Atty. Jay Daniel R. Santiago has been appointed general manager of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). The former general counsel of the Philippine Amusement…
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…
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) officer-in-charge (OIC) and assistant general manager for Operations Raul Santos retired on June 29. Santos, who was named OIC early…
PPA details process for imposing export storage fees
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued a memorandum clarifying how storage charges for export cargoes are assessed. The clarification was issued in view…
PH port authorities issue guidelines on verified gross mass
Philippine port authorities have finally published rules that will implement the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) mandatory requirement for…
PPA’s Orange Book on shipping dangerous cargoes now out
Copies of the Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) revised rulebook on safety, health, and environmental management (SHEM), which incorporates rules on handling and transporting dangerous…
PH cargo volume up 6.4%, box traffic down 9% in Q1
Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports increased 6.4% in the first quarter due to higher foreign and domestic cargoes handled. Data from the Philippine…
The Export Development Council (EDC) has identified priority legislation that needs to be tackled by the incoming 17th Congress in order to spur development…
PPA keeps pass to billionaires’ club with P2.2B in remittances for 2015
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted P2.187 billion to the national coffers last year, once again making it a member of the “billionaires’ club,”…
Manila North Harbor seeks 37.5% hike in cargo-handling tariff
Shipping stakeholders on May 17 attended the first public hearing on port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc.’s (MNHPI) request for a 37.5% increase…
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has clarified the process for assessing storage charges of outbound domestic cargoes at ports it supervises. In Port Operations…
Philexport supports calls for PPA to take charge of box weight verification ruling
The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PhilExport) is joining the call for the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to be designated as the government agency to…
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…
LGUs entitled to share of PPA earnings, says solon
Pasig City representative Roman Romulo is proposing that a portion of the income generated by state-run Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) from port operations be…
SC asked to stop Davao-Sasa port modernization project
Concerned citizens and resort owners in Davao have filed with the Supreme Court (SC) a Writ of Kalikasan and temporary environmental protection order seeking…
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…
