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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

NCR, several areas under ‘normal’ GCQ for rest of July

Metro Manila and several other areas will remain under general community quarantine…
  • July 15, 2021
  • 2 minute read

Business groups call for 12% VAT ruling repeal

More business groups are calling for immediate repeal of a new regulation…
  • July 15, 2021
  • 5 minute read

Port users: postpone North Port cargo-handling rate hike plan

Port users want North Port’s proposed 15.33% cargo-handling rate increase delayed The…
  • July 14, 2021
  • 4 minute read

Port of Long Beach volumes level off in June

The port moved 724,300 TEUs in June, up 20.3% from the same…
  • July 14, 2021
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls July 14, 2021

Our latest issue (PortCalls; July 14 2021). Stories include: E-TRACC expands to…
  • July 14, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Penalties for strategic trade act violation take effect in 2022

Penalties under the Strategic Trade and Management Act will be lifted on…
  • July 13, 2021
  • 4 minute read

May air cargo demand up 9.4% from pre-Covid levels

Compared to pre-Covid levels in May 2019, global demand in May 2021…
  • July 12, 2021
  • 3 minute read

E-TRACC expands to cover more inter-island import cargoes

The Bureau of Customs’ Electronic Tracking of Containerized Cargo (E-TRACC) System now…
  • July 12, 2021
  • 3 minute read

Special Supplement: Philippine Ports Authority’s 47th Anniversary

The Philippine Ports Authority celebrated its 47th founding anniversary on July 11,…
  • July 12, 2021
  • 1 minute read

Drewry upgrades box carrier profit forecast to $80B for 2021

Carriers posted a record EBIT result in the first quarter of 2021…
  • July 12, 2021
  • 3 minute read