PPA requirement for permit to operate on hold for truckers

The Philippine Ports Authority is postponing implementation of a requirement for trucking…

4 x-ray machines to boost BOC anti-smuggling operations

The Bureau of Customs has acquired four new mobile container x-ray machines…

BOC nabs P545M smuggled agri products in Jan-Sep

The Bureau of Customs seized P545 million worth of smuggled agricultural products…

MARINA limits pioneer status incentives to shipowners with liner services

Only domestic shipowners/operators offering liner services may be granted pioneer status and…

Mercado takes over as DPWH secretary

Newly appointed Department of Public Works and Highways acting secretary Roger Mercado…

US announces more measures to unclog major ports

The Port of Los Angeles will operate around the clock, an action…

DPWH, MMDA have new chiefs

Southern Leyte representative Roger Mercado is the acting secretary of the Department…

United Portusers officials for 2021-2023 inducted

The United Portusers Confederation of the Philippines, Inc. officially inducted its new…

PortCalls Oct 13, 2021

Our latest issue (PortCalls_October 13, 2021). Stories include: MARINA allows local carriers…

World’s largest box ship makes maiden call at Malaysian port

Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas has become the first port in Southeast…