PHILIPPINE ports continued their strong performance, sailing into positive territory for the fourth consecutive month in November propelled by the country’s strong export shipments.…
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Second batch of lines go through advance inward foreign manifest testing
A SECOND batch of international carriers will test this week the advance inward foreign manifest (IFM) submission system of Cargo Data Exchange Center (CDEC).…
VASPs to soon service Subic
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is expanding to Subic port the operation of its accredited value-added service providers (VASPs). This follows the introduction of…
Hanjin gets violation notice
SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has issued a notice of violation of safety standards to Hanjin Heavy Industries Co-Philippines (HHICP) for last month’s dockyard…
ICTSI has upper hand in initial MCT bidding
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is transferring control of the Batangas Port access road to the Department of Public Works and Highways with or…
April accession to RKC pushed
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has an inside track on landing the 25-year management and operations contract for the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT),…
More documents needed by lines to carry goods
BY mid-month, additional documents will be required by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on all sea vessels carrying goods in the domestic trade. Marina…
Chamber remains the APO until Dec 2009, claims CCBI
THE Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc (CCBI) said its position as the Accredited Professional Organization (APO) is secure until December 2009. In a letter…
Hanjin gets violation notice
SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has issued a notice of violation of safety standards to Hanjin Heavy Industries Co-Philippines (HHICP) for last month’s dockyard…
ICTSI has upper hand in initial MCT bidding
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is transferring control of the Batangas Port access road to the Department of Public Works and Highways with or…
April accession to RKC pushed
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has an inside track on landing the 25-year management and operations contract for the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT),…
New rules on dangerous goods carriage released
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) recently released new guidelines on the carriage of dangerous cargoes in the domestic trade, putting more responsibility on the…
No freight rate increase for now, local carriers say
LOCAL shipping lines have decided to hold off any increase in freight rates to cushion the impact on shippers of an impending hike in…
Truckers jack up projections
AFTER growing 10% last year, the trucking industry is betting on a 30% growth this year despite the volatility of fuel prices. The Confederation…
LGC Logistics’ container depot in Laguna open for business
LGC Logistics has formally launched its first container yard/container freight station for Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal…
PEZA: 2008 growth will exceed 2007’s
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is pinning its hopes on continued growth of the country’s semiconductor and electronics industry to duplicate, if not…
Expansion in the works for Transmodal with new JV
THE Transmodal Group of Companies recently signed a joint venture agreement with foreign and local partners that will allow the company to expand in…
North Harbor operational efficiency below par
OPERATIONAL efficiency at the North Harbor, the country’s premier port, has fallen way below international standards stressing the need for its immediate rehabilitation by…
DIPSSCOR breaches 200,000-TEU annual mark
THE Davao Integrated Port and Stevedoring Services, Corp. (DIPSSCOR) has reached the 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) annual mark for the first time. DIPSSCOR,…
Truckers: We want in on discounted fuel program
TRUCKERS will submit tomorrow (Jan 29) a petition that seeks to include the industry in the discounted fuel program. The program gives a P1…
