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…

3 new cargo bays double Manila Harbor Center capacity

Manila Harbor Center’s cargo-handling capacity more than doubled with the completion of…

Air cargo growth eases in January as supply chain troubles hit demand

Global demand, in cargo ton-km, grew 2.7% year on year (3.2% for…

Cerberus acquires Hanjin’s Subic shipyard for $300M

US investor Cerberus Capital Management and Agila NY Naval Inc./Agila South are…