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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

seized tobacco products

4 held, P256M cigarettes, gadgets seized in Cavite

The Bureau of Customs seized tobacco products and cigarette-making paraphernalia with an…
  • July 5, 2022
  • 2 minute read
PPA overhauls private port operation policy

PPA overhauls private port operation policy

The government policy on private port development, construction, operation, and maintenance has…
  • July 5, 2022
  • 5 minute read
peak season consumer gloom

Freight market players wary of peak season consumer gloom

Waning US consumer confidence amid rising inflation and weak economic outlook keeps…
  • July 4, 2022
  • 4 minute read
ICTSI subsidiary winds up Sasa port operations

ICTSI subsidiary winds up Sasa port operations

• Davao Integrated Port and Stevedoring Services Corp will wind up operations…
  • July 4, 2022
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls July 4, 2022

Our latest issue (PortCalls July 4, 2022). Stories include: Trucking rates up…
  • July 4, 2022
  • 1 minute read
Spot rates below us$5k

Cargo rates up 170% y-o-y on buoyant June contract prices

Long-term contracted prices rise 10.1%, driving up ocean freight rates 169.8% y-o-y…
  • July 2, 2022
  • 3 minute read
Marcos vetoes Bulacan economic zone measure

Marcos vetoes Bulacan economic zone measure

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr has vetoed House Bill 7575, on his first…
  • July 2, 2022
  • 2 minute read
EU seeks advance air cargo declaration from March 2023

EU seeks advance air cargo declaration from March 2023

The customs pre-arrival security and safety program is underpinned by the Import…
  • July 1, 2022
  • 3 minute read
BIR receipts valid beyond 5 years

BIR receipts valid beyond 5 years

The five-year validity of receipts and invoices has been dropped by the…
  • July 1, 2022
  • 3 minute read
PH manufacturing stays solid in June despite slight easing

PH manufacturing stays solid in June despite slight easing

The Philippines’ manufacturing sector remained solid in June 2022 despite loss of…
  • July 1, 2022
  • 2 minute read