The Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) barge terminal, will formally open in November, according to the Department of Transportation…
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PH improves in WEF competitiveness ranking but some transport scores slip
The Philippines has improved 12 places in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2018 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) to 56th place out of 140 economies.…
PAL gears up for nonstop MNL-NYC service starting Oct 29
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will mount a direct nonstop service to New York from Manila starting October 29, 2018, making it the first domestic airline…
4 ports get new customs district collectors
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has appointed four new district collectors for the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and the ports of Manila, San…
New rules out on 1-Assessment nationwide implementation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines for the nationwide implementation of 1-Assessment, a web-based queue management application that provides bias-free assessment by…
PPA bares guidelines for awarding of port management contracts
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released guidelines for selecting and awarding contracts under its Port Terminal Management Regulatory Framework (PTMRF), which outlines the…
LBC buys into Brunei subsidiaries
Philippine-based LBC Express Holdings, Inc. (LBCEHI) has acquired stakes in two of its subsidiaries in Brunei for US$783,769 as it continues to buy into…
BOC, PCG to conduct joint anti-smuggling operations
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the guidelines for conducting anti-smuggling…
P3.8M worth of abandoned goods found in MICP
Lapeña addresses resignation rumors
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña clarified that he will neither be replaced soon as head of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) nor run for…
DTI, BOC insist: no port congestion, just limited yard space for empties
There is no congestion at Manila ports, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez announced following his meeting with Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña last week. In a…
BOC defers 1-Assessment implementation at key PH ports
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has agreed to defer implementation of 1-Assessment, also called the Electronic Goods Declaration and Verification System (EGDVS), at the Port…
P3.8M worth of abandoned goods found in MICP
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña inspected on Oct 12 seven containers of carrots and used clothes, shoes and toys worth P3.77 million abandoned at the…
CTAP rules on diversion of empties to common yard
THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has issued supplemental rules on return of empty containers, specifically when empties should be diverted…
P14.6M worth of illegal drugs busted by BOC-NAIA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Oct 11 illegal drugs with an estimated…
PPA prescribes accreditation rules for port service providers
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued guidelines on accreditation of port service providers to ensure only those qualified can render services at ports…
PH exports up 3.1% year-on-year in Aug
The Philippines’ merchandise trade amounted to US$15.84 billion in August 2018, an increase of 7.8% from $14.69 billion in the same month in 2017…
BOC fires, charges more execs over missing rice at Zamboanga port
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has relieved and charged more officials and employees of the Port of Zamboanga following the reported disappearance of thousands…
“How Do You Make Supply Chain Cool?”
Magsaysay Shipping and Logistics CEO Ian Claxton posed this question at the 2018 SCMAP Supply Chain Conference two weeks back. The question was on…
Insights to Selecting the Right Logistics Solution
MANY small to medium-sized and, to an extent, large logistics and freight forwarding companies still use systems that are outdated or fall short of…