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Facilitating services trade a key APEC agenda

Trade in services is being given special focus in this year’s regional…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Stifel: sea cargo growth fails to buoy sliding expectations

Ocean volumes rose slightly in August but this failed to lift shippers…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 3 minute read

PAL, 3 others seek Russia flight entitlements

Four Philippine carriers are seeking flight allocations to Russia following the forging…
  • August 26, 2015
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Draft RCEP pact seen ready by October

Economic leaders from the 16 countries that are participating in the Regional…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 2 minute read

APL Logistics starts operating its biggest Southeast Asian CFS

Supply chain service provider APL Logistics has opened in Vietnam another container…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 3 minute read

BOC eyes xrays in forwarders’ premises for balikbayan box inspection

Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will follow…
  • August 25, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar

Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President…
  • August 25, 2015
  • 4 minute read

BOC eyes earlier submission of manifest, import entry

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will soon issue new rules on the…
  • August 24, 2015
  • 3 minute read

G7 Heavylift increases equipment investments to meet demand growth forecasts

G7 Heavylift and Logistics Services Corp. is beefing up its equipment in…
  • August 24, 2015
  • 2 minute read

ASEAN ministers promise ‘no backsliding’ in trade facilitation drive

The economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) assured…
  • August 24, 2015
  • 4 minute read
Customs
BOC reassigns 3 lawyers in latest shuffle

BOC reassigns 3 lawyers in latest shuffle

Atty. Jonathan Mengullo moves from the Post Clearance Audit Group to Chief…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 1 minute read
BOC, partner agencies net P860M in illicit cigarettes in Cebu

BOC, partner agencies net P860M in illicit cigarettes in Cebu

An inter-agency operation led by the Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu led…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary trade reforms

WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary PH trade reforms

The World Trade Organization recognized the strides made by the Philippines in…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
CMA CGM named anew Best Global Shipping Line in AFLAS Awards

CMA CGM named anew Best Global Shipping Line in AFLAS Awards

French container giant CMA CGM has been recognized as the Best Global…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary trade reforms

WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary PH trade reforms

The World Trade Organization recognized the strides made by the Philippines in…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Marina honors Filipino seafarers, vows stronger support

Marina honors Filipino seafarers, vows stronger support

The Maritime Industry Authority led the national observance of the Day of…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary trade reforms

WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary PH trade reforms

The World Trade Organization recognized the strides made by the Philippines in…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry

NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry; one global tech firm suspends production

Air cargo congestion at Ninoy Aquino International Airport is disrupting semiconductor shipments…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Jamco signs lease deal for expansion at Clark Aviation Capital

Jamco signs lease deal for expansion at Clark Aviation Capital

Clark International Airport Corp. and Jamco Philippines Inc. signed a lease agreement…
  • June 23, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Opinion
Arrastre operator liability for pilferage of container van

Arrastre Operator Liability for Pilferage of Container Van

Can the arrastre operator be held liable for pilferage sustained by a…
  • June 21, 2026
  • 3 minute read
The Strategic Realignment of Customs Accreditation

Smart Gatekeeping: The Strategic Realignment of Customs Accreditation

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently implemented a pivotal structural shift under…
  • June 16, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Take It to the Skies

Take It to the Skies

On paper, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit southern Mindanao last week…
  • June 15, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry

NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry; one global tech firm suspends production

Air cargo congestion at Ninoy Aquino International Airport is disrupting semiconductor shipments…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI Brasil Terminal acquires 2 new quay cranes for larger vessels

ICTSI’s Rio Brasil Terminal acquires 2 new quay cranes

Rio Brasil Terminal has taken delivery of two new quay cranes as…
  • June 24, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC reconsiders joint order regulating foreign shipping line charges

BOC reconsiders joint order regulating foreign shipping line charges

The Bureau of Customs has revived a proposed policy to regulate charges…
  • June 24, 2026
  • 3 minute read
3PL
NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry

NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry; one global tech firm suspends production

Air cargo congestion at Ninoy Aquino International Airport is disrupting semiconductor shipments…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
DICT launches virtual license for delivery service riders

DICT launches virtual license for delivery service riders

The Department of Information and Communications Technology on June 23 launched the…
  • June 23, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC-Port of Batangas joins PortCalls' inaugural Southern Luzon Logistics Conference

BOC-Port of Batangas joins PortCalls’ inaugural Southern Luzon Logistics Conference

PortCalls is holding the 1st Southern Luzon Logistics Conference & Exhibit 2026…
  • June 23, 2026
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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
BOC, partner agencies net P860M in illicit cigarettes in Cebu

BOC, partner agencies net P860M in illicit cigarettes in Cebu

An inter-agency operation led by the Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu led…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary trade reforms

WTO lists NSW, unified logistics pass as necessary PH trade reforms

The World Trade Organization recognized the strides made by the Philippines in…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry

NAIA air cargo crunch hits semiconductor industry; one global tech firm suspends production

Air cargo congestion at Ninoy Aquino International Airport is disrupting semiconductor shipments…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
CMA CGM named anew Best Global Shipping Line in AFLAS Awards

CMA CGM named anew Best Global Shipping Line in AFLAS Awards

French container giant CMA CGM has been recognized as the Best Global…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC, partner agencies net P860M in illicit cigarettes in Cebu

BOC, partner agencies net P860M in illicit cigarettes in Cebu

An inter-agency operation led by the Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu led…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Marina honors Filipino seafarers, vows stronger support

Marina honors Filipino seafarers, vows stronger support

The Maritime Industry Authority led the national observance of the Day of…
  • June 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read