Trans-Asia Shipping gets tax perks for P1.5B vessel

The Fiscal Incentives Review Board approved incentives for Trans-Asia Shipping for the…

PortCalls March 16, 2022

Our latest issue (PortCalls_March 16, 2022). Stories include: BOC issues revised rules…

After 11 years, CDO port resumes international container operations

The Port of Cagayan de Oro welcomed its first foreign container ship…

PH domestic trade volume shrinks 29.5% in Q4 2021

The Philippines’ domestic trade saw double-digit decline in the fourth quarter of…

Automated Bonds Management System now in place at BOC-NAIA

BOC’s Automated Bonds Management System for general warehousing bond is now in…

Asian box exports to US grow 16.4% to record 1.7M TEUs in Feb

Asia’s total 1.7 million TEUs of goods exported to the US in…
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BOC issues revised rules on operation of CBWs

Customs Memorandum Order No. 03-2022 spells out revised rules on the establishment,…

UNESCAP cites PH ‘significant’ strides in adopting trade facilitation

The Philippines has made “significant progress” in applying trade facilitation and paperless…

PortCalls March 14, 2022

Our latest issue (PortCalls_March 14, 2022). Stories include: PPA proposes cargo-handling rates…

PPA proposes cargo-handling rates for Tier 2 ports

The Philippine Ports Authority is eyeing the same domestic cargo rates for…