Customs value-added service provider InterCommerce Network Service (INS) is launching today its electronic import clearance system with the Department of Agriculture (DA). The launch…
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PAL tops last year — airline guide
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) was the country’s top carrier in 2009, according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG). OAG said PAL cornered 35% of all…
RP cargo throughput up 23% in first quarter
THE country’s cargo throughput posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of the year, the first such substantial improvement since the global economic crisis…
Higher trucking rates loom
THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) will jack up trucking rates if higher toll fees at two major expressways are implemented…
BOC raises by P5B collection target
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will increase this year’s collection target at its main ports by P5 billion. “Although the Department of Finance has…
Bulk Cargo Survey
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now implementing the Bulk and Break Bulk Cargo Clearance Enhancement Program (BBBCCEP) as provided under Customs Administrative Order…
Power shortage won’t stop TNT Express’ cold storage expansion
TNT Express is not abandoning plans to expand its cold chain business despite the recurring power shortage in Luzon and Mindanao. “I think it…
BOC seizes vans with misdeclared goods
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week apprehended four container vans at the Manila International Container Port containing appliances and other accessories misdeclared as…
We’ll modernize North Harbor ourselves — HCPTI
HARBOUR Centre Port Terminals, Inc (HCPTI) will go it alone at the North Harbor, saying it has enough capital to carry out the port’s…
DOLE: PAL spin-off plan ‘reasonably necessary’
THE labor department has upheld the spin-off and outsourcing plan of Philippine Airlines (PAL), saying this was a “valid exercise of managerial prerogative” and…
South Luzon toll fee to jump 250% by month’s end; decision questioned
THE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved the application of South Luzon Tollway Corp (SLTC), operator of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), to increase…
ATI shareholders to put grains terminal sale to a vote
ASIAN Terminals Inc (ATI) is seeking shareholder approval for the sale of Mariveles Grains Terminal to a private entity. The port operator in a…
Lorenzo starts refleeting, buys 799-TEU vessel
LORENZO Shipping Corp (LSC) is reviving its refleeting program despite a less-than-positive business outlook due to lingering effects of the global economic crisis and…
Balance of export fund sought
EXPORTERS and their support service operators are asking the incoming administration to release the balance of the export support fund (ESF), saying the export…
Drybulk newbuildings grow 15% this year
NEWBUILDINGS for dry-bulk shipping is expected to rise 15% this year, 5 percentage points more than what was recorded in 2009, according to a…
Decreasing tariffs stumbling block to meeting revenue goals
CUSTOMS commissioner Napoleon Morales cautioned the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) from assigning steep collection targets, saying this may not be achieveable because tariffs…
Lines seek re-audit of NH cargo-handling equipment
THE Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) is asking the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to conduct a re-inventory of cargo-handling equipment at the North Harbor.…
ICTSI takeover of Mexico port set for Nov
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc’s (ICTSI) 34-year concession agreement for the development and operation of the Port of Manzanillo’s second specialized container terminal has…
Another notice of strike at North Harbor filed
A group of North Harbor workers has filed a notice of strike before the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to compel Manila North Harbour Port,…
April exports up 27%
PHILIPPINE exports in April grew but at a slower pace compared to previous months. April exports increased 27.4% to $3.573 billion from $2.804 billion…
