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Manila extends truck ban window by one more hour

The City of Manila has added another hour to the nighttime window…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 1 minute read

PCCI pushes solutions to port congestion, including 1- to 2-month lifting of truck ban

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has identified short and…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 4 minute read

Private sector welcomes government measures on port congestion, truck ban

Port stakeholders welcomed Philippine government moves to address the issue of port…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 6 minute read

NYK makes direct call at Batangas

Japanese carrier NYK Line for the first time will mount a direct…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 2 minute read

Truck ban pushing NMC Container Line to use Batangas port

NMC Container Line is looking at returning to Batangas Port in August,…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 1 minute read

VAT exemption on imported shipping equipment expires

The 10-year period prescribing incentives for the importation of shipping equipment ended…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 1 minute read

Lorenzo Shipping 2014 capex at P600M

Lorenzo Shipping Corp. has set aside P600 million as capital expenditure for…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 2 minute read

Post-entry audit guidelines set

The Department of Finance (DOF) has issued Department Order (DO) No. 44-2014…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 2 minute read

Less than a fifth of PH brokers, importers accredited by BOC

An estimated 17% of the almost 15,000 licensed customs brokers and importers…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 2 minute read

BOC personnel to get overtime pay

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will now be able to pay for…
  • July 3, 2014
  • 1 minute read
Customs
Small parcels to EU need product identifiers, €5 fee by Nov 1

Small parcels to EU need product identifiers, €5 fee by Nov 1

Businesses shipping directly to a customer within the European Union will be…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila’s port congestion will persist and could take months to clear, according…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Foreign container vessels begin calling on Cagayan de Oro port

Foreign container vessels begin calling at Cagayan de Oro port

Cagayan De Oro Port welcomed the maiden voyage of intra-Asia carrier CNC’s…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Zamboanga port passenger building up for rebidding

Zamboanga port passenger building up for rebidding

The Philippine Ports Authority is rebidding the contract for the construction of…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
HMM investing $1.62B for 12 new container ships

HMM investing $1.62B for 12 new container ships

South Korean container carrier HMM approved an approximately  US$1.62-billion investment to add…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila’s port congestion will persist and could take months to clear, according…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Aviation
FIATA report: Freight forwarders step up as supply chain strategists

FIATA report: Freight forwarders step up as supply chain strategists

Global freight forwarders are evolving into wider supply chain strategists amid disruptions…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Cebu Pacific first to use bridge mounted equipment at Clark

Cebu Pacific first to use bridge mounted equipment at Clark airport

Cebu Pacific is the first carrier to use bridge mounted equipment at…
  • October 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PHLPost suspends mail, parcel acceptance for Saudi Arabia

PHLPost suspends mail, parcel acceptance for Saudi Arabia

The Philippine Postal Corporation suspended the acceptance of international mail and parcels…
  • October 19, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Opinion
Not in My Backyard

Not in My Backyard

A couple of weeks ago the city government of Valenzuela announced that…
  • October 19, 2026
  • 4 minute read
The Rise of the Hybrid Customs Broker

Leading the Adaptation: The Rise of the Hybrid Customs Broker

“Dear Customs Wiz, I have been a licensed customs broker for twelve…
  • October 14, 2026
  • 3 minute read
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
Ports/Terminals
Zamboanga port passenger building up for rebidding

Zamboanga port passenger building up for rebidding

The Philippine Ports Authority is rebidding the contract for the construction of…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
SBMA sees rise in e-vehicle shipments in Subic after recent delivery

SBMA expects rise in e-vehicle shipments in Subic

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority anticipates a rise in electric vehicle shipments…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila’s port congestion will persist and could take months to clear, according…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
3PL
PISM, DTI-SCLG team up for entrepreneurs’ supply chain program

PISM, DTI-SCLG team up for entrepreneurs’ supply chain program

The Philippine Institute for Supply Management and the Department of Trade and…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Small parcels to EU need product identifiers, €5 fee by Nov 1

Small parcels to EU need product identifiers, €5 fee by Nov 1

Businesses shipping directly to a customer within the European Union will be…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila’s port congestion will persist and could take months to clear, according…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 4 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
PISM, DTI-SCLG team up for entrepreneurs’ supply chain program

PISM, DTI-SCLG team up for entrepreneurs’ supply chain program

The Philippine Institute for Supply Management and the Department of Trade and…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
KKR explores expanded PH portfolio with Luzon corridor projects

KKR explores expanded PH portfolio with Luzon corridor projects

The Department of Finance and global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila port congestion may take months to clear: BOC

Manila’s port congestion will persist and could take months to clear, according…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Press Releases
PISM, DTI-SCLG team up for entrepreneurs’ supply chain program

PISM, DTI-SCLG team up for entrepreneurs’ supply chain program

The Philippine Institute for Supply Management and the Department of Trade and…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Small parcels to EU need product identifiers, €5 fee by Nov 1

Small parcels to EU need product identifiers, €5 fee by Nov 1

Businesses shipping directly to a customer within the European Union will be…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
KKR explores expanded PH portfolio with Luzon corridor projects

KKR explores expanded PH portfolio with Luzon corridor projects

The Department of Finance and global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &…
  • October 20, 2026
  • 2 minute read