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Prioritize handling of BOC-cleared food shipments, PPA tells Manila ports

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has ordered Manila port operators to prioritize…
  • August 17, 2014
  • 1 minute read

63% of PH importers, brokers get provisional accreditation

A total of 9,418 importers and customs brokers, or 62.8% of the…
  • August 17, 2014
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ATI income jumps 80.3% in first half

Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) booked an 80.3% surge in…
  • August 17, 2014
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BOC receives over 6,000 applications for 1,000 vacancies

Some 6,013 applications flooded the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) as applicants…
  • August 17, 2014
  • 2 minute read

ICTSI income expands on strong port contributions

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a 21% increase in net…
  • August 10, 2014
  • 3 minute read

Senators seek probe on port congestion

The problem of port congestion at the Philippines’ two main international gateways…
  • August 6, 2014
  • 3 minute read

PPA mulls higher storage charges for overstaying boxes

The Philippine government is eyeing higher charges for overstaying containers, in a…
  • August 6, 2014
  • 3 minute read

P230.4B of draft 2015 national budget earmarked for transport development

The Aquino government has allotted P230.4 billion out of the proposed P2.606-trillion…
  • August 4, 2014
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Shipping lines’ sweepers clear a fifth of empties at Manila ports

Approximately a fifth of around 17,000 to 22,000 empty containers in Manila…
  • July 29, 2014
  • 3 minute read

BOC looking for more than 1,000 staff

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is opening 1,056 job vacancies in first…
  • July 28, 2014
  • 2 minute read