BOC looking to accredit truckers

Truckers servicing container terminals in the Philippines may soon have to secure accreditation from the Bureau of Customs (BOC). “I will be issuing a…

PH customs brokers propose ways to improve TABS efficiency, transparency

Some Philippine port stakeholders have put forward measures to address concerns identified during the initial days of strict implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking…

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…

3 more Metro Manila thoroughfares open truck lane

Three additional key roads in Metro Manila have been placed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) under its one-truck-lane policy as part of…

‘Unreasonable heavy metro traffic’ blamed for high trucking rates in PH

Heavy traffic in the metropolis is what’s stopping Philippine truckers from bringing down their service rates despite the continuing decline in fuel prices locally…

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…

PH brokers set 3-day protest vs online box booking system

A three-day work holiday will be staged by some customs brokers at two Manila ports next week in protest over the Terminal Appointment Booking…

Amid e-commerce boom, LBC Express sees sustained growth through 2016

Newly listed Philippine cargo and courier services provider LBC Express, Inc. expects to see continued revenue and volume growth toward the end of the…

Strict implementation of TABS may be moved forward if compliance remains low

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is planning to strictly implement the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) ahead of schedule if the current rate…

MMC mulls opening Roxas Boulevard to truckers again

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) is studying the possibility of allowing trucks to ply Roxas Boulevard, according to the head of the Philippine National…