SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic’s New Container Terminal 2 (NCT2) recently received its 100,000th container, a milestone for the port. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)…
Manila port congestion ‘very likely’ to recur – gov’t study
The congestion at the Port of Manila in 2014 sharply demonstrated the extent of damage that poorly planned and badly coordinated policymaking can inflict…
PH customs brokers want TABS scrapped for impeding cargo flow
The Professional Customs Brokers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PCBAPI) is requesting government to stop implementing the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), citing its…
DTI: Marina may regulate foreign liners’ local charges
There is legal basis for the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to regulate local charges of international carriers, according to the Department of Trade and…
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina is requiring district and subport collectors to submit weekly reports of alert and hold orders they have issued. “In view…
National transport plan key to congestion-proof ports: PH study
The creation of a national transport policy will bring about a well-coordinated and integrated multimodal transport system in the country and prevent the recurrence…
Measures vs another PH port congestion recommended
Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras has submitted an exit memo from the Cabinet Cluster on Port Decongestion, which he headed, to President Benigno Aquino…
