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Opinion pieces about the shipping and logistics industries

e2m Irregularities and Updates

IT has been six months since e2m (i.e., e-manifest system) was first…
  • April 19, 2010
  • 3 minute read

Changing Rules for Forwarding

LAST month, we wrote about the various trade and customs developments that…
  • February 8, 2010
  • 3 minute read

Customs and Trade Developments

Last year was a very busy and problematic year for the private…
  • January 25, 2010
  • 4 minute read

IRR on Bulk Cargo Surveyor

SOMETIME September last year, the Department of Finance (DoF) issued CAO 6-2008…
  • November 30, 2009
  • 3 minute read

Logistics Industry Concerns for 2010

During the PortCalls Cargo Economics Conference held last October 15, 2009, we…
  • November 18, 2009
  • 3 minute read

New Rules for Multimodal Transport

MULTIMODAL transport generally refers to the carriage of goods by at least…
  • October 19, 2009
  • 3 minute read

E2m Implementation Update

LAST Thursday (October 1), the E2M Technical Working Group (TWG) conducted its…
  • October 5, 2009
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Customs e2m – From Mobile to Manual

IN the past months, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been accelerating…
  • August 24, 2009
  • 3 minute read

PASG, COCPEIA, Etc

IN the past weeks, several associations within the port community have been…
  • August 10, 2009
  • 3 minute read

Logistics and Supply Strategy

IN the last decade, logistics practitioners have increasingly been drawn to supply…
  • July 27, 2009
  • 3 minute read