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BOC confident Customs modernization act signed into law by yearend

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects President Benigno Aquino III to sign…
  • November 11, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Vietnam highlights efficiencies from using automated cargo clearance system

The Customs agency of Vietnam said that a year after deployment, the…
  • November 11, 2015
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Airports record small cargo volume gains in September

The world’s airports reported slower growth in cargo volumes for September in…
  • November 11, 2015
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Indonesian economy recovers but still seen to fall short of 2015 target

Indonesia’s economy improved in the third quarter and is projected to continue…
  • November 11, 2015
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Manila port congestion ‘very likely’ to recur – gov’t study

The congestion at the Port of Manila in 2014 sharply demonstrated the…
  • November 10, 2015
  • 3 minute read

PH cargo throughput down 35% in first three quarters

Muted global trade clipped by 35.4% cargo volume handled by Philippine ports…
  • November 10, 2015
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ICTSI unveils mobile app for tracking shipments at Manila port

Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has introduced a mobile…
  • November 10, 2015
  • 2 minute read

3 ICTSI officers promoted

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has promoted three officers to key…
  • November 10, 2015
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Manila ports to soon allow automatic TABS booking for paid cargoes

Shipments that have registered with the online cargo release system (OLRS) and…
  • November 9, 2015
  • 3 minute read

Singapore introduces handbook on rules of origin for FTAs

In a recent advisory, Singapore Customs announced the release on its website…
  • November 9, 2015
  • 1 minute read
Customs
FedEx launches support unit at APAC Trade Facilitation Center in Clark

FedEx launches new facility at APAC Trade Facilitation Center in Clark

Federal Express Corp. launched the APAC Trade Facilitation Center’s newest facility in…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
ICTSI unit plans 180 more reefer plugs at Mindanao terminal in 2027

ICTSI’s Mindanao terminal to add 180 reefer plugs by 2027

Mindanao International Container Terminal Services Inc. plans to install 180 plug-in generators…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC welcomes police complaint on two Customs officers, own probe underway

BOC welcomes police complaint on two Customs officers, own probe underway

The Bureau of Customs welcomed the formal complaint filed by the Philippine…
  • September 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO Travel is introducing TraveLink, a new mutli-modal travel service that integrates…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
46 empty containers fall off ship at Hamilo Point in Batangas

46 empty containers fall off ship at Hamilo Point in Batangas

Forty-six empty containers were reported to have fallen overboard from a domestic…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 3 minute read
ICTSI unit plans 180 more reefer plugs at Mindanao terminal in 2027

ICTSI’s Mindanao terminal to add 180 reefer plugs by 2027

Mindanao International Container Terminal Services Inc. plans to install 180 plug-in generators…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
House approves PAL franchise renewal on final reading

House approves PAL franchise renewal on final reading

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the proposed…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Air cargo demand growth in Asia Pacific slows to 1.1% in July

Air cargo demand growth in Asia Pacific slows to 1.1% in July

Air cargo markets in Asia Pacific posted another month of growth in…
  • September 3, 2026
  • 3 minute read
International air cargo, mail in PH grow 15.4% in 1H, PAL still leads

International air cargo, mail in PH grow 15.4% in 1H, PAL still leads

International cargo and mail traffic handled by carriers operating in the Philippines…
  • September 3, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Opinion
The Empty Container Rule Could Change Who Pays

The Empty Container Rule Could Change Who Pays

The truck reaches the nominated container yard before the confirmed return time.…
  • September 2, 2026
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From Gatekeeper to Strategic Advisor: The Customs Broker's New Imperative

From Gatekeeper to Strategic Advisor: The Customs Broker’s New Imperative

Over the past eighteen months, the ground beneath international trade has shifted…
  • September 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
How Filipinos Can Define the Next Era of Logistics

How Filipinos Can Define the Next Era of Logistics

Thank you to everyone who wrote in after my maiden column on…
  • September 1, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO Travel is introducing TraveLink, a new mutli-modal travel service that integrates…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
ICTSI unit plans 180 more reefer plugs at Mindanao terminal in 2027

ICTSI’s Mindanao terminal to add 180 reefer plugs by 2027

Mindanao International Container Terminal Services Inc. plans to install 180 plug-in generators…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Private ports not covered by fuel surcharge adjustment, says PPA

Private ports not covered by fuel surcharge adjustment, says PPA

The Philippine Ports Authority clarified that private ports are excluded from the…
  • September 2, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3PL
2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO Travel is introducing TraveLink, a new mutli-modal travel service that integrates…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
FedEx launches support unit at APAC Trade Facilitation Center in Clark

FedEx launches new facility at APAC Trade Facilitation Center in Clark

Federal Express Corp. launched the APAC Trade Facilitation Center’s newest facility in…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Royal Cargo seeks 10-wheeler trucking partners to boost capacity

Royal Cargo seeks 10-wheeler partners to expand trucking capacity

Royal Cargo Inc. is looking for trucking partners for full container load…
  • September 3, 2026
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Sponsored
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
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
Economy
PH manufacturing sustains growth in July but slower at 9.6%

PH manufacturing sustains growth in July but at a slower pace

The Philippine manufacturing sector continued to record growth, albeit slower, in July…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Air cargo demand growth in Asia Pacific slows to 1.1% in July

Air cargo demand growth in Asia Pacific slows to 1.1% in July

Air cargo markets in Asia Pacific posted another month of growth in…
  • September 3, 2026
  • 3 minute read
International air cargo, mail in PH grow 15.4% in 1H, PAL still leads

International air cargo, mail in PH grow 15.4% in 1H, PAL still leads

International cargo and mail traffic handled by carriers operating in the Philippines…
  • September 3, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO launches sea-land linked travel service

2GO Travel is introducing TraveLink, a new mutli-modal travel service that integrates…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read
46 empty containers fall off ship at Hamilo Point in Batangas

46 empty containers fall off ship at Hamilo Point in Batangas

Forty-six empty containers were reported to have fallen overboard from a domestic…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 3 minute read
FedEx launches support unit at APAC Trade Facilitation Center in Clark

FedEx launches new facility at APAC Trade Facilitation Center in Clark

Federal Express Corp. launched the APAC Trade Facilitation Center’s newest facility in…
  • September 4, 2026
  • 2 minute read