INTERNATIONAL shipping lines will likely continue to have a free hand when it comes to rate setting even after some functions of the Philippine…
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Changing Rules for Forwarding
LAST month, we wrote about the various trade and customs developments that will likely impact on how importers, forwarders, shipping lines and customs brokers…
UPS seeks AEDS use for Subic Bay locators
EXPRESS operator United Parcel Service is asking the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to extend the Automated Export Documentation System (AEDS) to locators of the…
BOC Jan collection jumps 23%
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) exceeded its January 2010 collection target by 23% to P17.35 billion from P14.09 billion, thanks to strong Philippine imports.…
Subic eyes 150% jump in container cargo by 2012
THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) expects cargo traffic to soar up to 150% by 2012, anchored on the expected increase in foreign investments…
Shipping lines guarded over business prospects
INTERNATIONAL carriers operating in the Philippines continue to take a cautious stance on business this year. Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) president Patrick…
Tanker business still not on solid ground
BUSINESS will continue to be slow in 2010 but will be so much better than last year, according to the Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport…
Subic, Clark go for dual mode
THE electronic-to-mobile/import assessment system (e2m/IAS) set for adoption in Subic and Clark on February 16 will run alongside an old operating system at the…
Gordon: Hub and spoke is best for the Philippines
THE hub-and-spoke is the best scheme for the country’s shipping industry, according to Senator and presidential aspirant Richard Gordon. The hub-and-spoke model is a…
New surcharges to jack up shipping costs, say forwarders
FREIGHT forwarders are warning of higher logistics costs unless government can prevent some international carriers from implementing a host of new surcharges both for…
Customs to start e2m in Clark, Subic on Feb 16
Subic launches automated gate pass system THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will roll out next month its electronic-to-mobile/import assessment system (e2m/IAS) at the country’s…
Subic’s container operations will be slow this year
SUBIC BAY – Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) expects container volume at the freeport to reach only 30,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2010,…
CTAP seeks reimposition of immunity routes
THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) wants 24/7 “immunity routes” reinstituted for trucks carrying north and south-bound cargoes. CTAP is asking…
IATA: 2009 worst year for airlines in half a century
THE airline industry suffered its worst beating in almost half a century after posting all-time lows in passenger and cargo volume in 2009. According…
Imports down 26% from Jan-Nov
PHILIPPINE imports declined 25.8% to $74.134 billion from January to November last year compared to $99.848 billion registered in the same period in 2008,…
Revenues of Asia Pac airlines dip 20% in ’09
AS expected, member airlines of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) posted steep declines in both cargo and passenger traffic in 2009 mainly…
FTAs no great shakes, according to forwarders
RECENT free trade agreements (FTAs) entered into by the country will not greatly benefit international freight forwarders, at least not in the short term.…
PAL to develop cargo markets in Brisbane and Riyadh
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will aggressively develop its cargo business in the Brisbane and Riyadh markets, soon to be serviced once again by…
INS tests import clearance system with DA agencies
CUSTOMS value-added service provider InterCommerce Network Systems (INS) is pilot testing an electronic import clearance system with the Department of Agriculture for official rollout…
Petron not renewing expired tanker contracts
PETRON Corp is reducing contracts with local tanker operators, and this is making members of the Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (Philpesta) antsy. Petron’s…
