THE release of revised rules on warehousing will be delayed yet again pending resolution of technology and database issues. “We are still talking to…
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Unlawful importation cases pile up at the DOJ
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently filed five criminal cases before the Department of Justice involving contraband. Named respondents were six officers of private…
GCCI tempers air cargo growth expectations
THE Global Cargo Council, Inc (GCCI) has cut its growth projections for 2008, from a high double-digit to low double-digit growth due to a…
Valuation system corrected for higher revenue take
THE correction in the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) valuation database system has resulted in increased values for about 3,000 shipments amounting to higher collections…
2GO on livestock service: No thanks
2GO, the logistics arm of Aboitiz Transport System (ATS), is not interested in taking the place of Solid Shipping Lines (SSL) when the latter…
Tariff on oil imports up 2% in March
THE Department of Energy (DOE) is raising the tax on oil imports to 2% from 1% starting next month, after the international price trigger…
AISL: Flat growth for RP container industry in 2008
THE Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) expects business to register flat growth this year because of the slowdown in the US economy. “The…
PPA to share ship arrival schedules with Customs
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon tap into the Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) ship arrival schedule database to boost its capability to secure…
Marina: Local market angling for more boxships
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is calling on local and international vessel operators to address the shortage in local container vessels. Marina said demand…
RP works on Tariff Code alignment with RKC
THE Philippine Senate has begun hearing proposed amendments to the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP) in time for the expected accession…
2GO ventures into education
2GO, the logistics arm of the Aboitiz Transport group, over the weekend tied up with the Foundation of the Society of Fellows in Supply…
PPA asks court to reconsider order on North Harbor case
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is urging a Manila court to reconsider junking a case involving the North Harbor bidding process. At the same…
12-14% cargo-handling rate increase proposed
PORT users may soon be charged higher cargo-handling rates by the country’s two main ports, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals,…
No corporations may register with VASPs, says BOC VASP Secretariat
ANOTHER storm is brewing at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). This after one of the bureau’s accredited value-added service providers (VASP) claimed the VASP…
Wanted: Carriers to offer livestock service
THE Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (BOC) is expecting a disruption in the country’s supply chain with the impending pullout of Solid Shipping Lines (SSL) from…
Supply chain managers to push safety issues with truckers
IN exchange for agreeing to a trucking rate hike, supply chain managers will seek value-added services, mainly in the area of safety, from trucking…
VASP Phase II now on pilot testing; no accreditations being given so far
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is pilot testing the systems of its three accredited value-added service providers (VASPs) for the second phase of the…
PPA net income up 10% for first 11 months of 2007
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reported a P2.66-billion net income for the first 11 months of 2007, 10% less than the previous year’s P2.94…
ICTSI’s Yantai terminal starts servicing mega containerships
Yantai Rising Dragon International Container Terminals Ltd (YRDICT) recently began servicing mega boxships when it serviced China Ocean Shipping Company’s (COSCO) 4,200-TEU vessel Shanhe.…
Strong peso slices 15-20% off forwarding business12/21/2009
THE strong peso will be the major growth hurdle for the sea freight forwarding industry this year, according to the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders…
