The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are set to formulate a comprehensive plan for implementing the International Maritime Organization…
Improved incentive package eyed to boost domestic shipping, shipbuilding
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has committed to formulating an attractive financing scheme and reviewing existing incentive programs for players in the domestic shipping…
Higher shipping rates seen as PH carriers impose recovery charge
Most members of the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) will impose a recovery charge following imposition of the excise tax on fuel under the…
PH shipping, trucking rates seen to rise with fuel excise tax hike
Philippine cargo transport service providers said the higher excise tax on petroleum products to be implemented by next year under the recently passed Tax…
New PISA chair unveils plans for a strong domestic shipping sector
The Philippine Inter-island Shipping Association (PISA) will push for the enactment of a Maritime Code and a long-term master plan that will guide the…
Marina advisory guides PH shipowners on VAT exemption rules
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has adopted guidelines for Philippine domestic shipping owners and operators to follow when applying for an endorsement from the…
PH carriers pitch game plan for competitive domestic shipping sector
The Philippine Inter-Island Shipping Association (PISA) has identified strategies the government should undertake to support the association’s vision of a modern and competitive domestic…
PH shipping lines start using safe transit corridor
Philippine domestic shipping lines welcomed the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) implementation of a recommended transit corridor (RTC) in Moro Gulf and Basilan Strait. The…
Moro Gulf, Basilan Strait transit corridor created to combat piracy
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued a memorandum circular on the establishment of a transit corridor in Moro Gulf and Basilan Strait…
PH carriers, Marina fight exemption of transport from Public Service Act
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and shipping operators in the Philippines are opposing bills that propose to exempt transportation services from being a public…
Philippine Inter-island Shipping Association (PISA), the umbrella organization of various sectors in the Philippine domestic shipping industry, has elected its new set of directors…
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…
Higher PH transport rates loom with increased excise tax on fuel
Philippine transport service providers warn any increase in excise tax on petroleum products will mean higher operational costs that will eventually be passed on…
PH Coast Guard patrols in southern PH to intensify amid slew of pirate attacks
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to increase its presence and conduct more patrols in the waters off…
PH shipping group petitions for stronger gov’t action vs sea pirates
Domestic shipping lines are requesting the Philippine government to increase maritime patrols in the Moro Gulf and in the waters between Zamboanga Peninsula and…
