Duterte requires advance clearance of foreign ships passing through PH waters
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all foreign vessels passing through the Philippines’ territorial waters to notify concerned government authorities and get advance clearance from…
Carriers eye full adoption of automated empties return under GoFast in 2019
Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) members are looking to fully implement in 2019 an automated empty container returns system under GoFast. This would…
Gov’t moves to solve empty container return problem; groups shun planned truck holiday
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) will unveil within the month measures to address the persistent…
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has released guidelines for members to follow to cope with the increasing difficulty of returning…
AISL: BOC’s authority over lines excludes issues on freight rates, other charges
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) has pointed out that while the Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) may register and regulate foreign shipping…
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…
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…
April 1 truckers’ planned protest vs some foreign carriers on hold
The Alliance of Truckers and Customs Brokers has temporarily suspended its April 1 protest plan that would have stopped its members from accepting and…
PH truckers, carriers address problem of delayed return of empties
Philippine trucking groups and the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) have agreed on at least two initial measures to address the long-standing issue…
PH port users reiterate need to probe foreign liners’ fees, charges
More Philippine stakeholders and port users are urgently pressing government to review and regulate charges imposed by international shipping lines, saying these charges have…
PH truckers to hold off accepting cargoes from 4 lines due to delays in returning empties
Trucking organizations have bared plans to stop accepting and delivering cargoes from four international shipping lines starting April 1 to highlight delays in returning…
AISL activates online payment for equipment insurance under GoFast
Philippine importers and customs brokers may now pay equipment insurance to shipping lines electronically through a newly added feature in the Association of International…
PH agencies agree to conduct study on port congestion
AFTER several fact-finding consultations, the Philippine Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office for Competition (OFC) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) last week signed a…
