THE Phividec Industrial Authority will re-bid the operation and management of Mindanao Container Terminal Port (MCTP) in Misamis Oriental as the initial exercise only…
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Batangas port eyes 400,000 TEUs by 2008
BATANGAS port is looking at handling 400,000 TEUs by 2008, upon completion of its Phase II development project. “The Batangas port is designed to…
Customs outlines anti-smuggling measures
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) defended recently its anti-smuggling measures in the face of complaints by the Fair Trade Alliance (FTA). Customs Commissioner Antonio…
WG&A Jan-Sept income down 19.5%
WG&A Phils. posted a consolidated net income after tax of P255 million for the three quarters ending September 30, 2003, down 19.5% from the…
Cebu handles 4.8% more boxes from Jan-Sept
THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) registered a 4.8% increase in container traffic to 353,740 TEUs from 337,549 TEUs in the first three quarters of…
Philippine Air Freight Traffic nears 100M kg in 1st sem
Yusen Air and Sea Services leads top ten list of forwarders INTERNATIONAL air freight forwarders operating in the Philippines moved nearly a 100 million…
CTSI Logistics, Luen Thai Apparel get C-TPAT validation
THE United States Customs & Border Protection this week commended CTSI Logistics and the Luen Thai Apparel Affiliates-Saipan during an inspection visit to the…
Private sector participation in roro project pushed
THE government should further intensify its campaign to encourage private sector infusion into the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) project. “The private sector should…
Consolidation, integration key trends in logistics
SUPPLY chain integration, consolidation, alliances and partnerships. These are the key trends in today’s logistics business, according to experts at last week’s PortCalls Cargo…
ADB lead economist: World economy on the rebound
THE global economy is on the rebound, and this will translate to healthy trade and investments in the near term, said Asian Development Bank…
NEDA forecasts healthier trading environment in 2004
THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) forecast stronger growth in the last quarter of 2003 and next year, pointing to healthier trading environment…
Understanding the WTO: Trade Rules and Agreements (3)
This is the last of our initial series of articles on the WTO. Our previous two articles discussed the nature, concept and principles of…
CAB pushes for liberalized cargo trade
THE Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is pushing for a more accelerated cargo transportation regime, noting that as the global trend. CAB deputy executive director…
PPA seeks expansion of roro ports
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has recommended the inclusion of 16 new links to the government’s flagship project, the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH)…
Container freight rates expected to continue rising
THERE is more good news for container shipping lines as more industry research points to a sustained recovery of freight rates through at least…
Post-entry audit guidelines now in effect
THE guidelines for the Post-Entry Audit (PEA), which allows government to conduct an extensive audit and assessment of duties up to three years after…
DHL developing markets of RP trading partners
DHL Express is building markets in countries where Philippine enterprises are most active. DHL Express chief executive officer Uwe Rolf Doerken, in a press…
Cargo Economics Conference tackles key trends, provides hard-to-source statistics
THE PortCalls-organized Cargo Economics Conference last week was attended by about 150 top managers from the transportation sector. Conference speakers detailed key transport industry…
Imports see 8.5% decrease in August to $3.1 billion
MERCHANDISE imports fell 8.5% from a year earlier to US$3.105 billion in August, continuing a mixed trend for the year, the National Statistics Office…
Peak season for liners
International shipping lines servicing the transpacific and Europe trades meanwhile are optimistic about this year's peak season. While earlier reports showed the transpacific trade…
