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PCG wants age cap for passenger vessel imports

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) wants to cap the age of passenger…
  • January 25, 2010
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Gov’t has poor showing in infra projects

ONLY five or about 22% of the 23 road projects committed by…
  • January 20, 2010
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RP an ‘over performer’ in logistics

AFTER saying the Philippines had one of the highest logistics costs in…
  • January 20, 2010
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Body formed to randomly check vessels

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) recently formed a task force…
  • January 18, 2010
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PISFA: Asia offers much growth potential

INTERNATIONAL seafreight forwarders operating in the Philippines see the Asian market as…
  • January 18, 2010
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Coast Guard eyes stricter cargo weighing rules

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) wants stricter guidelines when it comes to…
  • January 13, 2010
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Ancillary fees worry local shipping lines

LOCAL carriers are unhappy over ancillary fees such arrastre and storage that…
  • January 11, 2010
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Task force on maritime safety to be formed

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will form a task force…
  • January 11, 2010
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Standard cargo stowage system mulled

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is proposing a standard cargo stowage system…
  • January 6, 2010
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Ship agents wary over 2009/10 prospects

MEMBERS of the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents…
  • November 2, 2009
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