The Bureau of Customs (BOC) missed both its January-July and July 2016 revenue collection targets. According to preliminary data by the agency’s Statistical Analysis…
PCCI, EDC craft proposals to boost PH transport sector
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Export Development Council (EDC) have outlined their priority recommendations to the new Department of…
PH President identifies infra projects in first SONA
President Rodrigo Duterte said the government will accelerate infrastructure spending to improve national roads and bridges and pursue inter-island linkage and rail projects to…
PH transport dept outlines plans, deliverables for first 100 days
Philippine Transportation Secretary Atty Arthur Tugade has outlined wide-ranging plans for the agency, including deliverables for the first 100 days, in a recent meeting…
BOC reassembles team to fast track clearing of abandoned boxes
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reconstituted a special committee that used to speed up the disposal of abandoned and overstaying containers. The…
Website of ICTSI’s Manila hub reflects new TABS functions
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has added new features on the website of its flagship Manila International Container Terminal’s (MICT), allowing…
Port operator Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (MNHPI) is infusing almost P2 billion this year to complete Phase 1 of Manila North Harbour’s modernization,…
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…
Streamlined registration, restored incentives, modernized ports—these are among key entries on the wish list the Philippine domestic shipping sector has for the incoming administration,…
After posting losses in 2015, Philippine carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corporation (LSC) hopes to engineer a turnaround to profit this year through strategic measures such as…
New PH gov’t asked to remove hurdles to infra development
Philippine business leaders are recommending the improvement of the country’s transport networks and the strengthening of national connectivity to the incoming government. Mindanao Business…
Global database for tare weight data geared for launch
The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) will be launching a pilot database of container tare weight data to provide support to stakeholders, as the…
BOC lays out guidelines for Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released guidelines operationalizing some sections of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Foreign Ships Co-loading…
