CARGO carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corp (LSC) is purchasing a container ship to replace the vessel it sold in September last year. Delivery is expected…
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Distribution center to boost MCT business
THE new distribution center adjacent to the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) is expected to help double growth at the port this year. Last year,…
DTI joins call to do away with North Harbor concession fee
INSTEAD of the controversial concession fee on ancillary charges, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to implement…
BOC exceeds Feb collection goal
STRONG imports of cars and steel helped the Bureau of Customs (BOC) exceed its February target collection. Preliminary BOC data showed the agency took…
Gov’t eyes operation of P15B cargo terminal by 2015
THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will construct a P15-billion cargo terminal expected to go online by 2015. Air cargo is currently handled at…
Shipowners call off shipping ‘holiday’
THE National Coalition of Shipping Associations (NCSA) over the weekend aborted today’s planned maritime strike after government suspended some Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) policies,…
Shipowners call off shipping ‘holiday’
THE National Coalition of Shipping Associations (NCSA) over the weekend aborted today’s planned maritime strike after government suspended some Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) policies,…
Mindanao box terminal posts 10% growth in ’09
THE Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) saw a 10% growth in 2009 container volume to 118,664 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 109,028 TEUs in the…
SBMA inks JV with Harbor Center for NSD
THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has signed a joint venture contract with private port operator Harbour Centre Port Terminals, Inc (HCPTI) to operate…
RP airports expect big gains
PHILIPPINE airports will likely benefit from brighter aviation prospects delivered by China and other markets recovering from the global economic crisis. “Aside from Vietnam,…
State contracts remain elusive to RP-flag carriers
OPERATORS of Philippine-flag vessels are unlikely to profit from more shipping opportunities caused by higher rice imports this year. The Filipino Shipowners Association (FSA)…
Budget terminal on hold
THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has shelved plans to put up a budget terminal. “We already finished the design and it’s ready for…
Aviation safety experts due in Manila soon
SAFETY representatives from the United States Federal Aviation Authority (US FAA) will soon be in Manila to check if the country’s aviation industry adheres…
Imports jump 18% in Dec but down 24% for 2009
PHILIPPINE imports increased almost 18% in December to $3.89 billion from $3.3 billion in the same month last year, latest data from the National…
PAL posts substantial cut in losses PAL posts substantial cut in losses
PAL Holdings, operator of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), has reduced its losses by 86% in the first third quarters of its current fiscal…
Localized marine rules pushed
A group of local vessel operators is advocating the passage of a revised Philippine Merchant Marine Rules and Regulations (PMMRR) that will push vessel…
e2m cleans importers’ list, jacks up BOC collections
THE electronic-to-mobile (e2m) project has halved the number of fly-by-night importers and brokers registered at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and positively affected the…
IATA eases requirements for air cargo agents
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is relaxing its qualification requirements for accreditation of Philippine air cargo agents, a move seen to accommodate more…
Sasa Wharf to get additional x-ray machine
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will push through with the installation of an extra x-ray scanner at the Sasa Wharf in Davao despite strong…
Surigao del Norte feeder port completed
THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) recently completed the P41.211-million feeder port in Surigao del Norte. The Socorro Bucas feeder port services both…
