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Cavite Gateway Terminal officially opens Nov 5

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…
  • October 20, 2018
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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.…
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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…
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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…
  • October 19, 2018
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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…
  • October 17, 2018
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PPA bares guidelines for awarding of port management contracts

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The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released guidelines for selecting and awarding contracts under its Port Terminal Management Regulatory Framework (PTMRF), which outlines the…
  • October 17, 2018
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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…
  • October 17, 2018
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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…
  • October 17, 2018
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P3.8M worth of abandoned goods found in MICP

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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…
  • October 16, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
  • October 14, 2018
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“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…
  • October 14, 2018
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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…
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