HARBOUR Centre Port Terminals, Inc (HCPTI) will buy out its joint venture partner Metro Pacific Investment Corp (MPIC) in Manila North Harbour Port, Inc…
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Higher rental fees at North Harbor irk carriers
SHIPPING lines are up in arms over Manila North Harbour Port, Inc’s (MNHPI) recent decision to increase rental rates at the North Harbor by…
Aboitiz Transport: No new policies needed under incoming governmen
ABOITIZ Transport System (ATS) wants the new administration to enhance existing shipping policies instead of introducing new ones. “We are not going to ask…
Road connecting NLEX with Skyway gets green light
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has accepted the unsolicited offer for a P17-billion road connector between the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx)…
Logistics study: Mindanao must have more box-friendly roads
ROADS and highways in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental need upgrading so that they can be more container-friendly. This was part of partial…
North Harbor partners each show proof of financial muscle
Who gets to operate port still unclear THE North Harbor will definitely be modernized but by whom remains a question. Harbour Centre Port Terminals,…
Warehouse operators take wait-and-see attitude toward new administration
WAREHOUSE operators have high hopes for the incoming government but are holding off the celebration party for the industry. The operators said while the…
Marina insists PCG encroaching on its territory
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) claims the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is encroaching on its duties and functions under the proposed implementing rules and…
SMC to take over Mariveles Grains Terminal
ASIAN Terminals, Inc (ATI) has finally closed a deal with a private company involving the sale of Mariveles Grains Terminal (MGT) idle since last…
BOC exceeds May collection goal
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its May collection target by at least P300 million, thanks to strong import volumes. Based on preliminary figures,…
PEZA investments soar 68% in first five months of the year
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) saw investments in its economic zones grow 68% in the first five months of the year on the…
BOC firm on ‘no PSB accreditation, no BOC accreditation’ policy
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon sign a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) designed to eliminate fly-by-night freight forwarders.…
Settle North Harbor ownership issue or face contract cancellation
PPA orders joint venture partners MPIC, HCPTI THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is threatening to cancel the North Harbor contract if joint venture partners…
Lines all for MPIC taking key stake in North Harbor port venture
Fears of monopoly surface with pullout threat. THE Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) approves of Metro Pacific Investment Corp (MPIC) taking majority control of…
BOC’s e2m to cover more ports this month and next
BEGINNING June 21, 2010, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will apply its electronic-to-mobile/import assessment system (e2m/IAS) to the sub-ports of North Harbor, Manila Domestic…
BOC x-ray team gets a pat on the back
At the third anniversary of the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), Morales congratulated the XIP team for pulling the project off and ensuring its smooth…
2 Cebu shipyards not re-opening anytime soon
OPERATIONS of Cebu-based shipyards FBMA Marine, Inc and Keppel Cebu Shipyard, Inc remain shut due to slow demand for new ships. Aboitiz Equity Ventures…
Instituting Customs Reforms (2)
THIS is the last of our two-part series on how to institute reforms at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). We mentioned in our previous…
Domestic carriers decide to stay put at North Harbor — for now
MEMBER lines of the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) have temporarily shelved plans to move out of North Harbor, saying a transfer could be…
Aboitiz Transport keeps positive outlook for 2010
ABOITIZ Transport System (ATS) is bullish on all its business ventures given the recovering global economy. “Business is good right now,” ATS chairman Jon…
