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BOC eyes end-March for submission of all draft CMTA orders

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) targets submission by end-March all draft…
  • March 19, 2018
  • 3 minute read

Making Sense of the Last Mile

  Early this week one of my colleagues at the SCMAP Secretariat…
  • March 19, 2018
  • 4 minute read

Surpassing Customer Expectations with Technology

Today’s largest freight and logistics companies are setting the bar extremely high…
  • March 19, 2018
  • 2 minute read

ICS publishes latest flag state performance table

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest version of…
  • March 19, 2018
  • 3 minute read

Bangladesh waives VAT for ship imports of over 5,000 DWT

The Bangladesh government has exempted the import of ships of more than…
  • March 19, 2018
  • 2 minute read

BOC releases requirements for accreditation of customs brokers

  The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finalized requirements for the…
  • March 18, 2018
  • 3 minute read

Alberto elected first president of merged PH association of freight forwarders

Marilyn Alberto has been elected president of the newly established Philippine Multimodal…
  • March 18, 2018
  • 2 minute read

BOC hosts WCO Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) co-hosted the World Customs Organization (WCO)…
  • March 18, 2018
  • 2 minute read

DOTR rejects Miascor request for reconsideration of terminated contract

The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied the appeal of Miascor…
  • March 18, 2018
  • 2 minute read

Bohol port cargo handler to raise tariff by 8%

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has approved an 8% increase in cargo-handling…
  • March 18, 2018
  • 1 minute read
Customs
Customs police relieved in Zamboanga school shooting probe

Customs police relieved in Zamboanga school shooting probe

Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno relieved a Port of Zamboanga enforcement official whose…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC tightens security, speeds up disposal of seized and abandoned goods

BOC tightens security, speeds up disposal of seized and abandoned goods

The Bureau of Customs is intensifying safeguards over seized, forfeited, and abandoned…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Finance chief checks on customs, tax enforcement efforts in Cebu

Finance chief checks on customs, tax enforcement efforts in Cebu

Finance Secretary Frederick Go met with officials of the Bureau of Customs…
  • August 17, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Maritime
Container traffic at PH ports increase 2.8% in H1 2026

Container traffic at PH ports increase 2.8% in H1 2026

Container traffic at Philippine ports grew 2.8% year-on-year to 4.300 million twenty-foot…
  • August 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Dimerco lists six supply chain pressures shaping AI logistics

Dimerco lists six supply chain pressures shaping AI logistics

Global logistics service provider Dimerco identified six supply chain pressures that are…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Harbor Star Shipping’s H1 2026 profit surges 375%

Harbor Star Shipping’s H1 2026 profit surges 375%

Harbor Star Shipping Services saw higher profit of P82.735 million in the…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
Cebu Pacific resumes flights from Iloilo to Bangkok, Singapore

Cebu Pacific resumes flights from Iloilo to Bangkok, Singapore

Cebu Pacific is resuming direct flights from Iloilo to Bangkok, Thailand and…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Vietjet launches new flights to Cebu, Clark, Chiang Mai, Osaka

Vietjet launches new flights to Cebu, Clark, Chiang Mai, Osaka

Budget carrier Vietjet is launching a series of new routes connecting Vietnam…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Dimerco lists six supply chain pressures shaping AI logistics

Dimerco lists six supply chain pressures shaping AI logistics

Global logistics service provider Dimerco identified six supply chain pressures that are…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Opinion
Smart Customs Has No Passport

Smart Customs Has No Passport

I stood in a room at Shanghai Customs University as a Member…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 2 minute read

Fears, Anxieties, and Valid Concerns

There’s this development over the last few months that I didn’t think…
  • August 10, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Red Sea May Reopen But Forwarders Should Not Rush Back to Old Promises

Red Sea May Reopen But Forwarders Should Not Rush Back to Old Promises

Some carriers may start using the Suez route again. That sounds like…
  • August 7, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Container traffic at PH ports increase 2.8% in H1 2026

Container traffic at PH ports increase 2.8% in H1 2026

Container traffic at Philippine ports grew 2.8% year-on-year to 4.300 million twenty-foot…
  • August 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Indian businesses in PH recommend all-in freight rate for foreign shipping lines

Indian chambers in PH recommend all-in freight rate for foreign shipping lines

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines urges adoption of a…
  • August 17, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC-Batangas again exceeds monthly revenue target with P24.2B in July

BOC-Batangas exceeds monthly revenue target with P24.2B in July

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Batangas took in P24.208 billion in July…
  • August 17, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3PL
LBC H1 net income drops 34.4% to P119M, service revenue up 3%

LBC H1 net income drops 34.4% to P119M, service revenue up 3%

LBC Express Holdings, Inc. recorded a net income of P119 million in…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Dimerco lists six supply chain pressures shaping AI logistics

Dimerco lists six supply chain pressures shaping AI logistics

Global logistics service provider Dimerco identified six supply chain pressures that are…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 3 minute read
K‑Logistikus expands footprint with new Bicol crossdock facility

K‑Logistikus expands footprint with new Bicol crossdock facility

K-Logistikus Philippines expanded its nationwide logistics footprint with a 1,500-square-meter crossdock hub…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Sponsored
ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

Manila, Philippines — Recognizing the critical role of truckers in maintaining the…
  • June 1, 2026
  • 4 minute read
MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service

MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service: Enhancing Cebu’s Global Connectivity

Bayan Ko Service: Hong Kong – Yantian – Shekou – Nansha –…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 1 minute read
AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

The Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc. (AISL), representing international container shipping…
  • November 26, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Economy
Epson expands ecozone operations with robotics manufacturing project

Epson expands ecozone operations with robotics manufacturing project

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority and Epson Precision Philippines Inc. signed an…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Finance chief checks on customs, tax enforcement efforts in Cebu

Finance chief checks on customs, tax enforcement efforts in Cebu

Finance Secretary Frederick Go met with officials of the Bureau of Customs…
  • August 17, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Indian businesses in PH recommend all-in freight rate for foreign shipping lines

Indian chambers in PH recommend all-in freight rate for foreign shipping lines

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines urges adoption of a…
  • August 17, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
Epson expands ecozone operations with robotics manufacturing project

Epson expands ecozone operations with robotics manufacturing project

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority and Epson Precision Philippines Inc. signed an…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Cebu Pacific resumes flights from Iloilo to Bangkok, Singapore

Cebu Pacific resumes flights from Iloilo to Bangkok, Singapore

Cebu Pacific is resuming direct flights from Iloilo to Bangkok, Thailand and…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Vietjet launches new flights to Cebu, Clark, Chiang Mai, Osaka

Vietjet launches new flights to Cebu, Clark, Chiang Mai, Osaka

Budget carrier Vietjet is launching a series of new routes connecting Vietnam…
  • August 19, 2026
  • 3 minute read