PH shipping group petitions for stronger gov’t action vs sea pirates

Domestic shipping lines are requesting the Philippine government to increase maritime patrols…

MICT handles record 2M TEU in Dec

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) reached its first year-to-date 2-million twenty-foot…

Port operator braces for heightened challenges in 2017

Singapore-based PSA International said it handled 67.63 million TEUs at its port…

BOC chief bares list of importers “under investigation”

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released an initial list of…

Save for 3 countries, DA suspends PH poultry imports amid bird flu flare-up

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of all…

Weak trade curtails 2016 volume growth at Singapore port

The Port of Singapore saw flat growth in container throughput in 2016…

PH Customs releases names of delisted importers, brokers

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released an initial list of…

Draft PH customs order on export cargo clearance for public review

The draft customs administrative order (CAO) that implements provisions of the Philippine…

BOC’s 2017 performance targets jacked up

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has to meet higher performance targets…

WCO, UNODA team up to combat small arms trafficking

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the United Nations Office for Disarmament…