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Opinion pieces about the shipping and logistics industries

Broker Accreditation at BOC

Does a customs broker need a certificate of accreditation from the BOC?…
  • September 17, 2014
  • 2 minute read

More Than Just Mandatory Submission of Air Manifest

The entire airfreight industry is now on a very much heightened alert…
  • September 8, 2014
  • 1 minute read

Mandatory Data Elements in Air Manifest

In the latest draft Customs Memorandum Order on Revised Procedures on the Submission…
  • August 10, 2014
  • 2 minute read

Watch Out: Company is Suspended

After the 31 July 2014 deadline for importer and customs broker accreditation…
  • July 28, 2014
  • 2 minute read

Automated Raw Materials Inventory Management System

The first time I read about Automated Raw Materials Inventory Management System…
  • July 14, 2014
  • 2 minute read

PEZA and BOC e-Systems Data Integration

Serious efforts to integrate Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) e-Systems data with…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 3 minute read

Late Manifest Submission

OUR column today will provide refresher information to import documentation staff of…
  • June 17, 2014
  • 2 minute read

Farewell

This is my 345th column. This means I have been writing this…
  • June 17, 2014
  • 3 minute read

The Starters

As this is the 25th year of SCMAP, it is useful to…
  • June 4, 2014
  • 3 minute read

Omitting Scheduled Vessel Calls

The following general guidelines are recommended whenever a shipping line/agent decides to…
  • May 26, 2014
  • 5 minute read