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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

Newly signed CREATE Act cuts corporate tax, exempts COVID-19 vaccine imports from duties

Signed on March 26, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises…
  • March 28, 2021
  • 3 minute read

Metro Manila, 4 other areas back in ECQ for a week

Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal placed under enhanced community quarantine…
  • March 27, 2021
  • 2 minute read

BOC launches Customs Modernization Project, eyes full modernization by 2024

The Bureau of Customs officially launched on March 26 the Philippines Customs…
  • March 26, 2021
  • 4 minute read

PH shippers face shipment delays with Ever Given still stuck at Suez

Shippers, including in the Philippines, should expect shipment delays as efforts to…
  • March 26, 2021
  • 3 minute read

PH signals interest to join trans-Pacific trade deal

The Philippines has formally signified its interest to join the Comprehensive and…
  • March 25, 2021
  • 2 minute read

Seven Maersk ships caught in Suez Canal logjam

Four of the seven Maersk box ships are stuck in the canal,…
  • March 25, 2021
  • 2 minute read

BOC to importers: describe garment imports in precise terms

Importers and customs brokers should observe guidelines for imported garments and textile…
  • March 24, 2021
  • 3 minute read

Container shortage at China’s ports eases post-CNY

Container Availability Index (CAx) reading of incoming containers across Chinese main ports…
  • March 24, 2021
  • 2 minute read

BIR registration needed by cigarette makers locating in ecozones

Cigarette manufacturers planning to locate in Philippine special economic zones (SEZs) will…
  • March 23, 2021
  • 4 minute read

PortCalls March 24, 2021

Our latest issue PortCalls (March 24, 2021). Stories include: BOC consolidates rules…
  • March 23, 2021
  • 1 minute read