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P85M sugar shipment seized by BOC

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has apprehended 57 containers laden with smuggled…
  • August 27, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Lina stays, says Aquino

President Benigno Aquino III is keeping Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina in government…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Growing demand, mega ships fueling box port investment

Rising global container port demand and ever larger vessels are driving terminal…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 2 minute read

PH safeguard duties on steel angle bars extended until 2019

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will collect additional safeguard duties on imports…
  • August 26, 2015
  • 2 minute read

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
  • 2 minute read

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
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
TCLC’s Mitra Bhum marks maiden call at Batangas port

TCLC’s Mitra Bhum marks maiden call at Batangas port

Mitra Bhum call strengthens Batangas’ links to key Asian trade hubs Asian…
  • September 6, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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
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
  • 3 minute read
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
TCLC’s Mitra Bhum marks maiden call at Batangas port

TCLC’s Mitra Bhum marks maiden call at Batangas port

Mitra Bhum call strengthens Batangas’ links to key Asian trade hubs Asian…
  • September 6, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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
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
  • 2 minute read
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
TCLC’s Mitra Bhum marks maiden call at Batangas port

TCLC’s Mitra Bhum marks maiden call at Batangas port

Mitra Bhum call strengthens Batangas’ links to key Asian trade hubs Asian…
  • September 6, 2026
  • 2 minute read
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