BOC seeks to avoid port congestion with return of truck ban
Bureau of Customs coordinating with terminal operators and shipping lines to avert congestion at Manila ports with the re-imposition of the Metro Manila-wide truck…
Truckers decry truck ban, fear further blow to struggling economy
• The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines is asking the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to reconsider its decision to re-impose the truck…
PPA requires customs brokers to submit request for accreditation exemption
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is requiring customs brokers to file a request for exemption from PPA’s new accreditation requirement so they can continue…
PPA requires accreditation for all port service providers
Starting August 7, all port service providers, including customs brokers, shipping lines and agent, freight forwarders and truckers, will have to secure accreditation from…
CTAP members to jack up trucking rates due to higher costs, empty returns problem
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) will increase rates as costs have risen due to higher fuel and spare parts expenses…
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…
Is there port congestion at Manila’s international terminals? For the Philippine government, there is none, only a high level of terminal yard utilization. Stakeholders,…
THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has issued supplemental rules on return of empty containers, specifically when empties should be diverted…
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has released guidelines for members to follow to cope with the increasing difficulty of returning…
PUCP joins calls to amend IRR of truck anti-overloading law; “looming” port congestion feared
The Port Users Confederation of the Philippines, Inc. (PUCP) recommends amending the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Overloading Act to allow truckers…
PH truckers given ultimatum to comply with anti-overloading law by 2019
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it expects truckers to upgrade their trucks and to finally comply with the anti-overloading law…
PH truckers reissue call to extend moratorium on anti-overloading law
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is asking the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to once again extend the…
Moratorium on enforcement of truck anti-loading policy extended anew
The Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) have once again extended for another six months the moratorium…
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…
CTAP suggests ways to make anti-overloading law viable
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is proposing several measures to ensure truckers’ compliance with the anti-overloading law. In a position…
DOTr mulls roadworthiness, not age, as basis for truck franchise grant
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking at roadworthiness instead of age as the requirement for granting a franchise to trucks for hire (TH),…
