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Davao box terminal eyes throughput recovery in 2017

Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) expects to breach the 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 4 minute read

Going digital to unlock potential of PH air cargo industry

Cargo IT solutions provider CHAMP Cargosystems said it sees potential for further…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 3 minute read

PH, China customs agencies partner in fight against drug smuggling

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 2 minute read

PPA awaits nod to drop P19B Davao port upgrade, eyes lower project cost 

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is awaiting approval of the National Economic…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Harbor Star scores big in first overseas towing work this year

Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSSI) has already generated the equivalent of…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 1 minute read

BOC introduces easy-to-follow info sheet for OFWs sending balikbayan boxes

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a revised information sheet with…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Singapore Customs applies new excise duties on diesel fuels

New excise duties have been imposed on diesel fuels by Singapore Customs,…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Launch of Indonesia’s Kertajati Airport to experience slight delay

The Kertajati International Airport on the northeastern coast of West Java, Indonesia,…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Boxship deliveries seen to enter era of languid growth

After increasing each year since 2011 to reach record levels in 2015,…
  • February 27, 2017
  • 2 minute read

SM Shipping unfurls sails for maiden voyage in March

South Korea’s SM Shipping, the container liner newly formed by Samra Midas…
  • February 24, 2017
  • 2 minute read
Customs
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

The Philippine Postal Corporation is hosting the 32nd ASEAN Postal Business Meeting…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC beats Sept target with P93B collection, P757 in 9 months

BOC beats Sept target with P93B collection, P757B in 9 months

The Bureau of Customs collected P93.339 billion in September 2026, exceeding its…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Cebu court denies OPASCOR's TRO request vs CPA, CSHCTC

Cebu court rejects OPASCOR bid to stop rival cargo port

A Cebu City Regional Trial Court found Oriental Port & Allied Services…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
MARINA administrator Malaluan opts to retire, awaits successor

MARINA administrator Malaluan opts to retire, awaits successor

Maritime Industry Authority administrator Sonia Malaluan submitted to the Office of the…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Aviation
PAL resumes Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on Oct 25

PAL resumes Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on Oct 25

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will restore nonstop flights between Manila and Saipan…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
CMA CGM completes $1.4-B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

CMA CGM completes $1.4B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

The CMA CGM Group completed its $1.4-billion acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain,…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Bill on PAL’s franchise renewal now with Senate committees

Bill on PAL franchise renewal now with Senate committees

The Senate has referred to the committees on Public Services, and Ways…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Opinion
Removing the Excise Tax Is Not Just For ‘The Rich’

Removing the Excise Tax Is Not Just For ‘The Rich’

Over the past fortnight the price of diesel, in particular, reached triple…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Why Old Customs Orders Cannot Solve Today’s Shipping Woes

Why Old Customs Orders Cannot Solve Today’s Shipping Woes

The Philippine supply chain community is closely watching the impending Joint Administrative…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
The Most Expensive Freight Cost May Be the One You Never Invoice

The Most Expensive Freight Cost May Be the One You Never Invoice

Revenue leakage rarely arrives as one big mistake. It disappears through small…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Ports/Terminals
Cebu court denies OPASCOR's TRO request vs CPA, CSHCTC

Cebu court rejects OPASCOR bid to stop rival cargo port

A Cebu City Regional Trial Court found Oriental Port & Allied Services…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

ICTSI’s Adriatic Gate Terminal hits 4M TEU milestone on 15th year

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal has handled four million twenty-foot equivalent units since…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3PL
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

The Philippine Postal Corporation is hosting the 32nd ASEAN Postal Business Meeting…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

The Bureau of Customs and the International Trade Centre, a joint agency…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Sponsored

MIFFI becomes LOGISTEED Philippines

Building on a Trusted Foundation. Taking on the Future. After decades of…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC, AISL and World Shipping Council strengthen cooperation through dialogue conference on draft 2026 JAO

BOC, AISL and World Shipping Council strengthen cooperation through dialogue conference on draft 2026 JAO

PASAY CITY, Philippines — 10 September 2026 — The Bureau of Customs…
  • September 11, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Quickflo powers dual-leg PH-India air charter

Quickflo powers dual-leg international air charter from PH to India then back to PH

Quickflo Forwarders, Inc., a proud member of the XLP Projects Network and…
  • September 2, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Economy
BOC beats Sept target with P93B collection, P757 in 9 months

BOC beats Sept target with P93B collection, P757B in 9 months

The Bureau of Customs collected P93.339 billion in September 2026, exceeding its…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

Philippines, Singapore conclude talks to update 1977 tax treaty

The Philippines and Singapore have concluded negotiations to update their 1977 double…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

BOC, ITC renew alliance to digitalize cross-border e-commerce

The Bureau of Customs and the International Trade Centre, a joint agency…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
PAL resumes Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on Oct 25

PAL resumes Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on Oct 25

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will restore nonstop flights between Manila and Saipan…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

The Philippine Postal Corporation is hosting the 32nd ASEAN Postal Business Meeting…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
MARINA administrator Malaluan opts to retire, awaits successor

MARINA administrator Malaluan opts to retire, awaits successor

Maritime Industry Authority administrator Sonia Malaluan submitted to the Office of the…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read