BOC reassembles team to fast track clearing of abandoned boxes
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reconstituted a special committee that used to speed up the disposal of abandoned and overstaying containers. The…
PPA tells shippers on VGM rule: Compliance shouldn’t be so hard
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) assured shippers and exporters there is no need to worry about the implementation of the International Convention for the…
Issues With CAO 1-2016: Advance Cargo Manifest Rule
Customs Administrative Order 1-2016 dated 22 January 2016 on the subject: Advance Cargo Declaration, Inward Foreign Manifest and Consolidated Cargo Manifest Rule was officially…
Shipping lines press PPA for guidelines on container weight verification rule
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is reiterating its request for the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to issue an order that will serve…
PH stakeholders press for implementing rules on IMO verified gross mass policy
Calls are mounting for the release of Philippine government guidelines concerning the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) policy on verified gross mass (VGM), with effectivity…
Huge turnout for AISL golf tournament at The Orchard
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) recently held its 8th Annual Fellowship Golf Tournament at the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Cavite…
Carriers seek PH guidelines specific to IMO container weighing rule
The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is requesting the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to issue an order that collates all previous rulings on…
PH logistics industry cautiously upbeat about 2016 prospects
Though showing varying levels of optimism, stakeholders in the Philippine cargo transport industry see 2016 as a generally positive year, but one still presenting…
Carriers gear up for int’l policy on container weight verification
Foreign shipping lines operating in the Philippines have started preparing for the application by middle next year of a new international law promoting safety…
PH ports observe international rules on dangerous goods handling—PPA
The handling of dangerous goods in the country’s ports complies with international guidelines, said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in a statement issued on…
Foreign lines see co-loading law sharpening PH export edge
The newly signed Foreign Ships Co-loading Act will lower shipping costs and improve the country’s export competitiveness, according to the Association of International Shipping…
Carrier groups seek decisive PPA action on persistent port inadequacies
Philippine port stakeholders have unveiled a laundry list of immediate and long-term measures that the government, especially the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), can undertake…
July 14, 2015
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Updates on Empties Return and Air e-Manifest
AISL System for Empty Container Return The updated version of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) system for empty container return is now…
DTI: Marina may regulate foreign liners’ local charges
There is legal basis for the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to regulate local charges of international carriers, according to the Department of Trade and…
PH off-dock depots’ utilization at pre-congestion levels
Utilization at off-dock container yards in the Greater Metro Manila and nearby areas is now back to pre-port congestion levels, but operators forecast levels could slip…
BOC shelves pre-shipment inspection for container cargo
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina is not keen on implementing a pre-shipment inspection (PSI) on containerized cargoes despite the practice already being conducted for bulk and break…
