Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) said it sustained its growth momentum in 2015, handling over 130,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of commodities for Southern Luzon…
3-day protest vs Terminal Appointment Booking System ends
The Coalition of Customs Brokers Association, Port Truckers, Stakeholders Kontra TABS ended on March 16 a three-day protest against the Terminal Appointment Booking System…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Manila international port operators have announced their operational procedures for the Holy Week. In a memorandum dated March…
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) as well as the user guide for the…
PH Cabinet official defends online container booking system
Philippine Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras supported anew the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) amid growing protest from stakeholders about the…
PCCI, PhilExport join growing protest against online container booking system
Opposition to the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) is mounting with a coalition of customs brokers threatening to stage a one-week protest action to…
BOC files case vs alleged smugglers of jewelry, used tires worth P18M
Charges have been levied against the consignee of used tires seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and an importer of assorted pieces…
Cebu port revises storage rates for foreign cargoes starting Feb 24
The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) is adjusting storage rates on foreign cargoes at the Cebu International Port (CIP) beginning February 24. The revision in…
PH customs brokers seek stop to online booking system
The Philippine Society of Filipino Customs Brokers, Inc. (PSFCBI) is requesting government to discontinue the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) program, claiming it has…
Bidding for P20B Davao-Sasa port postponed for the third time
The submission date for bids to the P19.8-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project has again been moved by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)…
PPA allows online application for certain port permits
Port stakeholders can soon apply and process permits for port ancillary service and vehicle or port users’ pass online using the Philippine Ports Authority…
PH metal sector cautious, delays expansion amid slump in global demand
Most Philippine metal companies are choosing to delay spending on expansion until after May elections and amid sluggish global demand. Jimmy Chan, Philippine Exporters…
President Benigno Aquino III has expanded the jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) with three new port zones in Palawan. Aquino on January…
Trucks enrolled in TABS officially get truck ban exemption
Trucks participating in the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have finally been granted exemption from the truck ban by the Metro Manila Council-Special Traffic…
BIR centralizes processing of applications for authority to release imported goods
Philippine importers of excisable products must now apply for the Authority to Release Imported Goods (ATRIG) only with the head office of the Bureau of…
