Faster implementation of online system for return of empties eyed
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) plans to fast-track the full implementation of its web-based system to help address issues with the return…
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…
PH logistics players upbeat about 2018 amid old issues
Philippine cargo transport service providers and supply chain professionals remain optimistic this year despite new and persistent challenges, saying issues will be centered on…
PH port group bats for scrapping of some shipping charges
Philippine port users and stakeholders are proposing the discontinuation of several fees imposed by agents of international shipping lines, claiming these are “unjust” and…
More PH carriers sign up with online empty-container returns system
More shipping lines operating in the Philippines are now connected to GoFast, the web-based system of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) that…
More PH shipments to go through red lane, all to undergo xray
More container shipments will be classified under the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) red lane selectivity system, with all of these shipments now…
Improved PH ports head Mindanao businesses’ wish list
Mindanao chambers of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) are urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to…
Solution to slow container deposit returns in PH mulled
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is exploring the possibility of requiring a company check instead of cash deposit from shippers and forwarders…
Proposed order allowing BOC to charge OT fee opposed
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is against a draft customs administrative order (CAO) that charges the overtime fee of customs airport personnel to…
BOC revives plan to require pre-shipment inspection on containers
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is again holding public consultations on extending the coverage of the load port survey (LPS) or pre-shipment inspection…
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 logistics stakeholders bare industry prospects for 2017
Cargo transport service providers in the Philippines are keeping a positive but cautious outlook for 2017, concerned over domestic and global challenges that could…
6 lines begin co-loading foreign cargo for domestic transshipment in PH
Six foreign carriers operating in the Philippines are now taking advantage of the provisions of the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act, according to Association of…
