THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has issued supplemental rules on return of empty containers, specifically when empties should be diverted…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P52.420 billion in revenue for September 2018, or 0.9% higher than the agency’s monthly target of P51.956 billion…
Full operation of Cavite Gateway Terminal starts end-Sept
Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal, is set to start full operations by end of the month after…
After visiting Manila international ports, customs chief declares no congestion
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said there is no port congestion in Manila’s international terminals, saying yard utilization at Manila International Container Port (MICP) and…
Port of Manila exceeds collection target for 4th straight month in July
The Port of Manila (POM), one of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) biggest collection districts, surpassed its monthly collection targets for four months in…
100% physical exam of alerted reefer agri products allowed in consignee’s warehouse
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now allowing the 100% physical inspection of alerted agricultural shipments in reefer containers to be conducted at the…
BOC alerts misdeclared magnetic lifter in Manila port
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña inspected on Aug 15 five alerted containers that arrived at the Port of Manila (POM) for possible misdeclaration. The shipment from China…
PH Customs’ GPS system for containers in-transit now on its dry run
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is pilot-testing a GPS-based container tracking system to make sure containers in transit are transferred only to the…
BOC takes lead in forming multiagency unit on port issues
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is spearheading the creation of an interagency body composed of government agencies and port stakeholders and users that will…
BOC sets Aug 1 pilot run for online goods declaration verification system
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) plans to start the pilot implementation of its enhanced goods declaration verification system (EGDVS) on August 1, covering…
Manila South Harbor handled 560,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half of 2018, its highest half-year container volume, according to port operator…
(Updated on June 25, 2pm to reflect Bureau of Customs correction on 13th paragraph, relating to timing of revocation of Megaabundancesteel accreditation.) The Bureau…
E-transfer of cargoes to off-dock CFS starts pilot run
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June 18 began pilot-testing the electronic transfer of consolidated containerized cargoes from the Port of Manila (POM) and…
BOC seizes P4.5M in smuggled onions at Manila port
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized three forty-foot equivalent units (FEUs) containing smuggled onions with an estimated worth of P4.5 million at the…
Port of Manila district collector’s hands-on approach boosts port efficiency, collections
Putting in place systems that promote efficiency and micromanaging daily operations are the approaches taken by Bureau of Customs-Port of Manila (POM) district collector…
