THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) expects the Philippines to soon be taken off the aviation safety blacklist in Europe and North…
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FPI wants copies of manifests
THE Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has reiterated its desire to secure copies of inward foreign manifests submitted by shippers to the Bureau of…
Port of Portland inks terminal lease with ICTSI subsidiary
THE Port of Portland closed on a 25-year lease of its container and breakbulk facilities at Terminal 6 to ICTSI Oregon, a subsidiary of…
Customs Accreditation Secretariat abolished
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has abolished the Customs Accreditation Secretariat (CAS) for its failure to protect the integrity of the BOC accreditation mechanism…
SC stops VAT on tolls, SLEX hike
THE Supreme Court (SC) last Friday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the collection of the 12% value-added tax (VAT) on all road…
June exports up 33%
PHILIPPINE exports in June grew 33.4% to $4.545 billion from $3.407 billion in the same month last year, according to latest data from the…
Strike at PAL more likely
A strike by flight attendants and stewards of Philippine Airlines (PAL) loomed large after talks with management bogged down last Monday. PAL insists that…
Maersk offers new way to ship bananas
MAERSK Line has opened up new markets worldwide for Philippine banana exporters with the introduction of StarCare, an exclusive reefer container technology. The technology…
Manila-Vietnam container trade up 11% to 3,279 TEUs
CONTAINER cargo handled by members of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) in the Manila-Vietnam trade grew 11.19% in the first four months…
Issuance of alert orders now restricted to 4 BOC offices
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has streamlined its alert and hold order policy in a bid to curb corruption within the agency. Now alert…
ATS sees net loss of P152M in first half
ABOITIZ Transport System (ATS) registered a net loss of P152 million for the first semester due to higher operating expenses and limited capacity. While…
ICTSI net income surges 83% in first semester
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) recently reported an 83% hike in net income to $42.4 million for the first half of the year…
2 traders face smuggling charge
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed technical smuggling charges against officers of two sister companies based in Escolta for defrauding the government…
APL starts new direct US West Coast service at ICTSI Japanese terminal
Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) managing the international container terminal at the Port of…
PAL faces more labor troubles this week
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) faces a full week as it grapples with two — possibly three — pending labor disputes. Officials of the Flight Attendants…
2GO ups freight capacity by 15%
2GO, the logistics arm of Aboitiz Transport System (ATS), is increasing its freight capacity by 15% this month with the full operation of its…
Customs misses July revenue goal by 15%
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) failed to meet its July collection target, taking in P22.22 billion, 15% or P3.9 billion less than its P26.17-billion…
ICTSI sells shares in non-core businessesweek
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) recently sold its stake in a shipyard and real estate company to concentrate on its core business of…
Customs Brokers Act II
LAST December 15, 2009, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed and approved the passage of Republic Act No. 9853, entitled: “An Act Amending RA 9280…
RP seeks trade deals with US, EU
THE government is looking at concluding free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) in a bid to…
