DOTr logistics plan eyes PH infra upgrade, ASEAN linkages
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has identified several infrastructure projects and policy plans leading to the creation of a seamless multimodal transport system nationwide…
DOTC signs pact transferring accreditation of sea freight forwarders to Marina
The Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has at last signed the long-awaited memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will transfer the oversight of…
Pact transferring PH sea freight forwarders’ accreditation to DOTC close to approval
A draft order that will effectively transfer the work of accrediting sea freight forwarders from the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to the…
EO in the way of accreditation body for PH multimodal transport operators
The push to have a national accreditation body for multimodal transport operators (MTOs) in the Philippines, one of the integrative actions being pursued by…
ASEAN urges acceleration of domestic reforms for faster regional transport upgrade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recommends the ratification of signed protocols and acceleration of domestic reforms needed to achieve transport facilitation through…
PH gov’t asked to implement ASEAN multimodal transport pact
The Philippine logistics industry will not be able to compete with its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) peers unless the government institutionalizes provisions…
November 20, 2015
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Changing Rules for Forwarding
LAST month, we wrote about the various trade and customs developments that will likely impact on how importers, forwarders, shipping lines and customs brokers…
February 8, 2010
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New Rules for Multimodal Transport
MULTIMODAL transport generally refers to the carriage of goods by at least two modes of transport under the responsibility of a single transport operator;…
