PH travel ban on 10 countries extended until Aug 15

The Philippine government has extended from August 1 to 15 travel restrictions…

PPA drafts container registry, monitoring system rules

The Philippine Ports Authority is formulating guidelines for a container registry and…

PH ports handle 18.8% more cargo in 1H as restrictions ease

Cargo volumes handled by Philippine ports grew 18.79% in the first half…

PPA systems inaccessible from Jul 30-Aug 1

The Philippine Ports Authority’s online systems will be unavailable from July 30…

BIR officially suspends 12% VAT on exporters’ local purchases

The Bureau of Internal Revenue officially deferred implementation of Revenue Regulations No.…

JWD to acquire 20% stake in Laem Chabang port

JWD to become a major international shipping port operator and partner of…

PortCalls July 28, 2021

Our latest issue (PortCalls; July 28 2021). Stories include: All ecozone-bound ‘red’,…

All ecozone-bound ‘red’, ‘orange’ shipments to undergo x-ray

All transit shipments bound for special economic zones and tagged as “orange”…

DTI bows to TC decision vs safeguard duty on auto imports

The Department of Trade and Industry will respect a Tariff Commission investigation…

S Korea to deploy more ships on US routes until Sep

The government and the shipping industry have agreed to put nine more…