HK gov’t to update merchant shipping safety laws

The Hong Kong government is proposing to amend regulations under the Merchant…

PH shipping, trucking rate hike looms in wake of higher fuel excise tax

The increase in the excise tax on fuel brought about by the…

PH port users reiterate need to probe foreign liners’ fees, charges

More Philippine stakeholders and port users are urgently pressing government to review…

BOC denies proliferation of CY/CFS

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has rejected claims off-dock container yard/container…

Volumes expand as Subic freeport attracts more users

Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC) recorded new users in 2017 that…

Asia-Pacific’s biggest ports face steep climate bill—study

Upgrading Asia-Pacific’s biggest ports to cope with the effects of climate change…

ICAO adopts new amendment enabling more integrated air traffic management

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced that the ICAO Council has…

PH signs $935M loan with Japan for 1st phase of MM subway

The Philippines and Japan have signed the JPY104.53 billion (about US$934.75 million)…

BOC eyes end-March for submission of all draft CMTA orders

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) targets submission by end-March all draft…

Making Sense of the Last Mile

  Early this week one of my colleagues at the SCMAP Secretariat…