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Rates up but 2017 still holds further uncertainty for box shipping

Freight rates have increased, but the global container shipping market faces further…
  • January 13, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Weak trade curtails 2016 volume growth at Singapore port

The Port of Singapore saw flat growth in container throughput in 2016…
  • January 13, 2017
  • 2 minute read

PH Customs releases names of delisted importers, brokers

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released an initial list of…
  • January 12, 2017
  • 2 minute read

No truth to reports Faeldon will be booted out of BOC

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said there is no truth to…
  • January 12, 2017
  • 1 minute read

PH exports down 7.5% in Nov on poor commodities sales

Philippine merchandise exports recorded another decline in November 2016, sliding back 7.5%…
  • January 11, 2017
  • 2 minute read

PH factory output expands for sixth straight month in Nov

The Philippines’ manufacturing sector continues to improve, posting increases in both volume…
  • January 11, 2017
  • 1 minute read

PH transport executives formally sworn into office

Newly appointed transport officials took their oath of office on January 9…
  • January 11, 2017
  • 1 minute read

Vietnam Customs lists expired regulations

The General Department of Vietnam Customs issued on January 3, 2017 a…
  • January 11, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Thailand adds 4 more products to GI list

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has added four…
  • January 11, 2017
  • 1 minute read

Malaysia’s November exports soar 7.8%

Malaysian exports in November rose 7.8% year-on-year to MYR72.83 billion (US$16.27 billion),…
  • January 11, 2017
  • 3 minute read
Customs
PH exports hit 35-year high in Aug at $9B led by electronic products

PH Aug exports hit 35-year high at $9.1B on electronics boom

Philippine merchandise exports reached a 35-year high of US$9.11 billion in August…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN postal meeting on cross-border e-commerce

The Philippine Postal Corporation is hosting the 32nd ASEAN Postal Business Meeting…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Maritime
PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

The Philippine Ports Authority clarified that students availing of the exemption for…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

The Philippine Ports Authority has repealed its own rules for bidding out…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 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
  • 1 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
PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

The Philippine Ports Authority clarified that students availing of the exemption for…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

The Philippine Ports Authority has repealed its own rules for bidding out…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
3PL
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN postal meeting on cross-border 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
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
Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry says better logistics and supply…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH exports hit 35-year high in Aug at $9B led by electronic products

PH Aug exports hit 35-year high at $9.1B on electronics boom

Philippine merchandise exports reached a 35-year high of US$9.11 billion in August…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

The Philippine Ports Authority has repealed its own rules for bidding out…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry says better logistics and supply…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH exports hit 35-year high in Aug at $9B led by electronic products

PH Aug exports hit 35-year high at $9.1B on electronics boom

Philippine merchandise exports reached a 35-year high of US$9.11 billion in August…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Toshiba to invest multi-billion pesos to expand Philippine operations

Toshiba invests billions to grow Philippine hard drive output

Toshiba Corporation is set to rollout a multi-billion-peso investment over the next…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read