggling charges against businessman Lynard Allan Bigcas and five others for importing 29 luxury motorcycles and…
2 quay cranes now in service at South Harbor
ASIAN Terminals, Inc. (ATI) has commissioned two new quay cranes at the Manila South Harbor terminal that will enable it to accommodate larger vessels.…
ICTSI subsidiary offers to buy Singapore firm’s stocks
A subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc has offered to buy a stake in Singapore port operator Portek International Limited (Portek). ICTSI Far…
Air cargo up, passenger demand down in April
MODERATING growth and the Japan twin disasters caused a dip in April cargo demand for members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).…
PPA Q1 income down 20%
DESPITE higher port revenues due to increases in wharfage fees and vessel charges, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) recorded a 20.39% decline in net…
Customs automated export declaration system now in effect
THE automated export declaration system takes effect today (June 1) in all customs territories but the Bureau of Customs will continue to accept manual…
Cargo scanning procedures likely to stay the same
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is inclined to maintain the status quo on x-ray procedures at ports despite calls from truckers to overhaul the…
First-quarter cargo throughput down 4%
PHILIPPINE cargo volume declined 4.34% in the first three months of the year to 36.47 million metric tons (mmt) from 38.12 mmt in the…
SMC Shipping buys shares in Cebu shipyard
A unit of San Miguel Corp (SMC), SMC Shipping and Lighterage Corp, has bought a majority stake in Keppel Cebu Shipyard Land, Inc (KCSLI)…
Automated transshipment entry system starts June 1
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will start imposing on June 1 the automated transshipment entry system in all ports nationwide. This was decided after…
March imports up 21%
PHILIPPINE imports in March rose 21.2% to $5.523 billion from $4.556 billion in the same month last year, according to the National Statistics Office.…
AAPA airlines welcome return to profitability in ’10
MEMBER airlines of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) posted a record $9.5 billion in net profits in 2010 from a net loss…
Customs Demand Letters
IN the past months, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been filing criminal complaints on a weekly basis against alleged erring importers. Previously, BOC…
3 major Customs policies up for implementation
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to impose in the next three weeks three major policies under its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) project. These are…
Overhaul of x-ray procedures in order, say truckers
THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is calling for a review of x-ray scanning procedures conducted by the Bureau of Customs…
Jun 6 start of e-filing of motor vehicle import certificate at BOI
THE Board of Investments (BOI) will require companies registered under the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) to electronically file their certificate of authority to…
Pay Piatco $175M, Pasay court tells gov’t
The Philippine government should pay the Philippine International Airport Terminals Co Inc (Piatco) US$175 million as just compensation for the takeover of the Ninoy…
Keppel Phils Q1 income slips 71%
NET income at shipyard operator Keppel Philippines Marine, Inc (KPMI) and its subsidiaries plunged 71.2% to P52.93 million in the first quarter of the…
