Stakeholders form action team vs Manila truck ban

PHILIPPINE transport stakeholders have formed a team that will take action against…

PH importers now need BIR accreditation; BOC post-entry audit unit dissolved

PHILIPPINE importers will now have to be accredited by the Bureau if…

BOC cash collections jump 19%

Four months after the start of its reform program, the Philippine Bureau…

PH, Singapore sign new air agreement

THE Philippines and Singapore have agreed to expand fifth-freedom traffic rights of…

President’s Message

Today we have a repeat guest columnist from the ranks of SCMAP.…

Trade reforms to open up e-commerce to more SMEs

Significant trade reforms are needed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…

US ports bracing for liner alliances, S. Korea to probe P3

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma in the U.S. are seeking to…

Samsung scraps Zim order for 3 box ships

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has dropped contracts for the delivery of…

Singapore cautiously upbeat about shipping in 2014

As the global economy makes small strides toward improvement, Singapore’s Minister of…

Some iCARE functions for transfer to BIR in Q1

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will outsource some functions of its…