Opinion pieces about the shipping and logistics industries
New Rules, Old Gaps: What CAO 01-2026 Got Right — and Missed
The Bureau of Customs’ issuance of Customs Administrative Order No. 01-2026, which…
May 19, 2026
2 minute read
In Defense of the Humanities
Whenever I find myself in a conversation about artificial intelligence, I get…
May 18, 2026
4 minute read
Undervaluation Is No Longer a Shortcut. It’s a System Trigger.
What happened Bureau of Customs Philippines is not just “checking more.” They…
May 18, 2026
2 minute read
Ten Commitments, Eight Years. Time to Govern.
I was not only present at the Fairmont Makati on May 6…
May 14, 2026
3 minute read
Container Rates Are Moving Again. Your Pricing Model Is Already Outdated
What happened Rates on Asia lanes are unstable again. Red Sea diversions…
May 4, 2026
2 minute read
Infrastructure Pro Max
SCMAP president Pierre Carlo Curay will be speaking at this Wednesday’s LSPH…
May 4, 2026
3 minute read
Now We’re Connecting the Dots
It might seem like the worst is over. We have seen oil…
April 20, 2026
4 minute read
Fuel Is Up Again in the Philippines. Freight Forwarders Feel It Before Customers Do
BY AMIT MAHESHWARI On April 7, oil companies in the Philippines pushed…
April 13, 2026
4 minute read
SC Ruling on Final Medical Assessment of Seafarer
Should the final medical assessment of a seafarer timely issued by the…
April 9, 2026
3 minute read
A Time for Long-Term Interventions
I don’t mean to sound pessimistic or anything, but realistically, efforts to…
April 6, 2026
4 minute read
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