Seven countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have launched a four-year initiative to improve the environmental health of the seas in…
ASEAN countries launch project to protect marine environment
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BOC, ICTSI in joint forum on trade facilitation at MICP
Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) officials will come together for a half-day event to provide…
Harbor Star to raise tug assist rates at MICT by 20%
Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc.’s (HSSSI) application for a 20% increase in tug assist rates at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has been…
Q1 air freight volume up 12% for PH carriers
Cargo volume handled by Philippine domestic carriers grew 12% in the first quarter of 2018 to 71.299 million kilograms from 63.672 million kg in…
Use depots outside MM, DOTr advises importers to help resolve empty return issues
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has given its assurance it is working on resolving issues with the return of empty containers. Transport assistant…
South Harbor posts record container traffic in H1
Manila South Harbor handled 560,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2018, its highest half-year container volume, according to port operator…
PH files accession instruments to 6 IMO conventions
The Philippines on April 24 and June 6 this year deposited instruments to accession to six maritime conventions with the International Maritime Organization (IMO),…
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Technology is commonplace in current times, having already pervaded every aspect of business and personal life. The impact of technology on your business has…
Understanding the Surge
One thing we ought to understand when thinking of surge periods across the supply chain is that, for the most part, these spikes…
PH manufacturing index up 20% in May
The Philippines’ manufacturing sector continued its growth in May 2018, with both volume and value posting double-digit growth during the month, according to data…
Suspects in P11M onion smuggling case charged
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed before the Department of Justice five criminal charges against the consignees and licensed customs brokers involved…
DOTr to implement integrated transport system in Metro Cebu
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to implement over the next two years an integrated transportation system (ITS) in Metro Cebu to synchronize various…
BOC seeks more private sector input on advanced manifest system
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is asking the private sector for more inputs on the implementation of the currently suspended advanced manifest system (AMS),…
Marina details latest strategy to improve connectivity, reduce regulatory burden
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has listed its plans and programs to accomplish its aim of further connectivity, mainly by ensuring an economic, efficient,…
IATA finds 3 indicators of slower growth in air freight
After a weak start to 2018, demand for global air freight has now resumed a modest trend upwards, rising 4.2% in May year-over-year but…
PCC oks Chelsea acquisition of KGLI, but voids Trans-Asia takeover
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp’s (CLHC) acquisition of KGLI-NM Holdings, Inc., which controls the 2Go Group, Inc., but…
BOC overshoots June collection target
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected revenues of P50.139 billion in June 2018, 4.9% higher than the P47.797-billion target for the month, and…
Lorenzo Shipping wins petition to drop BIR’s P2B tax case
The Philippine Commission on Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted Lorenzo Shipping Corporation’s (LSC) petition to cancel the P2-billion tax deficiency case filed against the…
Cebu Pacific to operate dedicated cargo aircraft
Low-cost Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has signed an agreement with Swiss-based IPR Conversions Ltd. to convert two of the airline’s ATR 72-500 passenger aircraft…
Maasin airport’s new passenger terminal boasts tripled capacity
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have inaugurated the new passenger terminal building (PTB) of the Maasin…
