BOC orders anew quick release of reefer goods as DTI worries about “impending reefer congestion”

Bureau of Customs Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group Memo 446-2021 dated August…

Cebu Pacific loss climbs 50.9% to P13.8B in first half

Cebu Pacific’s net loss grew 50.9% in the first semester of 2021…

DTI scraps safeguard duty for auto imports

The Department of Trade and Industry has junked imposition of the safeguard…

Kerry Logistics launches Asia-to-US air freight service

The Kerry Freight Controlled Network is a freight integrator that will be…

Maersk sees Q2 profits jump as bottlenecks propel rates

Group revenue grew 58% to US$14.2 billion in the second quarter and…

PortCalls August 11, 2021

Our latest issue (PortCalls; August 11 2021). Stories include: BOC releases rules…

PH ends recession with 11.8% growth in Q2

The Philippine economy posted an 11.8% growth in the second quarter of…

No short-term easing of freight rate levels in sight

This huge rate spike comes considering that the FBX level was already…

BOC kicks off automated inventory management system for CFWs

The Bureau of Customs will start implementing the automated inventory management system…

BOC releases new rules on disposition of forfeited, abandoned goods

Customs Memorandum Order 24-2021 provides new rules on the disposition of forfeited…