Manifesto zeroes in on transfer of overstaying containers
Manila’s international container ports are now transferring Customs-cleared containers overstaying for more than 30 days to inland container depots (ICDs). The transfers, which started…
Report: port inefficiency continues to inflate shipping costs, erode PH competitiveness
Improving efficiency of Philippine ports and enabling them to handle bigger ships and more volumes can help address high costs of shipping and improve…
The Philippine government has completed 133 commercial and tourism port projects worth P6.1 billion from 2016 to the first four months of 2018, according…
PIDS: Separating port agencies’ regulatory, operational functions key to ports’ efficiency
Regulatory reforms, such as the separation of regulatory and operational functions of port authorities, are necessary if the Philippines is to address the inefficiency…
Deputy collectors, section chiefs of PH ports short of collection targets face relief
Philippine Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña will relieve deputy collectors and section chiefs of ports that failed to meet their January revenue collection target. “I…
Carriers’ surcharges mean up to $5B annual losses for PH economy
Destination fees and surcharges imposed by international shipping lines cost the Philippine economy an estimated US$2 billion to $5 billion in losses annually, according…
Cyber attack on Maersk Line could lead to PH port congestion
(Story updated on July 2, 5:27 pm) Some Philippine transport industry stakeholders told PortCalls they are worried over potential congestion in some ports if…
Cebu is next port for radiation-detection equipment
The United States government plans to equip the Port of Cebu in southern Philippines with radiation-detection equipment by 2013. US Department of Energy (DOE)…
